Dramatic increase in four-week waits for GP appointments in Somerset

NHS patients in some parts of England are five times more likely to face a wait of more than three weeks to see their doctor than in places like London. The figures show that 13.1 million

The government has been accused of ‘deprioritising women’s health’ after a new analysis found that almost 600,000 women in England are still waiting for gynaecological treatment, an increase of a third in the space of two

One in every nine GP appointments in Leicestershire and Rutland last month took place more than three weeks after booking. A total of 611,982 appointments took place at GP practices across the two counties in March.

Healthcare company One Health Group has reported a record 13 per cent rise in new patient referrals as growing waiting lists continue to put pressure on the creaking National Health Service (NHS). The Aquis-listed company, which

Just weeks after a damning survey revealed that less than a quarter of people are still satisfied with the NHS, a new poll has found that just more than a third think people should pay for

Almost one in 10 people who booked appointments with East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire GPs faced waits of more than three weeks in February. NHS stats showed 9.7% of people waited longer than 22 days to

Dozens of patients were forced to queue for hours outside a south London GP surgery on Wednesday morning after struggling to get an appointment online. A picture published on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed a

Waiting lists have gone up by 330,000 since Rishi Sunak pledged to cut them in January last year. NHS targets missed include: Earlier this week, Liberal Democrats revealed that 100,000 patients waited over 24 hours to

An NHS trust has declared a critical incident after experiencing extreme pressure on services amid a high demand at two hospitals in Staffordshire. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust announced the move on Thursday saying

One in five people in England are waiting for hospital care, a survey by the Office for National Statistics suggests – a much higher proportion than official NHS figures indicate. The ONS survey suggests there are 9.7 million

People are being urged to avoid under-pressure accident and emergency departments unless necessary. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust said medical teams were under huge pressure already and issued the plea at the start of

With the Easter holiday weekend still days away, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – which runs South Tyneside District Hospital – says it’s emergency teams are already extremely busy and people who turn up with ‘minor’ problems will

The Guardian has reported that one in ten of all planned NHS operations and patient treatments are now being performed by the independent sector. NHS Trusts facing staffing problems, industrial action and pressure to reduce long patient wait times, as well

Millions of Brits are waiting more than a month to see their GP, as shocking new data uncovers the scale of the nation’s health crisis.  The latest NHS statistics showed almost 15 million people across England booked in to