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

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

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

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

There is no doubt that primary care in the UK – the services that provide the first point of contact in the healthcare system, such as general practice – isn’t

Patients in parts of Somerset have seen a dramatic increase in four-week waits for GP appointments, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

NHS waiting lists will take more than three years to be reduced to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis. Despite recent reductions in the waiting list in England, the

Somerset saw a 49% rise in four-week waits for GP appointments last year compared with 2022, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The NHS