Nurse says mum’s 16-hour Southend Hospital A&E wait was ‘awful’
Becky Higgs took her 70-year-old mum to Southend Hospital who say the incident “shouldn’t have occurred”. Source link
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Waiting lists: ‘Appalling’ gynaecology wait times under review
NI has the UK’s worst waiting lists with it taking about 110 weeks for some women to see a consultant. Source link
Shop around on NHS app to shorten wait for treatment
IT upgrade will allow patients to exercise their right to choose where they are treated, ministers say. Source link
Millions wait more than a fortnight to see a GP in England
The government has said it expects all patients needing a GP appointment to be seen within two weeks. Source link
Three-year wait for Essex girl, 8, to have tooth removed
Ella Mann, from Dovercourt in Essex, is in “agony” despite temporary filling, her parents say. Source link
‘I don’t have lots of time to sit around and wait’
Brian Murphy has motor neurone disease and is stuck in hospital waiting for a care package. Source link
Organ transplants: Black people wait up to six months longer, NHS figures show
The NHS says there is an “urgent need” for ethnic minority organ donors to help find the best matches. Source link
NHS: Woman, 90, forced to wait three days in A&E chair
Morwen Griffiths had low oxygen levels and suspected sepsis, but there were no hospital beds. Source link
‘Distressing’ 999 wait highlights South West Ambulance delays
Steve Iles died while waiting 11 hours for an ambulance, despite six 999 calls to report bleeding. Source link