NHS News

See who’s saying what on the NHS and how different sections of the Press approach the same story.

One in four evening and weekend GP appointments unused in The Guardian – Go To Article

The GP slots hardly any patients want: Doctors brand flagship seven day scheme a ‘shocking’ waste of NHS cash as patients don’t book weekend appointments in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

Give something back by volunteering, Sir Robert Francis urges NHS patients in The Times – Go To Article

Doctors fear NHS catastrophe as early retirement depletes surgeries in The Times – Go To Article

Today’s children set to live shorter lives than parents in The Times – Go To Article

Life expectancy growth stalls as number of male centenarians reaches record level in The Telegraph – Go To Article

Woman, 92, dies after waiting three hours for an ambulance to arrive despite living only 400ft away from a base in the Daily Mail -Go To Article

Health visitors struggling with ‘dangerously high’ caseloads in The Guardian – Go To Article

Around 12 million people now face waits of over a week to see their GP, says study in the Daily Mirror – Go To Article

NHS privatisation fears after figures show third of knee replacements done by private sector in The Independent – Go To Article

Almost one in three knee operations and one in five hip replacements are done privately, as waiting lists force the NHS to outsource procedures in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

1 in 3 NHS knee ops being done privately in The Daily Express – Go To Article

Judge clears way for NHS to save millions with unlicensed eye drug in The Times – Go To Article

NHS wins legal battle against drugs giants over saving millions with cheaper medicine in The Telegraph – Go To Article

NHS wins landmark High Court battle with two major drug firms over a drug for the biggest cause of blindness that could lead to savings of hundreds of millions of pounds a year in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

NHS target to treat patients within 18 weeks of seeing their GP ‘will never be met again and should be scrapped’, health chiefs warn, leaving patients vulnerable to months of waiting in The Daily Mail – Go To Article

NHS patients face waiting YEARS for surgery as bosses admit to giving up on hitting targets in The Sun – Go To Article

A&E appointments system proposed in NHS targets shakeup in The Guardian – Go To Article

NHS trusts told to stop using subsidiary firms to save money in The Guardian – Go To Article

Bedblocking by elderly patients cost NHS England the equivalent of 130,000 days of care in just ONE MONTH in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

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