Conservatives ‘staggeringly out of touch’ on NHS, says Labour
Labour has accused the Tories of being “staggeringly out of touch” after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the NHS was in many ways performing better than ever.
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NHS facing ‘one of bleakest winters’ as waits for A&E and cancer treatment mount
The NHS is experiencing its worst ever performance in A&E, and thousands of people face rising waits for operations and cancer treatment, according to the last set of monthly health data before the General Election.
A&E under ‘tremendous pressure’ as more departments require improvement – report
Inspectors say they are increasingly concerned about the pressure on NHS hospitals as new figures show more than half of A&E departments are inadequate or require improvement.
Music has calming influence on elderly dementia patients, study suggests
The use of music playlists in A&E wards was found to have a calming effect on almost all elderly dementia patients in a trial.
Baby allegedly ‘put in tumble dryer’ had car crash-like injuries, court told
A baby who was allegedly hit and put inside a moving tumble dryer had injuries similar to a car crash victim, a trial has heard.
Four-year-olds admitted to A&E after ingesting drugs
Children aged four and under had to be hospitalised more than 60 times in Tayside after ingesting drugs over the past three years.
OAP claims she was told “everyone here is sick” as car was ticketed during A&E stay
An OAP has spoken of her shock after she was hit with a parking fine while she was having an emergency heart procedure at Ninewells Hospital's A&E department.
“Horrendous” waits for treatments at A&E blamed on “exceptional” winter
Unprecedented winter demand at Tayside's A&E departments is to blame for "horrendous" new figures showing a huge increase in the number of patients left waiting on trolley beds.
Hospital communication improved by students
It is a fact of life – like rain on holiday or a traffic jam on your way to work – that a trip to A&E usually involves hours of sitting around not knowing what is going on.
Tayside boy, 4, rushed to hospital after hogweed burn
A four-year-old boy had to be rushed to A&E after touching poisonous hogweed growing near his Tayside home.