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Thousands of people may die due to inadequate NHS winter plans – senior doctor

Dr Adrian Boyle said the Government was ‘blithely sailing towards an iceberg’ with its plans for treating people.

The Independent UK

A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands

Exclusive: Frail elderly and mentally ill will suffer most this winter, warns Dr Adrian Boyle

The Independent UK

NHS in acute condition: the crisis facing the UK’s hospitals

Health professionals fear the country is heading for an autumn of strikes, a funding black hole and long waiting lists that will leave untreated patients in limbo

The Guardian - UK

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Medical leaders call for arbitration to resolve junior doctors’ dispute

In rare move Academy of Medical Royal Colleges urges unions and ministers to speak to third party over strikes in England

The Guardian - UK

A&E staff may treat only patients who arrive by ambulance as doctors' strike bites

Expert is worried the NHS will struggle to cope during the “hangover period” from the strikes next week, and says emergency departments may treat only patients arriving by ambulance

Daily Mirror

One patient dies every 23 minutes in England after long delay in A&E

More than 20,000 people died in 2022 after spending at least 12 hours waiting for care, figures show

The Guardian - UK

College claims 23,000 excess deaths in 2022 were ‘linked to A&E waits’

A new briefing paper by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine examined long waits and excess deaths.

The Independent UK

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Elderly people waited nearly twice as long in A&E in England as in 2021

Exclusive: rise in typical delays from nine hours to 16 hours to get care or a bed puts over 80s at greater risk of dying, say doctors

The Guardian - UK

Biggest strike day in NHS history will be ‘difficult’, chief warns

It comes as a leading emergency doctor described ‘terrible’ conditions in A&E departments in December

Evening Standard

A&Es ‘haemorrhaging’ nurses as strikes to hit services hard, health chiefs warn

Experienced A&E nurses are leaving in ‘droves’ warns Dr Adrian Boyle

The Independent UK

Experienced nurses leaving NHS in 'droves' as staff 'run ragged', health leader warns

The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle told MPs he is worried 'burn out will lead to burn away' with existing health service staff overwhelmed

Daily Mirror

350,000 patients in England waited over 12 hours to go from A&E to NHS bed last year

Lib Dem analysis shows total was at record high in 2022, and compares with 1,306 people in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds more people died than normal in last week of 2022 as crisis cripples NHS

Latest data shows an alarming rise in people dying in their own homes - with over 680 more people dying at private addresses than would usually be expected in England and Wales

Daily Mirror

Crisis in A&E medicine cannot be blamed on pandemic, warns senior medic

Royal College of Emergency Medicine president Adrian Boyle was among health leaders who attended the Prime Minister’s winter crisis talks.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Ministers could help the patients dying in NHS hospital corridors right now – they just choose not to

Be under no illusion: the hundreds of avoidable deaths in the NHS every week are the result of political decisions, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

Evening Standard

Health advice issued for children’s return to school amid high levels of covid, scarlet fever and flu

Parents are being advised to take “simple” steps to keep their children safe as they return to school with flu, coronavirus and scarlet fever circulating.

Manchester Evening News

Politicians and experts react to claim up to 500 people could die each week due to crippling NHS delays

"All this is at a level that most of us who’ve worked in emergency medicine have never seen before. It’s dreadful."

The Independent UK

NHS pressure ‘unbearable’, medics warn Rishi Sunak as PM told to take action

Royal College of Emergency Medicine chief warns government may attempt to ‘discredit’ figures suggesting up to 500 deaths a week from delays in care

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Daily Mirror

Patient forced to wait 99 HOURS for a bed as NHS winter crisis tightens its grip

A patient at Great Western Hospital in Swindon was left on a trolley for over four days until a bed freed up, as a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases are said to be adding pressure to the NHS

Wales Online

NHS under same pressure as during early stages of pandemic

But this time there is 'a worn-out workforce, even higher levels of staff shortages and vacancies'

The Independent UK

NHS facing ‘equivalent levels of pressure’ as the pandemic

Exhausted and underresourced staff are experiencing a higher demand for care than ever during a severe flu season, officials said.

Daily Mirror

NHS in crisis as 500 people die each week due to 'killer' to emergency care delays

Royal College of Emergency Medicine President Dr Adrian Boyle said the NHS 'cannot continue like this and 'it is unsafe and undignified' as he fired off a grim warning to Tory ministers

The Independent UK

Delays in urgent care ‘causing hundreds of deaths’

NHS waiting times are reaching record highs as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients amid a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases.

Manchester Evening News

Up to 500 people dying each week due to crippling NHS delays, top doctor warns

"We need to actually get a grip of this"

Daily Mirror

'Broken' NHS forces A&E staff 'to ask sick patients to monitor their own vital signs'

A&E workers have spoken of the 'Dickensian overcrowding' faced in hospitals as ten trusts declared Critical Incidents this week where services are crippled by staff shortages

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