Pensioner, 84, is forced to lie on a pavement for FIVE HOURS waiting for an ambulance

A pensioner was forced to lie on a pavement for five hours waiting for an ambulance after taking a fall while cutting hedges. Donavon Marsh, 84, spent hours on the ground with a blanket covering him after suffering a fall in Waunarlwydd, Swansea at around 4pm on Tuesday. His son Dave Marsh, 58, was alerted to the … Read more

Pensioner, 84, is forced to lie on a pavement for FIVE HOURS waiting for an ambulance

A pensioner was forced to lie on a pavement for five hours waiting for an ambulance after taking a fall while cutting hedges. Donavon Marsh, 84, spent hours on the ground with a blanket covering him after suffering a fall in Waunarlwydd, Swansea at around 4pm on Tuesday. His son Dave Marsh, 58, was alerted to the … Read more

More than 15million patients are waiting for treatment on NHS’s ‘hidden’ waiting list

Over 15million patients are currently waiting for treatment on the NHS’s ‘hidden waiting list’ – nearly four times higher than the official 3.9million, a new report claims. Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts have put the total number of people yet to have their first hospital appointment after a GP referral at 15.3million. Data … Read more

As NHS waiting lists rocket while appointments are limited, one doctor tells of his frustration

Last week I was sitting in glorious isolation in my consulting room at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in what felt like a ghost town. There was a deserted waiting room, and outside was a virtually empty car park. My only contact with patients was via the telephone on my desk.  Along the corridor, … Read more

As NHS waiting lists rocket while appointments are limited, one doctor tells of his frustration

Last week I was sitting in glorious isolation in my consulting room at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in what felt like a ghost town. There was a deserted waiting room, and outside was a virtually empty car park. My only contact with patients was via the telephone on my desk.  Along the corridor, … Read more

More than 60% of Americans are waiting more than three days for their COVID-19 test results

Five percent of Americans are waiting TWO WEEKS for their COVID-19 test results and it takes more than 60 percent of patients at least three days to find out if they are positive Researchers asked more than 19,000 people if they had been tested for COVID-19 and how long they waited to receive their results Only … Read more

Number of NHS patients waiting more than a year for treatment in London has skyrocketed

The number of NHS patients forced to wait longer than a year for routine treatment in London is now 20 times the figure for the whole of England in 2019.  Leaked data revealed 19,775 patients in the capital had been waiting 12 months for procedures such as hip or knee operations by July 19. In … Read more

Care homes are STILL waiting for Covid tests after weeks of asking – as government rushes out kits

Care homes are still waiting for coronavirus tests despite weeks of asking, while dozens more who sent off samples ended up receiving useless results.  The government pledged to offer testing for residents and staff at every care home for the over 65s by June 6 – today – and insists it is still on track … Read more