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A&E Services Have 'Deteriorated Seriously'

PA | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK

Accident and emergency services have "deteriorated significantly", NHS officials have conceded as they set out plans to improve the service. Launch...

A&E Demand 'Out Of Control' Warns Health Regulator

PA | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK

Demand on NHS accident and emergency departments is "out of control" and "totally unsustainable", the head of the health and social care regulator has...

Self Scan Kind of Life

Lewis Shepherd | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech
Lewis Shepherd

Even though the high street may die a death, machines powered by us will probably run the shops that remain open. But this technique of doing things ourselves appears to be running into other areas of our lives.

Children In A&E To Be Logged On Database To Help Spot Abuse

PA | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK

All children who visit hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments or have out-of-hours GP consultations will be logged in a national database, ...

'Too Many' Cancers Diagnosed In A&E

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Almost a quarter of people are not diagnosed with cancer until they are admitted to hospital as an urgent case, research suggests. The National Can...

My NHS experience

Michelle Holmes | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Politics
Michelle Holmes

I patiently waited for 15 minutes after putting in a 999 call for an ambulance, before calling back at 6.40am last Monday after my mum's collapse. When the operator told me "it's not unusual to have to wait this length of time during periods of high call volumes" I knew what was to come.

Hangovers, Bad Hair Days, False Nail Removal.. Why People Go To A&E

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Toenails in need of a trim, hangover help and bad-hair-day dramas are just three of the bizarre reasons why people attend A&E, a new NHS campaign has ...