Report 28/06/2022Dr Elizabeth FisherSarah Scobie
Throughout the pandemic, politicians and other policymakers have emphasised the need to protect the NHS from collapse or overwhelm: even before Covid-19, the health service struggled to stay above water given worsening capacity, staffing and demand issues, especially during the colder months. So wha...
Blog post 10/10/2019Sarah Scobie
With new performance statistics laying bare the stark pressures facing the NHS and their impact on patients, Sarah Scobie takes a closer look at the health service’s September struggles.
Press release 10/01/2019
Those in charge of the NHS must answer the big question of whether it is going to start actually meeting its commitments, or scrap and replace them.
Blog post 24/05/2018Dr Elizabeth FisherLeonora Merry
Long read: Whether the recent winter was the worst ever for the NHS in England has been asked a lot. Liz Fisher and Leonora Merry explore further.
Press release 12/04/2018
New statistics show that despite impressive achievements in reducing delayed transfers of care from hospital, only 5 major A&E departments met the four-hour A&E target last month.
Press release 04/04/2018
Briefing shows hospitals in England have been opening an average of 5-and-a-half extra hospitals’ worth of beds every day this winter.
Press release 08/03/2018
At our Health Policy Summit last week, Simon Stevens said it is likely February will turn out to have been the most pressurised month the NHS has seen. Today’s figures, sadly, do little to disprove that.
Press release 11/01/2018
New figures clearly reveal why the NHS is under such extraordinary pressure this winter.
Press release 04/01/2018
New statistics show the health service is likely to face another three months of exceptional need for care but it is starting from a precarious position.
Press release 25/09/2017
Nigel Edwards responds to the Labour Party’s call for a £500 million NHS winter bailout fund.