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NHS Announces £52 Billion Overhaul to Community-Based Care
The UK government unveils a £52 billion, 10-year plan to overhaul the NHS, shifting care to local community centers offering extended hours and various services to improve patient access and reduce hospital strain, despite concerns about feasibility.
NHS Announces £52 Billion Overhaul to Community-Based Care
The UK government unveils a £52 billion, 10-year plan to overhaul the NHS, shifting care to local community centers offering extended hours and various services to improve patient access and reduce hospital strain, despite concerns about feasibility.
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44% Bias Score
NHS Funding Increase Insufficient to Meet Waiting Time Targets
Despite a £29 billion annual funding increase for the NHS, equivalent to Portugal's GDP, health chiefs warn that waiting time targets are unlikely to be met due to rising costs, potentially leading to service cuts.
NHS Funding Increase Insufficient to Meet Waiting Time Targets
Despite a £29 billion annual funding increase for the NHS, equivalent to Portugal's GDP, health chiefs warn that waiting time targets are unlikely to be met due to rising costs, potentially leading to service cuts.
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52% Bias Score
Faster Mental Health Treatment Could Save UK £1 Billion Annually
A Lancaster University study found that a one-month reduction in UK mental health treatment waiting times could save approximately £1 billion annually by helping 300,000 people retain employment, based on a similar analysis of Netherlands data.
Faster Mental Health Treatment Could Save UK £1 Billion Annually
A Lancaster University study found that a one-month reduction in UK mental health treatment waiting times could save approximately £1 billion annually by helping 300,000 people retain employment, based on a similar analysis of Netherlands data.
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40% Bias Score
England A&E Waits Surge: 48,830 Patients Faced 24+ Hour Delays in 2024
In 2024, 48,830 patients in England waited 24 hours or more for a hospital bed after A&E admission, a significant increase from previous years; the longest wait was 10 days and 13 hours, highlighting the ongoing crisis in urgent care.
England A&E Waits Surge: 48,830 Patients Faced 24+ Hour Delays in 2024
In 2024, 48,830 patients in England waited 24 hours or more for a hospital bed after A&E admission, a significant increase from previous years; the longest wait was 10 days and 13 hours, highlighting the ongoing crisis in urgent care.
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44% Bias Score
NHS England Prioritizes Shorter Waiting Times, Scrapping Preventative Healthcare Plans
NHS England is scrapping plans to improve early cancer diagnosis, women's health, and childhood vaccinations, prioritizing shorter waiting times for A&E, cancer care, and hospital treatment to address public concerns about long delays, despite criticism from health experts and charities.
NHS England Prioritizes Shorter Waiting Times, Scrapping Preventative Healthcare Plans
NHS England is scrapping plans to improve early cancer diagnosis, women's health, and childhood vaccinations, prioritizing shorter waiting times for A&E, cancer care, and hospital treatment to address public concerns about long delays, despite criticism from health experts and charities.
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48% Bias Score
Athens ER Wait Times: 6.5-Hour Wait Highlights Systemic Issues
A 69-year-old woman waited 6.5 hours in Gennimatas Hospital ER in Athens for treatment of acute abdominal pain in early December; this reflects a broader issue of long ER wait times in Athens (over 1.285 million visits in 2023) due to staffing shortages, poor ER organization, and primary care defici...
Athens ER Wait Times: 6.5-Hour Wait Highlights Systemic Issues
A 69-year-old woman waited 6.5 hours in Gennimatas Hospital ER in Athens for treatment of acute abdominal pain in early December; this reflects a broader issue of long ER wait times in Athens (over 1.285 million visits in 2023) due to staffing shortages, poor ER organization, and primary care defici...
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44% Bias Score
NHS Waiting Times: Uneven Progress Hinders 18-Week Target
Despite some improvement, over one-third of English NHS hospital trusts are further from the 18-week waiting time target since an improvement plan was announced in January 2025, highlighting challenges in meeting the government's goal by March 2029.
NHS Waiting Times: Uneven Progress Hinders 18-Week Target
Despite some improvement, over one-third of English NHS hospital trusts are further from the 18-week waiting time target since an improvement plan was announced in January 2025, highlighting challenges in meeting the government's goal by March 2029.
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48% Bias Score
NHS Elective Operation Cancellations More Than Double in a Decade
In England, 23% of 85,400 cancelled elective NHS operations in 2024-25 weren't rescheduled within 28 days, a more than doubling of breaches since 2015-16 (from 7% to 23%), with University Hospitals of Leicester reporting the highest number (942).
NHS Elective Operation Cancellations More Than Double in a Decade
In England, 23% of 85,400 cancelled elective NHS operations in 2024-25 weren't rescheduled within 28 days, a more than doubling of breaches since 2015-16 (from 7% to 23%), with University Hospitals of Leicester reporting the highest number (942).
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44% Bias Score
Soaring NHS Gender Care Wait Times for Children
The NHS in England and Wales faces a 12 percent year-over-year increase in its children's gender care waiting list, totaling 6,225 children, with average wait times exceeding two years due to the removal of age limits for referrals and increased demand.
Soaring NHS Gender Care Wait Times for Children
The NHS in England and Wales faces a 12 percent year-over-year increase in its children's gender care waiting list, totaling 6,225 children, with average wait times exceeding two years due to the removal of age limits for referrals and increased demand.
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60% Bias Score
2,122-Day Wait for Hysterectomy Exposes Scottish NHS Crisis
A woman in Scotland waited 2,122 days for a hysterectomy, exposing a severe NHS crisis; wait times have drastically increased across multiple health boards since 2019, and over 10,000 people died on waiting lists in the year to September 2024.
2,122-Day Wait for Hysterectomy Exposes Scottish NHS Crisis
A woman in Scotland waited 2,122 days for a hysterectomy, exposing a severe NHS crisis; wait times have drastically increased across multiple health boards since 2019, and over 10,000 people died on waiting lists in the year to September 2024.
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72% Bias Score
Wales NHS: No Extra Funding Without Waiting Time Cuts
Facing record-high NHS waiting lists in Wales (802,268 overall, over 10,800 waiting 12+ hours in A&E), Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced that health boards won't receive extra funding unless they reduce wait times, prompting criticism from the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru for lack of clear di...
Wales NHS: No Extra Funding Without Waiting Time Cuts
Facing record-high NHS waiting lists in Wales (802,268 overall, over 10,800 waiting 12+ hours in A&E), Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced that health boards won't receive extra funding unless they reduce wait times, prompting criticism from the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru for lack of clear di...
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40% Bias Score
NHS Hiring Freezes Hamper Cancer Care
Dozens of NHS hospitals banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff in 2024, despite growing referrals for suspected cancer; this caused concern that it may undermine efforts to cut NHS waiting times.
NHS Hiring Freezes Hamper Cancer Care
Dozens of NHS hospitals banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff in 2024, despite growing referrals for suspected cancer; this caused concern that it may undermine efforts to cut NHS waiting times.
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44% Bias Score
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