Chemotherapy/immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is increasingly standard of care for a range of cancers. Increasing numbers of emergency cancer presentations mean alternative pathways are requi...

Acute decompensated cirrhosis (DC) and acute-on-chronic liver failure are common reasons for hospital admission that have a high in-hospital mortality rate (10%–20%). Patients require a detailed asses...

The outgoing chairman of NHS England is full of praise for its staff but says the service is ‘sclerotic’ and relies too heavily on politicians

Purpose Management of patients with low-risk febrile neutropenia in an outpatient setting guided by the MASCC score is proven to be safe and effective. Most patients on ambulatory low-risk febrile neu...

A shocking Royal College of Nursing report reveals the toll chronic underfunding has taken on staff, and rings alarm bells for the future

Britain’s most senior emergency doctor says figures ‘too compelling to ignore’ and calls for ‘urgent political action’ to tackle crisis

Dr Tim Cooksley, a consultant in acute medicine, says the Prime Minister risks an 'eternal crisis' in the NHS without urgent social care and workforce reform

More than 5,400 patients a day are in hospital with flu, as delays in A&E and for ambulances mount.

Same-day emergency care (SDEC) is an expanding area of hospital acute medical care. It aims to minimize delays and manage medical emergency patients w…

More than 5,400 patients in hospital with flu as delays in A&E and for ambulances mount.

Architect of previous attempts at reform says government could announce what it wants to do by end of 2025

Social care is in crisis. It’s failing the people who need it, and their families. This failure has a secondary effect on NHS services. If Labour becomes the next party of government, it will assume r...

With a sense of inevitability and clear predictability, urgent and emergency care in the UK is rapidly heading into another winter of discontent. We are seeing signs that we will experience another wi...

Medics warns patient safety 'will be compromised' as NHS faces 'quad-demic' including Covid, norovirus, and RSV

Home Office plans to find 800 new accommodation sites and cut bill that has risen to £8m a day

Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers message amid mounting concern about winter pressures.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers message amid mounting concern about winter pressures.

The NHS remains under immense pressure.1 Each part of the system is experiencing demand beyond its capacity, which is continually increasing the problem. This is most vividly illustrated in urgent and...

The NHS is in the grip of a 'quad-demic' of rising flu, Covid, norovirus and RSV cases, with hospitals 'busier than ever' for the time of year

NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.

Objective To investigate the association between monthly turnover rates of hospital nurses and senior doctors and patient health outcomes (mortality and unplanned hospital readmissions). Design Retro...

Health Secretary has suggested NHS hospitals will have to make improvements to productivity to benefit from additional funding, as the Government prepares to call on the entire nation to shape its pla...