healthcare crisis

NHS Emergency Departments at Breaking Point as Winter Illnesses Surge

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Emergency Departments (EDs) across England are under severe strain this winter, with overcrowding and staff shortages worsening as predictable seasonal illnesses surge, according to the latest figures from NHS England highlighted by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). The data shows inpatient bed occupancy remains at a critical 94.4%, well above the safe threshold

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Low Pay, Chronic Underfunding Threaten UK Homecare System

Low Pay, Chronic Underfunding Threaten UK Homecare System

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Homecare across the UK is facing a crisis, with funding levels so low that legal compliance is challenging, high quality care is increasingly undeliverable, and workforce sustainability is under severe threat, according to The Homecare Deficit 2025, published by the Homecare Association. The report, based on Freedom of Information requests to 276 public bodies, with

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