Ministers should order police forces in England to keep attending mental health calls until more funding is in place for the NHS to plug the gap or risk further deaths, a charity is urging. Rethink Mental Illness has written to the home and health secretaries asking them to immediately pause the right-care-right-person scheme, which allows… Continue reading Police in England must keep answering mental health calls, charity urges | Mental health
Tag: England
Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
Ministers are being urged to roll out a better testing regime for one of the country’s biggest killers, with the most recent figures showing death rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more than three times higher in some of the most deprived areas of the country. More than 20,000 people a year in England die… Continue reading Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
Nearly 7,000 ambulance workers in England left in past year, figures show | Emergency services
Ambulance services in England have experienced a mass exodus of staff in the past year with nearly 7,000 leaving their jobs, figures have revealed. The number of emergency service crew leavers has risen sharply compared with 2019 levels, prompting concern for patient safety during the next NHS winter crisis. The government has been called on… Continue reading Nearly 7,000 ambulance workers in England left in past year, figures show | Emergency services
Spain takes on England in historic FIFA Women’s World Cup final
England announces unchanged starting XI Coach Sarina Wiegman has picked an unchanged starting 11 from the semifinal, meaning star player Lauren James will be on the bench. England’s starting XI: Mary Earps (GK), Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh, Alex Greenwood, Millie Bright (C), Georgia Stanway, Rachel Daly, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp, Jess Carter, Alessia Russo Spain… Continue reading Spain takes on England in historic FIFA Women’s World Cup final
Government confirms plan to scrap two-week cancer wait targets in England – UK politics live | Politics
Government confirms it is to scrap two-week cancer wait target in NHS England The government has confirmed that seven NHS England cancer targets are to be scrapped, as the service moves to having three performance standards from October. The new guidelines will move away from what the government termed the “outdated” two-week wait target. Currently… Continue reading Government confirms plan to scrap two-week cancer wait targets in England – UK politics live | Politics
How high are Covid rates in England and what are the vaccination plans? | Coronavirus
With Covid in the UK on the rise once more, we take a look at the current situation and what the plans are for vaccination. What is the current picture around Covid cases and hospitalisations? While many of the community surveillance studies tracking Covid infection levels have been wound up, the UK Health Security Agency… Continue reading How high are Covid rates in England and what are the vaccination plans? | Coronavirus
England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women’s World Cup final
England moved on to its first Women’s World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory Wednesday over co-host Australia, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Australia superstar Sam Kerr started her first match of the tournament and scored for the Matildas but it wasn’t enough to hold off European champion England. Ella Toone… Continue reading England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women’s World Cup final
Number of children in mental health crisis at record high in England | Mental health
The number of children in mental health crisis has reached record levels in England, analysis of NHS data by the mental health charity YoungMinds shows. For the first time, urgent referrals of under-18s to mental health crisis teams reached more than 3,500 in May, three times higher than May 2019. And in the year to… Continue reading Number of children in mental health crisis at record high in England | Mental health
Bank of England core system experiences six-hour outage
The Bank of England’s core IT system, which settles £775bn worth of UK payments a day, experienced a major outage due to a “technical issue”. The Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, which settles payments between banks, was offline from the beginning of business on August 14 until after 16:00. RTGS settles payments made between… Continue reading Bank of England core system experiences six-hour outage
Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society
The government’s levelling up plans for England are being hampered by a funding system that is “not fit for purpose” and deprives the poorest areas of the financial support to match their needs, a leading thinktank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the method for allocating money to pay for public services… Continue reading Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society