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'Growing crisis' in A&E units - video

As new evidence emerges of a crisis in hospital accident and emergency units, a leaked letter from 20 A&E bosses in the West Midlands warns they face the prospect of offering "unsafe care".

post 21 May 2013
Victoria Macdonald is Health and Social Care Correspondent at Channel 4 News Read more from Victoria Macdonald on her blog Sir David Nicholson resigns ... but hangs on

After Mid-Staffs, Sir David Nicholson must have known his resignation as head of the NHS was inevitable.

article 21 May 2013 UK
NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson, who has come under fire for alleged failings when he led the Mid-Stafforshire NHS trust, is to retire next year.
Sir David Nicholson to step down as NHS boss

NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson, who has come under fire for alleged failings when he led the Mid-Stafforshire NHS trust, is to retire next year.

post 16 May 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: Hunt for the truth on the A&E 'crisis'

Can accident and emergency departments really be hitting their targets if the system is in danger of meltdown? FactCheck finds out.

article 15 May 2013 UK
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Victoria Macdonald by Victoria Macdonald NHS whistleblowers: are they really being protected now?

An investigation by Channel 4 News raises serious questions about whether, despite public assurances from the man at the top, the NHS can protect those speaking out about patient safety.

article 15 May 2013
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A&Es face collapse without overhaul - doctors

Hospitals' casualty departments are close to breaking point because of "unsustainable workloads," says a report by emergency doctors, which calls for GPs to take on more patients.

post 14 May 2013
Victoria Macdonald is Health and Social Care Correspondent at Channel 4 News Read more from Victoria Macdonald on her blog Joining up the NHS

The government's ambition is to fully join up health and social by 2018, but some services are already beginning to pioneer models of integrated care.

post 08 May 2013
Victoria Macdonald is Health and Social Care Correspondent at Channel 4 News Read more from Victoria Macdonald on her blog Queen's speech: clever thinking or a lack of foresight?

With no mention of minimum pricing for alcohol and cigarettes in the Queen's speech, are politicians not thinking ahead or do they realise exactly what they're doing?

article 04 May 2013 UK
New NHS advice number gives 'poor advice'
New NHS 111 number gives 'poor advice'

At least 22 "potentially serious" incidents - including three deaths - are recorded in connection with the new NHS 111 advice line.

post 02 May 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman Ifs and butts of the fag packet argument - FactCheck

First we hear the government wants to ban branded fag packets, then we hear they don't. FactCheck does some ashen-faced digging.