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To the bbc news at one. Nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. Nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 Hospital Trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced Trolley Waits and delays in a e. Eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning Patient Safety was at risk. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Another busy day for the Health Service, where the ...

We ask if disillusioned mps should stick or quit. More data from the nhs shows four out of 10 hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year. Well hear from some of those on the frontline this week. One of the things that worried me was it was taking up to two hours to arrive at the hospital to hand over their patients from the ambulance to the a e floor. Well, i see were trying a new experiment this morning. I hope it doesnt prove to be a disturbing influence. The pre...

Performing health trust. Imagine waking up every day and almost tossing a coin to go upstairs to see whether your own flesh and blood is still alive. On the 14th of november, sheila prestons son leo was found dead following a suspected accidental overdose. I met her on herfirst visit to his flat just four days later. This is leo. This is leo here. He was probably 12 years old there. And he was the most beautiful, kind, loving son. I was proud of him. And he should still be here in this flat toda...

The Norfolk hospital is experiencing high demand in A&E and pressure on bed capacity.

Supporters say the project will create jobs and reduce the need to import coal, but critics argue it goes against climate targets. and we will have more reaction to that announcement in around half—an—hour. hannah is in whitehaven. we will get a sense of the impact on the local community. emergency care doctors are warning that the sickest and frailest patients coming to a&e in england are being failed, as they face long waits to get on to wards. bed shortages mean delays of four hours are c...

Are getting stuck every week in long queues outside a&e units in england, the highest since records began. a black british charity campaigner who was asked at a royal reception "where are you really from?" tells the bbc her treatment was down to racism and not the lady—in—waitings age. an independent inquiry will examine the treatment of five—year—old yusuf mahmud nazir, who died after being sent home from hospital because of bed shortages. citizens advice is warning that more and more p...

Hospitalized with covid-19. thats according to our count at nbc news. the pandemic high about 142,000. how are the folks there who work in your hospital holding up? >> its incredibly challenging, as you might imagine. were having staffing shortages. over the weekend 40 hospitals across the state of new york were ordered to stop elective surgeries. and thats in an effort to preserve beds, and its not just new york. oregon over the weekend, too, issued guidance on how to allocate services and reso...

Weekend to stop election active surgeries because of the critical staffing and bed shortages in hospitals across my state in new york, and were seeing the same thing in other states across the country right now. oregon as well reported they have only 42 hospital beds in their icus, and they put out guidelines should that need arise. so were seeing it here in new york certainly and now were seeing it across the state and other states as well. >> it isnt so much that people are as sick as they wer...

In texas only 40% of the states rural hospitals have labor and delivery units for newborns making it a so-called maternity desert. whole sections of texas currently have no access to obstetrics. reports in rural texas of people giving birth in parking lots either no space or no employees to aid the process. the crush on hospitals also affects patients seeking surgery to improve their quality of life. for example, an ohio man fell at his home two years ago rupturing a disc in his neck. after almo...

There was sustained pressure across its three university hospitals and that is not showing any signs of easing. the hospitals they are talking about are hairmyers, monklands, and also wishaw. the health board described the situation as relentless. they said it was due to bed shortages but also a shortage of staff. they said there was a lot of staff sickness, staff who are stressed and also a lot of self isolation because of the covid pandemic. the health board said their priority is the safety o...