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More than 40,000 patients were waiting for treatment at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust during March But NHS teams are trialling new ways of restoring routine care like weekend and evening surgery after receiving share of £160m funding Thursday, 20th May 2021, 12:15 pm More than 40,000 patients were on the NHS waiting list for routine treatment at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust in March, figures reveal. The Royal College of Surgeons described the size of the countrys waiting list as "stomach-churni...

More than 50,000 patients waiting for treatment at East Suffolk and North Essex Trust More than 50,000 patients were on the NHS waiting list for routine treatment at East Suffolk and North Essex Trust in March, figures reveal. The Royal College of Surgeons described the size of the countrys waiting list as "stomach-churning", adding it will take many years to deal with the backlog. NHS statistics show 54,406 patients were listed as waiting for elective operations or treatment at East Suff...

View Comments An online study saying Memphis is not a top city for barbecue has ignited the passions of local teams at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. “It’s ludicrous,” said Memphis’ Zach Kennedy, head cook at Pigs Gone Wild, of the study. “If you did the kings of barbecue cities, people are going to be saying Kansas City and Memphis.” The online study from Chef’s Pencil, published Wednesday, placed Memphis 47th among the best cities for barbecue in...

The Bloomington Election Commission is looking for a new director. Elections commissioner Kim Kiser said Friday that previous director Tim Mitchell chose to take another job opportunity. Mitchell held the position for about 15 months. He was chosen after longtime director Paul Shannon retired. Before taking the job, Mitchell was a member of the board overseeing the commission and its director. Kiser replaced Mitchell on that board. The other two commissioners are Denise Williams and Bob Felton....

The much anticipated Africa Tech Week summit took place on the 5th and 6th of May. Joined by phenomenal speakers and acclaimed sponsors, the event took off to new heights. In a panel discussion by Marian Croak, vice president of engineering at Google, and Lindiwe Matali founder and CEO of Africa Teen Geeks, the importance of mentorship for young girls and women was highlighted. Marian serves as an excellent mentor and departed sterling advice on achieving your goals in manageable steps at a tim...

The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk By Nick Triggle image copyrightGetty Images Covid has left a toxic legacy for the NHS, with hospitals facing a huge backlog, putting lives at risk, patient groups and staff are warning. And in-depth analysis by BBC News has found: waiting lists have ballooned at some hospitals in England, with more than one out of every 10 of patients in a quarter of trusts left at least a year without treatment major disruption to cancer services, with some h...

Nearly 5million people in England are waiting for hospital treatment — the highest number ever recorded.   Despite the second Covid wave having been almost entirely squashed, the NHS is still struggling to recover from the impact of the virus on normal care. Some 4.95million people were waiting to start routine treatment in March, the most since records began in 2007, according to NHS England statistics published today. They also showed that the number waiting more than a year to get hospi...

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. A total of 4.95 million people were waiting to start NHS hospital treatment at the end of March – the highest number since records began in August 2007. Data from NHS England also showed that the number of people having to wait more than a year to start hospital treatment stood at 436,127 in March. This is the highest number for any calendar month since August 2007, when the figure was 578,682....

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. A total of 4.95 million people were waiting to start NHS hospital treatment at the end of March – the highest number since records began in August 2007. Data from NHS England also showed that the number of people having to wait more than a year to start hospital treatment stood at 436,127 in March. This is the highest number for any calendar month since August 2007, when the figure was 578,682....

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. A total of 4.95 million people were waiting to start NHS hospital treatment at the end of March – the highest number since records began in August 2007. Data from NHS England also showed that the number of people having to wait more than a year to start hospital treatment stood at 436,127 in March. This is the highest number for any calendar month since August 2007, when the figure was 578,682....