Head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer (pictured) said that official waiting list could swell to unprecedented levels Health bosses have warned of a ‘hidden’ waiting list of six million patients who haven’t come forward for treatment could flood NHS later this year. Head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer said that official waiting list could … Read more
Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal. The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more
Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal. The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more
Boris Johnson’s cautious approach to easing restrictions quickly came under strain as lockdown-weary Britons jumped the gun on his road map and started mixing with friends. Coffee catch-ups in the park and outdoor sport remain banned until March – but after nearly a year of draconian Covid measures people took advantage of the recent good … Read more
Passport chaos in Backlog Britain: Around 200,000 people are waiting for a new travel document as Covid restrictions cause delays… and driving licences are held up too Families have been waiting months for important documents and appointments Many new parents have yet to record their babies’ births at register offices And at least 300,000 learner … Read more
Buffy The Vampire slayer star Nicholas Brendon says he is ‘waiting to speak on’ the recent allegations made against series creator Joss Whedon and his on set conduct. ‘It’s very personal for me so I’ll speak on that when I’m ready to speak on that because [Whedon] and I had a relationship,’ said the actor, 49, … Read more
NHS waiting lists could hit a record ten million by April – with one in six people in England needing treatment, a report warns. Researchers claim that the pandemic turned the NHS into the ‘National Covid Service’, with six million fewer referrals in 2020 than 2019. Now health workers are braced for a surge from … Read more
Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is still under investigation by the City watchdog – but that hasn’t stopped him setting up an investment firm in a bid to revive his career. Woodford’s original investment empire collapsed in 2019 and since then, savers who entrusted him with their money have lost at least £1billion. That is … Read more
The number of patients waiting more than a year for routine operations on the NHS has hit its highest level since April 2008, official figures show. Almost 225,000 people had been on the spiralling lists for more than 52 weeks by December, according to the latest figures from NHS England, a 12-year high. For comparison, … Read more
Waits of more than a year for NHS treatment will become a staple moving forward due to the damage done by the winter Covid wave, health services bosses warned today. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the NHS Confederation claimed people should not expect non-Covid care to rebound as quickly as it did last … Read more