Sarah Scobie responds to the report from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation. Responding to Baroness Amos’ report from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, Nuffield Trust ...

Last September, the government unveiled new league tables ranking every NHS provider. When I raised concerns that they could drive gaming rather than genuine improvement, and that they wouldn't help ...

District nursing services provide care for patients and support for family members in the community, including at home, in clinical settings and in care homes. Services are intended to be universal – ...

Cancer survival is one of the key measures of the effectiveness of cancer services. Survival rates capture not only how well the healthcare system can detect the disease but also whether people have ...

Shorter cancer waiting times can lead to earlier diagnosis, faster treatment, lower risk of complications, enhanced patient experience and improved cancer outcomes. Since October 2023 the NHS has had ...

High levels of hospital bed occupancy are an important indicator of a health system under pressure. Hospitals cannot operate at 100% occupancy, as spare bed capacity is needed to accommodate ...

The four-hour A&E waiting time target is a pledge set out in the Handbook to the NHS Constitution. The operational standard set in 2010 stated that at least 95% of patients attending A&E should be ...

Dementia is a general term to describe a range of conditions which result in deterioration of a person’s mental abilities, including reasoning, remembering, problem-solving, decision-making and ...

Screening can detect early signs of cancer in people who are not experiencing symptoms. Early detection is important because treatment is more likely to be successful with improved chances of survival ...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses cancer survival rates as indicators of the quality of care provided by healthcare systems, together with cancer screening and ...