NHS conditions worst ever, say leading nurses

NHS conditions worst ever, say leading nurses Nurses say conditions in the NHS are the worst they have experienced, the Royal College of Nursing has said.

In a separate move, 50 leading doctors have warned the prime minster in a letter that lives are being put at risk due to mounting pressures on the NHS.

Charities working with elderly people said long-term solutions were needed, with a similar call from a group of Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem MPs.

Health officials said they were investing more in care. BBC News

See also:

• 'Quality of patient care threatened' physicians tell PM Royal College of Physicians
• Letter to the Prime Minister Royal College of Physicians
• Annual A&E statistics published NHS Digital
• NHS trolley waits hit record high BBC News
• Long waiting time at A&E? There's an app to find that BBC News
• Top doctors tell Jeremy Hunt to tackle A&E crisis The Daily Mail
• NHS Digital data shows record number of over 70s are enduring 12 hour waits in A&E The Daily Mail
• 'Lives at risk' as hospitals become paralysed by spiralling demand The Daily Telegraph
• GPC rejects Jeremy Hunt's NHS crisis plan for GPs to support urgent care GP Online
• NHS 'will fail' this winter without cash injection, doctors tell Theresa May The Guardian
• Our NHS trust is close to a tipping point – and we are not alone The Guardian
• More than 2m people wait over four hours in A&E, figures show The Guardian
• Two million wait more than four hours in A&E amid huge increase in 12-hour waits for elderly The Independent
• NHS crisis 'putting lives at risk', warns Royal College of Physicians The Independent