As per the NHS target, 95% people suspected with cancer should have a meeting with a specialist within two weeks. But as per the figures by the NHS England, it has been unveiled that there are thousands of people who are not being referred to specialists in the above mentioned timeframe.

NHS Protects has published data revealing assaults on NHS staff. As per the same, it has been unveiled that Advertiser area has witnessed more than 120 attacks.

NHS trusts are increasing number of beds in nursing homes, reopen disused wards and build new ones to battle its toughest ever winter. Also, they are looking forward to recruit more number of nurses from abroad to tackle staff shortages. This is because of fears that impact of flu, norovirus and bad weather will bring the hospitals under immense pressure.

Major issue of bed-blocking by patients who need to be discharged has hit a new high in the last three years. The delays in discharging patients after treatment left 80,000 beds occupied by patients who could have been discharged since they were fit to be sent home.

Latest data by the NHS suggest that the developing number of wards and beds are being occupied by patients who are fine to go home yet are not released on time keeping the ones in need of immediate admission from care.

The Mid Staffordshire crisis has been the worst that has ever taken place in the history of NHS. The scandal has equally shaken the government, which is busy in coming with profound measures, so that the incident does not get repeated.

David Cameron announced last night that nurses, doctors and managers who mistreat or neglect their patients will face sentence up to five years under a major law change. The punishment of five years punishment is aimed to set deterrence for those who deliberately mistreat patients.

A charity has warned that due to negligence of doctors in eye clinics, NHS patients are losing their vision from avoidable conditions.

A survey of workers at clinics across England was conducted. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) found that over one-third patients were `sometimes' losing their vision without any cause because of delay in their treatment.