Hearing loss charities say deaf people struggling to access healthcare and facing cancelled appointments

NHS England has been accused of “dragging its feet” on bringing in new accessibility procedures, leading to disabled people routinely struggling to access healthcare and facing cancelled appointments.

The Accessible Information Standard (AIS), originally implemented in 2016, was part of legislation designed to ensure that NHS and adult social care services providers make sure that people with a disability are able to have their accessibility requirements met when accessing health and social care.

As Tory MP Craig Mackinlay reveals the amputation of his hands and feet after a sepsis diagnosis, we look at prevention and treatments

The Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has revealed that his hands and feet have been amputated after a sepsis diagnosis.

Last September, the MP was admitted to hospital with septic shock, which resulted in kidney and liver failure, as well as blood clots that made his limbs turn black.

Open letter by Royal College of GPs says system fails to equitably distribute money and contributes to wider health inequalities

Ministers must “radically” reform the way GP funding is allocated across the country because it results in the poorest areas receiving inadequate healthcare, family doctors have warned.

The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) wrote in an open letter that the Carr-Hill formula, which has been used to allocated core GP funding since 2004, is outdated as it does not equitably distribute funds and as a result has contributed to the widening of health inequalities across the country.