Drop in hospital waiting times
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The health minister says the gap with England is closing as new figures show Welsh waiting times are falling.
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THE number of organ transplants carried out in Scotland has dropped by almost a fifth in the past five years because of a growing shortage of suitable donors.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women, who undergo elective cesarean sections, have an increased risk of being re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days after delivery, a new study finds.
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as it does often in political circles these days -- there is an assumption that waits for surgery are caused by inadequate resources.
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Kidney exchanges are helping doctors shorten transplant waiting lists, but they also pose serious challenges.
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Patients are waiting longer for care in the nation's emergency rooms, a potentially deadly result of the shrinking number of emergency departments and rising demand for emergency services, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School.
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The new SNP administration is to set out its approach for tackling NHS waiting times in Scotland.
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The NHS in Scotland fails to meet its target for cutting waiting times for cancer patients.
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Casualty departments are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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The NHS is failing to offer sufficient out-of-hours GP care for severely ill patients, experts say.
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Waiting in line is part of life in post-storm New Orleans, especially when it comes to health care.
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Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for a hearing aid, the RNID says.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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Concern is voiced after the number of people giving blood in Scotland dropped by 10,000.
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A HONG Kong hospital closed its paediatric wards to new admissions yesterday after four more patients came down with fever and respiratory symptoms, bringing to 28 the number of victims suffering a mystery illness.
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Waiting times and the numbers waiting for treatment are falling steadily with the National Health Service demonstrating &quot;sustained improvement&quot;, Sir Nigel Crisp, the NHS chief executive said yesterday.
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I overheard a long-time hospital client talking to another support vendor today. The hospitalâs patient accounting department was attempting to send patient financial and billing data to a third-party biller. The vendorâs normal Web site was down, and they were trying to come up with an emergency fix.