Casualty Watch reveals acute lack of beds
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THE annual Casualty Watch has revealed that a 76-year-old waited 65 hours to be admitted to Wales' biggest hospital.
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Hospital bed occupancy rates are falling but are still near risky levels, figures show.
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Half of all U.S. states would run out of hospital beds within the first two weeks of a moderate flu pandemic and 47 states would run out if a bad one hit, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
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There is a report out today in The Lancet (discussed here in the Guardian) which attempts to measure the number of deaths from coalition actions in Iraq .
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The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is 'overwhelmed' by a very high number of emergency admissions since the weekend.
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The World Health Organisation has estimated that at least 70,000 people have died in the camps, most because of poor conditions. The number does not include those killed in militia and government attacks on villages and fleeing refugees.
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The scale of British military casualties in Afghanistan is being under-reported, a press report said, citing a report by a senior army officer.
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The storm left a town of nearly 17,000 and the outlying area without a hospital or clinic that could handle emergencies.
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Virginia&#39;s mental health care system is plagued by bed shortages, aging state hospitals and inadequate staffing. Faced with all that, the short 2005 session of the General
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Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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Reforms to out-of-hours health care have been &quot;thoroughly mishandled&quot; by the Department of Health and only GPs have benefited from the new deal, according to a withering report from the Public Accounts Committee published on Wednesday.
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Â·  Rise in civilian casualties cuts support for coalition Â·  Air strike blamed on lack of intelligence-sharing
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More than 17,000 deaths a year are unnecessary and down to poor NHS performance, a study says.
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A lack of personnel is creating a "clear danger"  the military will be unable to maintain its commitments, MPs warn.
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Over 100 hospital wards closed amid fears that infection will spread
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.