NHS inpatient satisfaction falls for first time in six years

Chief inspector of hospitals says mounting pressure on system is having ‘dire impact’. Hospital patients are facing growing delays in getting a bed, help from staff or relief from their pain because surging demand for care is undermining how well they are looked after, the NHS care regulator has said. The proportion of people admitted to hospital who are satisfied with their care fell last year for the first time in six years, an official survey of 76,000 patients found. “Staff