Articles on a return to top-down control

NHS chiefs refuse to say if they will be robbing Cinderford to pay Lydney

By NHS Support Federation | 27th June 2017

NHS chiefs are refusing to say if they are planning to cut service at the Dilke Memorial Hospital in Cinderford … Read more

Cheshire cancer patients ‘could die sooner’ if NHS cuts are forced through

By NHS Support Federation | 22nd June 2017

Cancer patients in Cheshire could die sooner because they will end up waiting longer for urgent hospital treatment if NHS … Read more

Secret NHS cost-cutting plans sound ‘death knell’ for British healthcare, warn campaigners

By NHS Support Federation | 6th June 2017

Extended waiting times, ward and service closures, and withdrawal of public funding for some treatments among proposals in new national savings … Read more

HSJ Exclusive: New national savings drive will ‘challenge the values’ of NHS leaders

By NHS Support Federation | 6th June 2017

Closing wards and services, blocking choice of private providers, systematically extending waiting times, and stopping some treatments are all being … Read more

Thousands of children’s operations cancelled each year, NHS figures show

By NHS Support Federation | 5th June 2017

Paediatricians’ leader says figures obtained by Labour are further evidence NHS is being pushed to the brink. Thousands of operations … Read more

Trusts left ‘drowning in debt’ by Treasury-driven scheme

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd June 2017

The way that sustainability funding has been distributed risks creating huge imbalances where some NHS trusts become “cash rich” and … Read more

In short supply: pay policy and nurse numbers Workforce profile and trends in the English NHS

By NHS Support Federation | 25th May 2017

In April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS concluded that the biggest … Read more

Theresa May ditches manifesto plan with ‘dementia tax’ U-turn

By NHS Support Federation | 22nd May 2017

Theresa May has announced a U-turn on her party’s social care policy by promising an “absolute limit” on the amount … Read more

Government accused of ‘cover up’ over ‘delay’ in publishing NHS trust deficit figures

By NHS Support Federation | 19th May 2017

‘It’s a cover up to deny public true picture of the NHS,’ said Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth. ‘We demand full transparency … Read more

May’s extra £8bn pledge for NHS is far less than it needs, experts say

By NHS Support Federation | 18th May 2017

Theresa May’s pledge of £8bn more for the NHS is far less than the service needs and could damage the … Read more