Articles on a return to top-down control

Cuts to crucial children’s health services are jeopardising the health of England’s children and young people

By NHS Support Federation | 16th May 2017

A new RCN report, The Best Start: The Future of Children’s Health, shows how plummeting numbers of health visitors and … Read more

Union condemns cuts to school nurses

By NHS Support Federation | 16th May 2017

Cuts to crucial services are jeopardising the health of England’s children, nursing leaders are warning. The Royal College of Nursing … Read more

Does the NHS need more money?

By NHS Support Federation | 12th May 2017

In recent years, NHS spending has been protected while other budgets, such as those for local government services and policing, … Read more

NHS pay cap ‘must be lifted’

By NHS Support Federation | 8th May 2017

The pay cap on NHS staff must be lifted because it puts patient safety at risk, NHS bosses say. NHS … Read more

Bad Brexit deal would be disaster for NHS, says Jeremy Hunt

By NHS Support Federation | 6th May 2017

A bad deal on Brexit would be “a disaster” for the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has said, as he claimed the … Read more

New merger trust sets out five year savings plan

By NHS Support Federation | 4th May 2017

Essex’s new mental health provider trust must deliver £43m of savings over the next five years to hit its business … Read more

Nurses will see their pay ‘cut by 12% over a decade’

By NHS Support Federation | 29th April 2017

NHS workers will have had their pay cut by 12% by the end of the decade because of a government-imposed … Read more

Mackey admits trust deficit cannot be cleared in 2017-18

By NHS Support Federation | 5th April 2017

The chief executive of NHS Improvement has admitted that a key financial target that was seen as “critical” to the … Read more

Private investors and councils key to capital investment, says Mackey

By NHS Support Federation | 5th April 2017

Limited access to capital funding means the NHS will need to design more funding schemes that are “off balance sheet”, … Read more

Naylor review: NHS needs £10bn increase in capital funding

By NHS Support Federation | 31st March 2017

An increase of at least £10bn in capital funding is required to deliver proposals in sustainability and transformation plans and … Read more