NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
Patients will face longer delays for operations after the NHS decided to shelve one of its most important waiting time … Read more
Extended NHS obligations in 2017-18 mandate ‘well beyond reach’
The continued drive towards a seven-day NHS was confirmed by the Department for Health (DH) in its mandate to the … Read more
Mission Impossible? The task for NHS Providers in 2017/2018
The 2017 Budget on 8 March confirmed that, while there was extra money for social care and a small amount … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: Trusts rejected ‘irresponsible’ savings targets of up to 10pc
Providers that rejected their financial targets for next year had been tasked with delivering efficiency savings three times higher than … Read more
BMA: Government must come clean about ‘cheap tricks’ on STP funding
The government has employed “cheap tricks” to mask its real intentions for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) funding, the British … Read more
Full £800m NHS ‘priorities’ fund to offset trust deficits
About £800m of funding that was intended for mental health, community and primary care will instead be used to ensure … Read more
Money earmarked for mental health diverted to balance NHS books
Ministers have been accused of breaking their promises on mental health after £800m earmarked to improve services was diverted to … Read more
Thousands march in protest over plans for ‘unprecedented’ NHS cuts
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of London in protest against dramatic NHS cuts proposed by … Read more
BMA calls for extra £10bn a year for NHS in Hammond’s budget
The British Medical Association has urged the government to increase health spending by £10bn a year to bring funding into … Read more
Chancellor’s budget to build up Brexit reserves, not tackle NHS crisis
Phillip Hammond is expected to use Wednesday’s budget to announce that tax revenues will be used to build up a … Read more