Articles on a return to top-down control

Controversial plans set to win approval

By NHS Support Federation | 19th December 2016

Health bosses will this week discuss their plans for the year ahead – and are likely to approve plans to … Read more

£3bn to be raided from NHS investment funds

By NHS Support Federation | 16th December 2016

More than £3bn looks set to be raided from already squeezed NHS investment funds by 2020, to prop up the … Read more

Workload damages patient care, say GPs

By NHS Support Federation | 9th December 2016

GPs in Scotland have sent a clear message that their workload is unsustainable and is affecting patient care. A BMA … Read more

‘Closure’ of Grantham A&E and maternity services overhaul revealed in leaked report

By NHS Support Federation | 6th December 2016

A leaked health report suggests A&E service at Grantham hospital could potentially end and maternity services could be centralised across … Read more

Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention

By NHS Support Federation | 6th December 2016

Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more

Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?

By NHS Support Federation | 6th December 2016

Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more

New report details £267 million of cuts to Coventry and Warwickshire NHS

By NHS Support Federation | 6th December 2016

Healthcare in Coventry and Warwickshire is set to be overhauled in a bid to save £267 million in the next … Read more

Mayor Anderson comes out fighting against controversial NHS cuts plan

By NHS Support Federation | 3rd December 2016

Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has spoken out against a multi-million pound NHS overhaul that could lead to hospital mergers and … Read more

Shock plans to close A&E, maternity and children’s care at Nuneaton’s hospital

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd December 2016

Shock secret plans to close Accident and Emergency, maternity and the children’s unit at the George Eliot Hospital have emerged. They … Read more

STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd December 2016

The Greater Manchester, Kent and Medway, mid and south Essex, and north west London STPs have been selected to be … Read more