Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) explained – The King’s Fund
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were announced in NHS planning guidance published in December 2015. NHS organisations and local authorities in … Read more
Further attack on Shropshire NHS masterplan
A blueprint for the future of health services in Shropshire has been dismissed as being a “cuts programme” including “all … Read more
Shropshire councils refuse to endorse ‘insufficiently developed’ STP
Two Shropshire councils have refused to endorse the region’s 73-page draft STP, saying that it is insufficiently developed. Shropshire Council … Read more
No jam today, and no jam tomorrow either, by Anita Charlesworth and Richard Murray
Policy ambition and public funding don’t add up in either the short or long term – and the result spells … Read more
Shropshire NHS transformation plan launch challenged by councils
Too vague and not properly developed – that is the damning verdict given today about the NHS plan by both … Read more
Future of Darlington Memorial Hospital A&E and maternity services hang in the balance
The future of Darlington Memorial Hospital’s A&E and consultant-led maternity unit hangs in the balance today after a draft NHS … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more
Cambridge cuts plan confirms Tory plot to destroy our NHS
Shock plans for the sell-off of the NHS were uncovered yesterday when NHS bosses published a proposal to reduce reliance … Read more