Articles on a return to top-down control

Extra NHS money equates to just £1billion extra for NHS trusts – Nuffield Trust

By NHS Support Federation | 13th June 2019

Nuffield Trust Senior Policy Analyst Sally Gainsbury responded to the finances report for NHS trusts in England: “Last year NHS … Read more

King’s College hospital trust makes biggest overspend in NHS history

By NHS Support Federation | 4th April 2019

A leading London hospital trust is expected to record an annual deficit of between £180m and £191m – the biggest … Read more

Government must stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services

By NHS Support Federation | 28th March 2019

GP leaders are calling on the Government to stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services. The warnings come as … Read more

Workload and funding cuts leave GPs struggling to offer stop smoking services

By NHS Support Federation | 22nd March 2019

Research by Cancer Research UK found that just 53% of GPs and nurse practitioners had time to offer patients ‘very … Read more

UK government letting down young people by failing to tackle health inequalities, report warns

By NHS Support Federation | 25th February 2019

UK youth more likely to contract fatal long-term conditions than other western nations due to NHS underfunding, study claims Young … Read more

NHS ‘completely fails’ veterans on mental health – report

By NHS Support Federation | 25th February 2019

Commons defence select committee calls £10m a year allocation a ‘scandal’ Armed forces personnel and veterans who need mental healthcare … Read more

National radiotherapy plan ‘impossible to realise’ without more funding

By NHS Support Federation | 29th January 2019

Consolidation of radiotherapy services “will be impossible” without more money, a royal college has warned. The Royal College of Radiologists said … Read more

NHS financial sustainability – An NAO report

By NHS Support Federation | 24th January 2019

In its annual report on the financial sustainability of the NHS, the NAO concludes that the existence of substantial deficits … Read more

MP Yvette Cooper wants NHS meeting over Pontefract Hospital maternity unit closure

By NHS Support Federation | 24th January 2019

Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper is trying to meet with the head of the NHS in England over plans … Read more

New regime revealed for trusts with biggest financial holes

By NHS Support Federation | 9th January 2019

The 30 worst financially performing NHS trusts will be subject to a new regulatory regime as part of plans to … Read more