Articles on a return to top-down control

Unrealistic NHS savings targets to result in rationing, report warns

By NHS Support Federation | 5th August 2016

NHS England ‘will struggle’ to save £22bn by 2020 and is likely to be left with at least a £6n … Read more

NHS reform: Why sustainability transformation plans could be dangerous

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd August 2016

Across England, 44 ‘footprint’ areas are drawing up sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) for the NHS in their region. But … Read more

NHS England forecasting first ever overspend

By NHS Support Federation | 27th July 2016

The overall NHS England budget is forecast to be overspent for the first time in 2016-17, and 45 clinical commissioning … Read more

NHS bosses launch ‘reset’ plan to tackle £2.45bn deficit

By NHS Support Federation | 21st July 2016

NHS bosses have launched a plan to “reset” the health service’s broken finances that will see overspending hospitals taken into … Read more

Report urges rethink on seven-day service

By NHS Support Federation | 20th July 2016

The NHS cannot meet demand with current levels of funding — and politicians must be honest with the public about … Read more

Jeremy Hunt has broken NHS funding pledges, report finds

By NHS Support Federation | 19th July 2016

The government has broken its pledges on NHS funding and is misleading the public about how much extra money it … Read more

Seven-day general practice will have to be funded by other NHS cuts, MPs warn

By NHS Support Federation | 19th July 2016

The House of Commons health committee has questioned how the Government intends to pay for seven-day routine GP services. The … Read more

Government must solve NHS cash crisis, says UNISON

By NHS Support Federation | 19th July 2016

Commenting on the publication today (Tuesday) of the Health Select Committee report on the government’s spending review, UNISON head of health … Read more

NHS finances outside the EU: Health Foundation analysis of the impact on NHS finances of the UK leaving the European Union

By NHS Support Federation | 11th July 2016

This briefing explores what the UK leaving the EU might mean for funding of the NHS in England. It then … Read more

Deficits in the NHS 2016: A King’s Fund Report

By NHS Support Federation | 11th July 2016

Unaudited figures indicate that NHS commissioners (clinical commissioning groups and NHS England) and providers in aggregate ended 2015/16 in deficit … Read more