Rescue bid for quality of care
The BMA has today published a report on privatisation in the NHS. It calls for Government to implement eight recommendations … Read more
NHS cuts gone ‘too far’ says GP out-of-hours provider IC24
A GP out-of-hours service provider said NHS cuts had left it with less than the price of a pizza to … Read more
Patients die after surgery as the NHS cuts corners
Thousands of patients are dying because the NHS cuts corners on operations for the critically ill, the Royal College of … Read more
Budget 2016: George Osborne cuts £1.1bn from NHS repairs fund
The NHS repairs budget has been slashed by £1.1bn, in an unpublicised cut included in George Osborne’s 2016 Budget. The … Read more
Budget includes £650 million in ‘secret cuts’ to the NHS, analysis shows
George Osborne made hundreds of millions of pounds in “secret cuts” to the NHS in his Budget, according to the … Read more
‘No convincing plan’ for NHS to save £22bn, say scathing report
An influential committee of MPs has made sweeping criticisms of the Department of Health and NHS England over their handling … Read more
The King’s fund 2016 : What the planning guidance means for the NHS
At a time when the NHS is planning for 2016/17 and beyond, this briefing considers some of the key publications … Read more
East Sussex budget cuts and 3.99% tax rise backed
Spending plans that will see about £20m of cuts and a 3.99% increase in council tax have been approved. Conservative-run … Read more
Public health—the frontline cuts begin
In 2014 we stated that a pressing imperative was to stop the raids on public health budgets and that a … Read more