Articles on a return to top-down control

Rescue bid for quality of care

By NHS Support Federation | 18th April 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 15th April 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 11th April 2016

Thousands of patients are dying because the NHS cuts corners on operations for the critically ill, the Royal College of … Read more

Cuts to PIP ‘extremely damaging’ says College of Occupational Therapists

By NHS Support Federation | 21st March 2016

The College of Occupational Therapists has expressed concern following the Government’s announcement to cut Personal Independence Payments (PIP).  Under new … Read more

Budget 2016: George Osborne cuts £1.1bn from NHS repairs fund

By NHS Support Federation | 20th March 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 18th March 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 17th March 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 10th February 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 9th February 2016

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

By NHS Support Federation | 20th January 2016

In 2014 we stated that a pressing imperative was to stop the raids on public health budgets and that a … Read more