Mental health: waiting times to be capped under 10-year NHS plan
New waiting-time targets for mental health treatment and stronger support for young adults with difficulties will be an important part … Read more
Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds
Full story The Guardian, 13 November 2018 Seven out of 10 stillbirths, neonatal deaths and babies brain damaged at birth … Read more
Budget pledges on health and social care dismissed as ‘sticking plaster’
Full story in The Guardian, 30 October 2018 Health experts have said the chancellor’s £20.5bn boost for the NHS in … Read more
Amount of NHS land in England earmarked for sale soars, figures show
Full story in The Guardian, 10 September 2018 Ministers have been accused of “selling off the NHS family silver” after figures revealed … Read more
NHS body ‘wastes millions on flawed financial advice’
Full story in The Guardian, 21 July 2018 A large NHS body has spent millions of pounds on management consultants for a … Read more
Fears of future strain on NHS as councils slash health programmes
Full story in The Guardian, 8 July 2018 Hospitals will bear the brunt of “incredibly shortsighted” cuts to public health … Read more
May’s extra cash for NHS is not enough, says spending watchdog
Full story in The Guardian, 1 July 2018 The NHS will require far greater financial support than the latest cash boost … Read more
‘Cuts leave scars’: thousands join protest over NHS funding
Full story in The Guardian, 30 June 2018 Tens of thousands of people have marched through London to mark the … Read more
NHS ‘run ragged’ by scandalous underfunding, warns BMA
Full story GP Online, 25 June 2018 The BMA has warned that scandalous underfunding of the NHS has left the … Read more
Nine in ten believe NHS ‘at risk of collapse’ if funding stays same in next five years
Full story in National Health Executive, 21 June 2018 A massive 87% of the population is concerned that the NHS … Read more