Articles on a return to top-down control

Theresa May’s NHS pledge decried as sticking plaster

By NHS Support Federation | 18th June 2018

Full Story in The Guardian, 18 June 2018 Theresa May’s plans to increase NHS funding by 3.4% is a “sticking … Read more

Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cuts

By NHS Support Federation | 22nd May 2018

Full story in The Guardian, 22 May 2018 Hospitals can no longer afford the most modern scanners and surgical equipment … Read more

90% of councils slashing public health services

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd May 2018

Full story at PulseToday 2 May 2018  Nine out of ten councils have cut spending on sexual health, alcohol misuse … Read more

GPs struggling with public health gaps

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd May 2018

Full story at PulseToday 2 May 2018 The Government squeeze on the public health budget has been brutal, and it is … Read more

GP at Hand leaves CCG facing budget deficit in 2018/19

By NHS Support Federation | 24th April 2018

Full Story at GP Online, 20 March 2018 The rapid expansion of the GP at Hand service could drive up … Read more

You need a PhD to understand health consultation says leading health specialist

By NHS Support Federation | 24th April 2018

ONE of the UK’s leading stroke consultants has described a consultation into Essex health changes as so complicated PhD graduates … Read more

Dispute with acute trust leaves CCG with £15m bill.

By NHS Support Federation | 13th April 2018

Full story at HSJ 13 April 2018 Commissioners have been left with a £15m bill after losing a dispute with … Read more

Worcester’s Oxford Fertility IVF clinic must be paid for by NHS patients

By NHS Support Federation | 4th April 2018

Full Story in Worcester News 4 April 2018 LOCAL NHS patients currently have to pay to use an IVF clinic … Read more

Some women no longer have access to IVF in Bath and Somerset

By NHS Support Federation | 3rd April 2018

Full story at Somerset Live 3 April 2018 Health chiefs say limiting access to fertility treatments in Bath and North … Read more

Plans have been scrapped to deny women IVF on the NHS in Trafford

By NHS Support Federation | 27th March 2018

Full Story in Manchester Evening News 27 March 2018 A plan to deny women IVF on the NHS in Trafford … Read more