Articles on a return to top-down control

Panel decision means IVF funding will be cut in CCG.

By NHS Support Federation | 26th March 2018

Full story at HSJ 26 March 2018 The Independent Reconfiguration Panel will not carry out a full review of a … Read more

Capital squeeze ‘comes home to roost’ as fire and IT risks heighten

By NHS Support Federation | 15th March 2018

Full Story in HSJ 15 March 2018 NHS trusts have been forced to rein in plans for “essential” maintenance and … Read more

£48 million overspend in Cambridgeshire NHS budget revealed

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd March 2018

Winter pressures on NHS services in Cambridgeshire have sent local spending spiralling nearly £50 million over budget. Local health bosses … Read more

The shocking figures that reveal the crisis in Birmingham’s health service

By NHS Support Federation | 1st March 2018

Full story in Birmingham Mail, 1 March 2018 Shocking new figures reveal that waiting lists are soaring across Birmingham’s NHS, … Read more

Higher consulting spending makes NHS trusts less efficient, study suggests

By NHS Support Federation | 28th February 2018

National Health Service (NHS) trusts which hire management consultants in order to reduce expenditure do not end up saving money, … Read more

Cutbacks loom for county’s health services

By NHS Support Federation | 19th February 2018

Full story in The Yorkshire Post, 19 February 2018 A forecast deficit of £40m across four main clinical groups (CCG) … Read more

NHS funding overhaul called for by former minister

By NHS Support Federation | 2nd February 2018

Full Story in East Anglian Daily Times 2 February 2018 A former health minister has called for an overhaul of … Read more

£45m black hole highlighted by Swindon CCG

By NHS Support Federation | 30th January 2018

Full Story at Swindon Advertiser 30 January 2018 HEALTH chiefs in the region warned of a possible £45 million black … Read more

Suffolk and Essex among lowest funded as government defends public health grants

By NHS Support Federation | 29th January 2018

Full Story in East Anglian Daily Times 29 January 2018 The Government has defended its decision to reduce public health … Read more

Public consultation process says no to closure of Dilke and Lydney hospitals

By NHS Support Federation | 9th January 2018

Full story in GloucestershireLive, 8 January 2018 Campaigners are demanding the NHS drops plans to close two community hospitals and … Read more