NHS spends £80m on private ambulances a year, data shows
The NHS is spending almost £80m a year hiring private ambulances to answer 999 calls and take patients to hospital for appointments, … Read more
NHS IVF no longer available in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, despite pioneering it
Full story in BioNews, 11 September 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has removed funding for free IVF treatment, despite being the county … Read more
NHS trusts’ overspend is £3bn higher than reported, study claims
trusts in England ended last year with an overspend almost £3bn more than previously reported after temporary funding boosts and … Read more
NHS England pauses procurement resulting in extra costs for CCGs
Full story in the HSJ 30 August 2017 Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed … Read more
IVF cut back in 13 areas of England to save money, new data shows
Thirteen areas of England have restricted or completely halted IVF treatment since the start of the year for women struggling to conceive, … Read more
NHS cutbacks worsen IVF ‘postcode lottery’ in England
Funding cuts by the UK’s NHS has meant that 13 areas in England have restricted or halted IVF treatment since the start of 2017, … Read more
Government cuts ‘leave sexual health services at tipping point’
Sexual health services are at “a tipping point” with clinics unable to keep up with demand for tests and treatment, … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has repeatedly failed to meet pledges on mental health care
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has announced plans to expand mental health provision with a £1.3bn injection that will see … Read more
NHS accused of shrouding £500m of planned cuts in secrecy
Doctors’ leaders have accused NHS bosses of shrouding controversial plans for £500m of cuts to services across England in “totally … Read more
CCGs face ‘impossible’ choices to deliver higher savings targets
Local commissioners must deliver efficiency savings of almost 4 per cent to meet their financial targets this year, despite failing … Read more