Millions unable to access mental health support
There are around 8 million people in England that are denied access to mental health services because they do not … Read more
Cuts to services
Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more
Charity reports NHS England delays could lead to thousands of deaths
The British Heart Foundation has warned that thousands of people with heart problems could die over the next few years … Read more
GP practices could close or reduce services this winter as pressures mount, warn LMCs
Pulse reports that GP leaders warn that surgeries face the ‘very real prospect’ of having to close temporarily or permanently … Read more
Maternity safety compromised in a third of NHS trusts
An increase in funding of £200-£350 million per year is urgently needed to resolve the problems of understaffing endemic in … Read more
Sajid Javid appointment akin to ‘putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop’
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said the appointment of Sajid Javid as the new health secretary is akin to … Read more
Health visiting staff being cut in Staffordshire
Nurses and health visitors in Staffordshire could lose their jobs due to council budget cuts, Unite officials are warning. Staffordshire … Read more
Over past eight years, almost 800 GP practices have shut
Pulse reports that almost 800 GP practice have closed in the past eight years, forcing an estimated 2.5 million UK … Read more
Urgent action needed for post-pandemic recovery
A new analysis shows that the NHS will be unable to get to grips with post-pandemic health challenges or make … Read more
Vanishing front line beds pose threat to NHS future
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty … Read more