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
Funding
Steep capital spending rise still falls £1bn short of NHS ask
The government’s spending review indicates that the health service’s capital budget is to increase by almost a third on its … Read more
Billions spent on NHS IT could leave most vulnerable stranded
A first glance NHS policy statements at local and national level could give the impression that services are being transformed … Read more
Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities have warned that a generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may … Read more
NHS short of over £1bn for Covid second wave and onset of winter
The Guardian reports that the NHS has been given in excess of £1bn less than it needs to tackle the … Read more
NHS bosses accuse Boris Johnson of ‘structural discrimination’ against mental health
In an interview with the Observer, Saffron Cordery, the deputy chief executive of NHS providers, launched a scathing attack on … Read more
Social care spending still £600m lower than ten years ago
An analysis published today by the TUC of annual adult social care spending in England has found that spending is … Read more
NHS needs more cash for ‘winter risk’
NHS leaders are calling for the funding settlement unveiled by Theresa May to be drastically renegotiated in the light of … Read more
Marches for fair pay for nurses and other NHS staff
NHS workers have marched in their thousands across the UK calling for fair pay for NHS staff and true recognition … Read more
NHS in talks with government over covid cash amid multibillion ‘overspend’
A recent NHS England finance report seen by HSJ says the organisation is still in discussions with the government over … Read more