Activists fight against changes to Dorset’s healthcare structure
Full story at DorsetEcho 30 April 2018 Dorset’s new healthcare structure has come under fire from campaigners who fear the … Read more
Infrastructure problems
Jeremy Hunt warned over private hospitals safety after death of NHS patient
Full story at HSJ 23 April 2018 The safety of NHS patients treated in private hospitals has been raised directly … Read more
NHS England faces legal challenges to plans for health overhaul
Full story at The Guardian 23 April 2018 NHS England faces a legal challenge to its plans to overhaul how the … Read more
£147 reconfiguration plan pushed back due to legal challenge
Full Story at HSJ 11 April 2018 Plans to split two hospitals into emergency and elective care centres as part … Read more
Birmingham trusts plan new partnership to fix CAMHS
Article from HSJ, 28 February 2018 Child mental health services in Birmingham and Solihull are set to be redesigned for … Read more
The longest A&E waiting times in all of England is at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital
Full story in Essex Live 11 January 2018 December saw Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital record the worst waiting times of … Read more
NHS chiefs spend £100,000 on failed bid to stop whistleblowing doctor having his day in court
NHS chiefs spent more than £100,000 on a failed bid to stop a whistleblowing junior doctor having his day in … Read more
Budget shortfall of £7 million for Southend CCG
Full story in The Echo 9 October 2017 SOUTHEND Clinical Commissioning Group is facing special measures over a £7million deficit, … Read more
In short supply: pay policy and nurse numbers Workforce profile and trends in the English NHS
In April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS concluded that the biggest … Read more
What are STPs and why do they matter?
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are place-based plans for improving health and care services in 44 areas of England. They … Read more