Phone ahead for A&E to avoid disappointment
Another major round of efforts to divert patients away from A&E departments is under way as winter approaches. Walk-in patients … Read more
Long-term plan
Why campaigners object to CCG mergers
The merger of CCGs has been contested locally in many areas, primarily because the loss of more local CCGs further … Read more
Impossible demands to step-up and redesign services
Plans for restarting urgent and elective NHS services, announced in a 13-page circular from NHS England to NHS chief executives … Read more
More than 70 health organisations raise concerns about reorganisation of Public Health England
More than 70 health organisations and alliances have sent a joint statement to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State … Read more
Plan to scrap Public Health England criticised
The government’s decision to scrap Public Health England and merge it into a new body charged with preventing future outbreaks … Read more
Hancock says all initial GP consultations should now happen on phone or online
Speaking at the Royal College of Physicians on the future of health care, Mr Hancock said all future GP consultations in … Read more
Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more
Sussex mega-trust foments fears of cuts
A large swathe of Sussex is to see its NHS hospital trusts merge into one mega-trust with a turnover of … Read more
Is Johnson pondering a NHS power grab?
The Guardian July 10 report suggesting Boris Johnson is planning a “radical shake-up of NHS in a bid to regain more … Read more
Top NHS managers want post-Covid changes – but not much of it
Senior NHS managers have been working out what they want to see as the next steps in restarting a more … Read more