Could a national care service help solve the social care crisis?
Social care services are in even greater peril as figures show that councils are battling huge debts and scores of providers are … Read more
Long-term plan
Sizing-up Johnson’s builder credentials
There will be £1.5bn extra this year for NHS building and maintenance projects, according to Boris Johnson, in his speech … Read more
Will “temporary” closures and cuts ever be reversed?
With tens of thousands of NHS beds still closed (NHS Improvement has refused to reveal an updated figure since the … Read more
NHS changes made under the radar
Two weeks ago The Lowdown warned of plans being hatched by NHS England and local “Integrated Care Systems” (ICSs) and Clinical Commissioning … Read more
Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown
Debates over relaxing the lockdown and whether or not the peak of the Covid-19 crisis may now be behind us … Read more
‘Mountain’ waiting list will need five-year plan, says royal college
The HSJ reports that the Royal College of Surgeons has said that the NHS will need a five-year strategy to … Read more
One in four workers in NHS Hospitals are born outside the UK
The departure of migrant workers from the NHS could have devastating consequences for health and social care services. Data from … Read more
BMA demands safe-staffing legislation for all sections of the NHS
The BMA has published its election manifesto, which includes a demand for legislation that covers all sections of the NHS, … Read more
No ‘sunlit uplands’ from Tory NHS promises
Chris Hopson, the head of the organisation representing NHS trusts has called for parties to avoid “cheap political slogans” during … Read more
Third large CCG merger confirmed in south east
NHS England and NHS Improvement have given the OK to merge to twenty clinical commissioning groups, according to HSJ. The … Read more