Decisions over outsourcing in the NHS
Competitive tendering for contracts in the NHS is set to reduce significantly once the new framework for the procurement of … Read more
NHS spending
NHS faces ‘double whammy’ as energy crisis bites
Health service leaders are pressing for extra government support, as the NHS faces up to the two-pronged impact of a … Read more
New money insufficient to stop deficits and cuts
NHS England has belatedly come up with a promise of more money, which it claims would cover some of the … Read more
Overhaul of commissioning could hit specialised services delivery
The introduction of integrated care systems (ICSs) this summer, triggering a major overhaul of commissioning responsibilities, could have a negative … Read more
Invest in publicly run services to secure health and social care
For the first time more than 50% of NHS patients referred for hip and knee replacement are being treated in … Read more
Expansion of pharmacies’ clinical offering fails to offset crisis in general practice
The move by the NHS community pharmacy sector to bolster its clinical offer to patients by expanding into hypertension case-finding … Read more
CCGs caught short-changing mental health services
Several Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been found to have made false claims about how much they have spent on … 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
£250 million to be invested into NHS artificial intelligence
The National Artificial Intelligence Lab for the NHS will receive £250 million in funding for services to deliver faster breast … Read more
Boris promised over £110 million for primary care projects
Boris Johnson has recently announced £1.8 billion injection into the NHS, and has pledged more than £110 million to go … Read more