Warning of cuts to family doctors in NHS overhaul
GP leaders have warned that local health chiefs are exploiting plans to overhaul the NHS in order to slash the … Read more
NHS spending
Biggest headache for the NHS boss is his own plan
Who would be Simon Stevens? The job he takes such pride and purpose in has recently got a lot harder. … Read more
MPs to debate freeze on nurse pay rises today
MPs are to debate the 1% freeze on nurse pay rises later today, following successful petitioning by campaigners. A petition … Read more
NHS spending per person will be cut next year, ministers confirm
The Government will cut the National Health Service’s budget per person in real terms next year, ministers have admitted in … Read more
Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year
Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more
Concerns for frontline services funding under new contract
Concerns have been raised over the future funding of Liverpool’s troubled community services, as £4.6m is set to be withdrawn … Read more
Pain-level rationing of hip and knee surgery due to cash crisis, admits NHS
A senior NHS official has admitted that funding shortages mean hip and knee replacements will have to be rationed according … Read more
STP saving claims unrealistic, finds BMA
Doubts have been raised about the credibility of the blueprints for NHS reform with which ministers expect to stave off … Read more
Paramedics spend 500,000 hours outside busy A&Es, say auditors
Paramedics last year spent 500,000 hours outside hospitals with a patient in the back of their ambulance because A&E staff … Read more
Public health nursing roles ‘must be preserved’ to improve UK children’s health
Health visiting and school nursing services “must be preserved” if the UK is to make strides in improving children’s health, … Read more