Further attack on Shropshire NHS masterplan
A blueprint for the future of health services in Shropshire has been dismissed as being a “cuts programme” including “all … Read more
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Shropshire councils refuse to endorse ‘insufficiently developed’ STP
Two Shropshire councils have refused to endorse the region’s 73-page draft STP, saying that it is insufficiently developed. Shropshire Council … Read more
No jam today, and no jam tomorrow either, by Anita Charlesworth and Richard Murray
Policy ambition and public funding don’t add up in either the short or long term – and the result spells … Read more
Shropshire NHS transformation plan launch challenged by councils
Too vague and not properly developed – that is the damning verdict given today about the NHS plan by both … Read more
Future of Darlington Memorial Hospital A&E and maternity services hang in the balance
The future of Darlington Memorial Hospital’s A&E and consultant-led maternity unit hangs in the balance today after a draft NHS … Read more
Care for elderly ‘close to collapse’ across UK as council funding runs out
Theresa May is under intense pressure from senior doctors and a powerful cross-party alliance of politicians to avert a collapse … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more
Labour pours scorn over autumn statement for ignoring sick and old
John McDonnell accused the chancellor of failing the sick and elderly after his autumn statement gave no additional money to … Read more
Cambridge cuts plan confirms Tory plot to destroy our NHS
Shock plans for the sell-off of the NHS were uncovered yesterday when NHS bosses published a proposal to reduce reliance … Read more
NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more