Details emerge of plans to cut NHS services in England
Details have emerged of plans to cut NHS services as part of a major reorganisation of care across England. Proposals … Read more
NHS spending
NHS Plans closures and radical cuts to combat growing deficit in healthcare budget
Investigation by the Guardian and 38 Degrees reveals NHS faces £20bn funding shortfall by 2020-21 if no action is taken … Read more
The 38 Degrees crowdfunded investigation into secret NHS plans
Last month, 38 Degrees members chipped in to fund an investigation into a series of secret plans to change our … Read more
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) explained
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were announced in the NHS planning guidance published in December 2015. NHS organisations in different … Read more
NHS sustainability and transformation plans: proposals for savings lack scrutiny
Local areas must balance the books in rapid plans to change health services, writes Anne Gulland What are sustainability and … Read more
The plans may still be fantasy: but NHS cuts are starting to get real
THERESA MAY’S government is stepping up George Osborne’s programme of relentless real-terms reductions to NHS spending to reverse Labour’s decade … Read more
Unrealistic NHS savings targets to result in rationing, report warns
NHS England ‘will struggle’ to save £22bn by 2020 and is likely to be left with at least a £6n … Read more
NHS reform: Why sustainability transformation plans could be dangerous
Across England, 44 ‘footprint’ areas are drawing up sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) for the NHS in their region. But … Read more
NHS England forecasting first ever overspend
The overall NHS England budget is forecast to be overspent for the first time in 2016-17, and 45 clinical commissioning … Read more
North West trust ‘not sustainable’ in current form
East Cheshire Trust has confirmed to HSJ that the board no longer believes the organisation is sustainable in its current … Read more