The NHS cannot escape its financial crisis without more money – Richard Vize
Two documents released in the last few days reveal both the severity of the NHS’s financial crisis and why it … Read more
NHS spending
How does this year’s NHS budget compare historically? – John Appleby
Jeremy Hunt has claimed recently that in 2016/17 the NHS will receive the sixth biggest funding increase in its history. … Read more
Mental health funding not reaching front line services, survey finds
The results of a new survey have raised questions over whether funding for achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental … Read more
BMA re-enters contract talks
The BMA will today re-enter talks with the Government over the junior doctors’ contract. It comes after the Academy of … Read more
Hunt admits health funding was not protected in spending review
Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged that the full health budget was not protected in the government’s spending review. The health secretary, … Read more
Mental health services must get the funding they need – Saffron Cordery
The phrase “parity of esteem” when used to describe the treatment of mental health services in the NHS is rightly … Read more
NHS mental health funding is still lagging behind, says report
Government pledges to put more money into mental health are being broken because the NHS is not passing the money … Read more
Revealed: The capital projects deferred in ‘undignified scramble’
HSJ has obtained details of dozens of NHS capital schemes that were deferred from 2015-16, as part of a bid … Read more
Many UK accident and emergency units closed or downgraded
Since 2010, over 60 towns and cities across England have had vital hospital services either closed down or downgraded (meaning … Read more
NHS ‘needs our hope and effort’
BMA council chair Mark Porter has called on doctors to unite in the face of spiralling demand, shrinking resource and … Read more