Government must stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services
GP leaders are calling on the Government to stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services. The warnings come as … Read more
Quality of care
Report – Primary Concerns 2018 – The state of primary care
An overwhelming 44% of the 2,386 GPs, practice managers, practice and community nurses and community pharmacists surveyed reveal they are … Read more
New targets could lead to ‘bad practice’, warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice … Read more
Unprecedented drug shortage linked to Brexit, NHS bosses say
The trade association warned some trusts had seen shortages of up to 160 different drugs in the past six weeks. … Read more
NHS removes cervical screening contract from Capita
NHS chiefs are bringing the cervical screening service back in-house after expressing dissatisfaction at the way it has been performing. … Read more
Cancer doctor shortage ‘puts care at risk’
A shortage of cancer doctors will hamper the ability of the NHS to provide cutting-edge care, experts are warning. A … Read more
CQC – Signs of improvement but concerns remain about the safety and quality of independent ambulance services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling on independent ambulance services, commissioners and the wider system to do more to … Read more
Halt privatisation of cancer screening or risk patient harm, MPs tell NHS England
Government and opposition MPs are urging NHS bosses to halt the privatisation of cancer screening services in Oxford, which doctors are … Read more
NHS hospitals could face fines for breaches of new sepsis rules
Hospitals could face financial penalties if they fail to meet new guidelines for detecting and treating sepsis. The guidance, mandated … Read more
Private ambulances increasingly used by NHS ‘putting patients at risk’, damning report finds
A damning report has warned that the increasing use of private ambulances is leading to examples of poor care, including a dialysis … Read more