NHS England pauses procurement resulting in extra costs for CCGs
Full story in the HSJ 30 August 2017 Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed … Read more
Quality of care
‘This is life and death’: Patients discuss closure of sexual health unit at St Peter’s Hospital
Patients of the St Peter’s Hospital sexual health unit clashed with organisers at a meeting discussing the service’s proposed closure. … Read more
Practice closes after losing half of its GP partners
A practice in Doncaster has announced plans to close one of its branch surgeries ‘as early as possible’ when the … Read more
NHS patients express increasing dissatisfaction with levels of privacy
NHS patients are increasingly dissatisfied with the level of privacy afforded to them in hospital, a new report has revealed, … Read more
A&E waiting times at east Kent hospitals trust the worst in England
The decision to drastically cut back emergency care at Kent and Canterbury Hospital has plunged neighbouring A&E departments into crisis … Read more
Health inequality gap ‘is still growing’ in England, new Department of Health data shows
The health gap between rich and poor is growing in England, according to shocking figures compiled by the Department of … Read more
Revealed: ‘Distress’ as over 1,000 neurology patients left waiting
More than 1,000 patients have been left waiting for follow up appointments because of capacity problems at a struggling specialist … Read more
Labour accuses Tories of treating GP services with astonishing neglect
Labour has accused the government of treating GP services with astonishing neglect, as the party released an analysis that showed … Read more
NHS trust sent cancer patient adverts for private clinic
A terminally ill cancer patient has protested after the NHS hospital where she receives palliative therapy included advertisements for a … Read more
‘Serious concerns’ over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for … Read more