Is the NHS in crisis?
The chairman of the Leeds Health Scrutiny Board certainly thinks so. In a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Coun … Read more
Quality of care
NHS at breaking point says ‘appalled’ Leeds councillor
A senior councillor in Yorkshire’s largest city has said patients and NHS staff are being let down because of a … Read more
Thousands of patients could be forced into care homes due to CCG cuts
Thousands of patients could be forced into residential care as a result of clinical commissioning groups restricting funding for care … Read more
Warning ambulance pressures will worsen if Success Regime health cuts go ahead
Campaigners are questioning how Cumbria’s ambulance service will cope with more work after inspectors flagged up major staff shortages and … Read more
NHS Hospital wards left with ‘dangerously low levels of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, according to a … Read more
Seventh practice in under two years set to close in English city
Yet another GP practice has closed in Brighton, bringing the total number of closures up to seven in less than … Read more
More than 7,000 nurses could face axe under secret NHS plans
More than 7,000 nurse posts could be axed from NHS hospitals across the country despite a mounting Accident & Emergency crisis, … Read more
A week after Theresa May’s speech on mental health, a women’s psychiatric ward is closing due to cuts
Despite overwhelming opposition expressed during a two-month public consultation, Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) decided on Tuesday to decommission the … Read more
Bury and Prestwich walk-in centre closures in care shake-up
Two walk-in centres will close as part of a shake-up of urgent care to reduce hospital attendance and admissions. The … Read more
Theresa May accused of ‘playing down’ NHS crisis and ‘scapegoating’ GPs
The BMA’s chairman, Dr Mark Porter, said the underfunding of the NHS and “salami slicing” has led to a situation … Read more