Commissioners plan children’s surgery shake-up
Two district hospitals would stop providing hyper-acute stroke care and reduce access to paediatric surgery under a proposed shake up … Read more
Quality of care
Seven in 10 nurses say young people’s mental healthcare is inadequate
Seven out of 10 specialist nurses caring for the growing number of young people struggling with mental health problems believe … Read more
HSJ Analysis: The magical thinking of Hunt’s medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political … Read more
Nurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in order to … Read more
Act on children’s mental ill health or risk national crisis, warns expert
The UK should brace itself for a “tsunami” of adults with mental health problems unless urgent action is taken to … Read more
‘Shameful’ pace of STP rollout risks financial meltdown, warns former NHS commissioning chief
The timescale imposed by NHS England for developing sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) has been condemned as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shameful’ … Read more
Hospital overcrowding caused by ‘political maladministration’, say MPs
Hospitals have become dangerously full and discharge patients too soon as a direct result of “political maladministration” by successive governments, … Read more
King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report: How is the NHS performing?
Our Quarterly Monitoring Report examines the views of finance directors on the productivity challenge they face, as well as some … Read more
Nearly 600 GP practices could be forced to close by 2020, warns RCGP
Around one in 15 GP practices could be forced out of business and the UK will face a shortfall of … Read more
Nursing home care ratings lagging behind due to staff and capacity gaps, CQC warns
Social care organisations are increasingly struggling to provide an adequate standard of care because of staff shortages and lack of … Read more