Children and Young People’s Mental Health: State of the Nation
Today CentreForum have published the first report of our Commission on children and young people’s mental health. Our new research … Read more
Quality of care
Royal college criticises CCGs for rationing services
The Royal College of Surgeons has written to six CCGs to criticise proposals to restrict referrals for several surgical procedures. … Read more
Mental health services turn away 23% of under-18s referred to them
Mental Health services turn away nearly a quarter of the children and young people who come to them for help, … Read more
Over 1,500 patients left without a GP after practice closures
More than 1,500 patients have been left without a GP after two practices in Leicester closed earlier this year. Maples … Read more
Cancer wait performance declines significantly in London
The latest cancer data shows a significant decline in waiting times performance for north London boroughs. The five clinical commissioning … Read more
Health rationing row as NHS hospitals set out rules preventing the elderly from having operations
NHS hospitals caring for two million patients could be forced to bar elderly patients from a host of operations, it … Read more
Public health gains in danger as councils cut GP funding
The Government promised that its £200m cuts to public health services will not affect frontline services – but a Pulse … Read more
NHS England refuses to fund local authority HIV drugs
NHS England has said it will no longer pay for HIV drugs provided by local authority commissioned services. A letter … Read more
Six ways in which NHS financial pressures can affect patient care
NHS finances are almost at breaking point. Since 2010, the unprecedented slowdown in funding growth and rising demand have made … Read more
How is the NHS performing? February 2016
The latest Quarterly Monitoring Report finds that NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit of around £2.3 billion. The … Read more