Bliss Baby Report 2015
For the first time in five years, we have heard from neonatal units, transport services and parents across the country, … Read more
Quality of care
Why contracting out to private health providers doesn’t always work
The NHS (Reinstatement) bill received its second reading in parliament last week. Its aim is to reverse the creeping privatisation … Read more
Eye risk from ‘overstretched NHS’
Eye specialists say hundreds of patients suffer irreversible sight loss every year in England because services are overstretched and under-resourced. … Read more
Jeremy Hunt urged to act against avoidable deaths from epilepsy
The Epilepsy Society has launched a new campaign calling on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to act against avoidable deaths … Read more
Why are more children being prescribed antidepressants? Funding cuts
New research published this week shows that between 2005 and 2013 there was a 54% increase in the number of children and … Read more
Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical cover on wards at night or reduce training for junior doctors because they … Read more
New figures released show postcode lottery for help with healthcare funding remains
In the most recent figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (15 December 2015), it identifies that … Read more
NHS child mental health money ‘missing’ despite investment
Some mental health trusts in England have seen “no significant investment” in psychiatric services for children despite government plans to … Read more
‘Stress affects almost 50% of England’s midwives’
Nearly half of midwives in England suffered work-related stress in the previous 12 months, according to the latest NHS Staff … Read more
A perfect storm: an impossible climate for NHS providers’ finances?
The NHS in England is currently halfway through the most austere decade in its history. In the 2015 comprehensive spending … Read more