How public health cuts could leave Stop Smoking Services under threat
As part of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, money for Stop Smoking Services – and responsibility for running … Read more
Quality of care
New wave of practice closures could mean 25,000 patients lose their GP
Tens of thousands of patients could be forced to register with another GP, as several practices prepare to close their … Read more
GPs forced to close practice lists
Increasing numbers of GP surgeries are being forced to turn away new patients owing to immense pressures. BMA GPs committee … Read more
A&Es hit by children’s mental health crisis
The dire state of care for children with mental illnesses is revealed today, as figures show the numbers arriving at … Read more
The End of Formal Adult Social Care?
On Wednesday 25th November 2015, the Conservative majority Government outlined the details of its Comprehensive Spending Review. Detailed analysis of … Read more
NHS will struggle to cope this winter, new analysis finds
Just 3.6 per cent of patients took up over a third of all bed capacity in acute hospitals in England … Read more
Twelve NHS trusts run out of beds as winter pressures mount
New figures, which show that last weekend, 12 NHS trusts were so full they did not have a single bed … Read more
Number of ‘fit’ patients stuck in hospital hits all-time high
The number of patients who are trapped in hospital despite being fit to leave has reached an all-time high, putting … Read more
NHS will struggle to cope this winter, new analysis finds
Just 3.6 per cent of patients took up over a third of all bed capacity in acute hospitals in England … Read more
11 ways cuts are hurting the NHS
A campaign launched by the TUC aims to highlight 11 ways in which government cuts have hurt the NHS via … Read more