Maternity services overworked, understaffed and struggling to cope shows senior midwives survey
Maternity unit closures, budget and training cuts and reduced services are among the issues highlighted by a survey of UK … Read more
Quality of care
NHS at risk from “explosion” in number of ageing patients with multiple illnesses
Rubbishing David Cameron’s plan for a seven-day health service, Britain’s top GP says primary care funding has fallen to dangerous … Read more
Prepare for a catastrophic NHS winter meltdown
The NHS is on the brink of a major, messy failure. If nothing is done to address the underlying issues now, the … Read more
Two-thirds of GPs say long waits ‘biggest barrier’ to treatments for mental illness
Two-thirds of GPs say long waiting times for psychological therapy are preventing patients getting treatment for common mental health problems, … Read more
Revealed: Shocking NHS postcode lottery for elderly care
Elderly people in some parts of the country are nine times more likely than in others to be admitted to … Read more
Overloaded London GPs cannot cope, warns report
GP surgeries in London are at “saturation point” and cannot provide any more care to patients, family doctors’ leaders in the capital … Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust told ‘no mental health beds available
An NHS trust was told there were no mental health beds available across England, its medical director has said. Dr … Read more
UK Faculty of Public Health response to the Department of Health consultation on Local authority public health allocations 2015-2016
FPH welcomes the Prime Minister‘s commitment to increase NHS spending in real terms every year in this Parliament, rising to … Read more
Private NHS contractor ‘boots out patients before finishing treatment to meet targets’
A private firm running NHS services is allegedly discharging patients before they have been treated to avoid breaching guidelines. An undercover probe … Read more
£200m cuts to public health: the situation is getting serious
The Treasury’s announcement of a £200m cut to “non-NHS” funding has raised alarm bells amongst professional organisations from the Faculty of … Read more