Charge for hospital stays to help fund NHS, says ex-health boss
Patients would be charged £8 a day when in hospital under proposals from a former health service boss to raise … Read more
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Overhaul of commissioning could hit specialised services delivery
The introduction of integrated care systems (ICSs) this summer, triggering a major overhaul of commissioning responsibilities, could have a negative … Read more
Boris Johnson accused of ‘shameful spinning’ of cancer care targets
At a visit to a cancer centre in Kent, Boris Johnson, supposedly unveiled plans for what he portrayed as two … Read more
Nottingham rations cancer care due to lack of staff
More than a decade of frozen funding has brought the NHS to a shocking new stage of crisis, in which … Read more
More than 150 critical care products removed from normal order channels
The HSJ reports that hospitals can no longer order around 150 of critical care products through normal channels because of … Read more
Under-18s being denied urgent mental health treatment, say GPs
A survey of GPs across the UK show that they do not feel confident that a young person will receive … Read more
Restriction of specialist referrals under new NHS ‘rationing’ plan for London
A controversial programme of NHS “rationing” is to be introduced in London, including GPs being urged not to refer patients … Read more
Postcode lottery forcing patients to register with out-of-area practices to ‘get around it’
Minister Jackie Doyle reported that patients are registering at out-of-area surgeries in order to access IVF services. There has been … Read more
NHS IVF treatment to be cut permanently in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire
In 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group ended funding for IVF treatment for all patients with the exception of … Read more
NHS failure to meet waiting times targets risks patients’ lives
The Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times was released 12 June 2019. In summary, it states that more and … Read more