Revealed: NHS cuts could target heart attack patients in Surrey and Sussex
Patients at risk of a heart attack could be denied vital tests and potentially life-saving operations under NHS plans to make £55m … Read more
Rationing
Doctors forced to plead with NHS for treatments for patients, BMJ finds
Growing rationing of healthcare is forcing more doctors to plead with the NHS to fund treatments patients need, including cataract … Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust named among worst for out-of-area placements
Mental health patients in Suffolk and Norfolk are being forced to seek treatment away from home in higher numbers than … Read more
Savings drive softened after ‘top-down pressure’ complaints
In a letter sent to providers in around 14 “capped expenditure” areas today, NHS Improvement said organisations should not be … Read more
Devon’s mental health out of area care costs are highest in country
Not only are more mental health patients being sent out of area because of a lack of beds in Devon, … Read more
Kent and Medway NHS Trust sent hundreds of people with mental illnesses for treatment out of area
Hundreds of people in Kent suffering from mental health issues are being sent out of the county for treatment, it’s … Read more
Bristol hospital IVF unit to close
From November 2017, patients will no longer be able to receive IVF at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), … Read more
Controversial rationing plan abandoned by CCG
Full Story at Health Service Journal, 22 June 2017 Commissioners have abandoned plans to restrict access to hearing aids after … Read more
Cheshire cancer patients ‘could die sooner’ if NHS cuts are forced through
Cancer patients in Cheshire could die sooner because they will end up waiting longer for urgent hospital treatment if NHS … Read more
As overdose deaths hit record levels, drug and alcohol services face massive cuts
evin Jaffray had been addicted to heroin for 20 years when he finally sought help in prison. “I was in … Read more