‘Inadequate’ private provider to hand back troubled contract early
A company operating one of the first integrated NHS 111 and GP out of hours services is to hand back … Read more
STPs
New care model plan contains ‘no detail’ on GP involvement, grassroots warn
GPs in Leicestershire have criticised a local plan to form an accountable care system (ACS) because the plans are unclear … Read more
Council ‘at breaking point’ over NHS’s push to accountable care system
Leicester City Council has threatened to raise formal concerns with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland STP over proposals to evolve into an … Read more
‘Heads must roll over catastrophic errors in HRI shake-up plan’
It’s time for ALL the hospital and health bosses behind the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary downgrade plan to stand down, a … Read more
This is what Kirklees Council told Jeremy Hunt about the HRI downgrade plan
Councillors’ deep disappointment over the quality of health chiefs’ downgrade plan has been revealed. In July councillors from Calderdale and … Read more
Exclusive: Merger talks to create largest STP in the country
Health leaders are in discussions over merging three northern sustainability and transformation partnerships to create the largest in the country, HSJ can … Read more
Health campaigners call on Havering Council to petition Jeremy Hunt to review King George A&E closure
A public meeting was held at Romford Central Library in St Edward’s Way on Monday night, calling upon Havering Council … Read more
NHS IVF no longer available in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, despite pioneering it
Full story in BioNews, 11 September 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has removed funding for free IVF treatment, despite being the county … Read more
‘Heavy handed’ NHS England forces CCG to agree to STP
NHS England threatened commissioners in London with legal directions if they do not support plans to appoint a single accountable … Read more
HRI campaigners launch judicial review
Full story in The Huddersfield Examiner, 1 September 2017 The legal battle to block the downgrading of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary … Read more