Launceston Hospital petition nears 1,000 signatures
A petition calling for Launceston Hospital to become one of the proposed new ‘urgent care centres’ has secured over 1,000 … Read more
STPs
NHS England pauses procurement resulting in extra costs for CCGs
Full story in the HSJ 30 August 2017 Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed … Read more
NHS ‘spends £21m on management consultancy advice’ while cutting nurses
Health and social care services across England have paid £21m to management consultant firms to advise on radical cost-cutting plans, an … Read more
Notts STP teams up with Capita to set up accountable care system
A sustainability and transformation partnership in the East Midlands has recruited Capita to help with the creation of its accountable … Read more
Trust chief executive appointed to lead large STP
A new leader for the Cheshire and Merseyside sustainability and transformation partnership has been appointed by NHS England and NHS … Read more
Norfolk and Waveney STP lead reveals five CCGs target single provider contracts
Commissioners in Norfolk are to vote on plans to set up a joint committee that would “ideally” broker “single contracts” … Read more
Thames Valley has highest number of NHS vacancies in the country
At least one in 25 NHS jobs in Thames Valley is unfilled – the highest figure in the country. New … Read more
NHS patients express increasing dissatisfaction with levels of privacy
NHS patients are increasingly dissatisfied with the level of privacy afforded to them in hospital, a new report has revealed, … Read more
NHS cutbacks worsen IVF ‘postcode lottery’ in England
Funding cuts by the UK’s NHS has meant that 13 areas in England have restricted or halted IVF treatment since the start of 2017, … Read more
MPs furious, campaigners not giving up after Horton downgrade confirmed
North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis said she is ‘furious’ with the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) board for approving the … Read more