If no one listens to us, the NHS will face its own Grenfell-style disaster
All we know is that the victim is young, female and unconscious. Hit by a lorry, we’ve been told, while … Read more
STPs
STP dilutes plan to centralise elective work
A sustainability and transformation partnership in the capital has dropped plans to centralise elective orthopaedic work at two sites. Commissioners … Read more
NHS treatments for piles and cataracts facing cutbacks in St Helens
Article from The Liverpool Echo, 6 July 2017 NHS treatment for piles, cataracts, hairloss and laser tattoo removal could be … Read more
Battle to save Cumbria community hospital beds will go on, council leader pledges
The fight to save community hospital beds from the axe will continue, according to Cumbria County council leader Stewart Young. … Read more
MP vows to prevent ‘diminishment’ of hospital services in Southend
The Conservative MP for Southend West says he will fight for the future of the town’s hospital accident and emergency … Read more
Protests over Shropshire maternity unit closures
Campaigners have gathered to protest the closure of three rural maternity units across Shropshire. Midwife-led units in Oswestry, Ludlow and … Read more
Glenfield Hospital: Rally held for child heart surgery
Campaigners fighting to save children’s heart surgery at an East Midlands hospital held a rally in Leicester. An NHS England … Read more
Walsall stroke patients could have to travel to Wolverhampton
Stroke patients could be made to have their treatment in another town after health bosses declared the current service ‘unsustainable’. … Read more
Consultation on the future of hospital services in South Tyneside and Sunderland launches this week
A major consultation into the future of hospital services in Sunderland and South Tyneside is launching this week. Health bosses … Read more
Evening and weekend emergency children’s operations to end at three hospitals over lack of NHS staff
Plans have been given the go-ahead to stop some emergency children’s operations at evenings and weekends at three regional hospitals … Read more