Campaigners claim future of Royal Bolton Hospital at risk under “disgraceful” cuts to NHS
Campaigners have hit out at plans they say will significantly reduce the size of an already stretched Royal Bolton Hospital. … Read more
STPs
Deer Park Medical Centre: Campaigners to fight on after closure
Campaigners have said they will fight to reopen an Oxfordshire doctor’s surgery forced to close. Witney’s Deer Park practice will … Read more
STPs clash over possible ‘repatriation’ of services
Two sustainability and transformation plan areas are in disagreement over a plan to reconfigure cardiovascular services, with one key provider … Read more
Hampshire and Isle of Wight health bosses pay more than £500,000 on consultancy fees
Health bosses from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have spent more than £500,000 on strategies that could lead to … Read more
‘Outrage’ as consultants paid thousands for STP plans that could pay for 36 new nurses in county
Union bosses and health experts have slammed as “outrageous” findings that reveal health bosses have forked out a whopping £17.6 … Read more
CCG boss says GPs don’t understand health plans
A health boss has said GPs don’t understand a major plan proposing changes to health services, let alone the public. … Read more
West Cumbrian MP raises local healthcare concerns with Health Scrutiny Committee
Sue Hayman, Member of Parliament for Workington, has written to Cllr Neil Hughes, the chair of Cumbria County Council’s Health … Read more
BMA: Government must come clean about ‘cheap tricks’ on STP funding
The government has employed “cheap tricks” to mask its real intentions for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) funding, the British … Read more
Millions in taxpayers’ money spent on private consultants to plan NHS cuts
The country’s biggest accountancy firms have made at least £17.6m to date helping the NHS draw up plans that will … Read more
‘Serious concerns’ over future health care in Lincolnshire
The leader of Lincolnshire County Council has expressed “serious concerns” over a proposed shake-up of health services in the county. … Read more