North Devon health boss quizzed in heated debate
Health service campaigners and councillors hear the latest update on the controversial STP review of acute services. A packed meeting … Read more
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Petition to save Burton’s A&E rockets past 50,000 signatures as MP labels response ‘staggering’
More than 50,000 passionate residents have signed a petition in the fight to save Burton’s accident and emergency unit from … Read more
Keeping two A&Es in Shropshire ‘not safe’, say Telford Conservatives.
Conservatives in Telford have said that continuing to call for maintaining existing hospital services in the borough and Shrewsbury is … Read more
Will Cornwall’s Minor Injury Units Shut?
More details have emerged about a major shake-up of Cornwall’s NHS, which could close minor injury units. It suggests they … Read more
Strong future for East Lancashire baby unit, says NHS chief
SPECIALIST maternity services in East Lancashire are in position to be rolled out further than its current catchment area, according … Read more
Fears over future on town’s hospital
POLITICIANS and campaigners have raised concerns over the future of health services in Bicester under sweeping plans to ‘transform’ the … Read more
Gloucestershire campaigners march in mass NHS demonstration in London as part of national protest movement
GLOUCESTERSHIRE campaigners are set to march on parliament as part of a national NHS protest. About 100 people from Gloucestershire … Read more
Lewisham cuts to affect social care and raise council tax
Lewisham council has announced its spending plans for the next year, including a rise in council tax and a charge … Read more
Nurses will not support Bedford Hospital restructure if it ‘compromises patient safety’
NURSES have raised concerns a review into the future of Bedford Hospital is being ‘rushed through without proper engagement with … Read more
NHS Improvement rejects Leicester’s multi-million pound EPR bid
A Midlands trust has reined in its paperless ambitions after NHS Improvement declined to fund its multi-million pound electronic patient … Read more