Cumbrian ambulance boss warns maternity transfer plans are ‘not clinically safe’
Ambulance boss Derek Cartright does not believe controversial plans to transfer women more than 40 miles while in labour are … Read more
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CCGs claim rationing decision based on Right Care programme
Last month HSJ revealed that Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs, intended to … Read more
Residents show “overwhelming vote of confidence” in Burton’s A&E as petition hits 40,000 signatures
A petition set up to save Burton Hospital’s A&E department from a potential downgrade has surged past 40,000 signatures as … Read more
Top doctor concerned over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital
A top local doctor has voiced concerns over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital. Dr Jonathan … Read more
One in six A&E departments at risk of closure or downgrade
One in six A&E departments face being closed or downgraded in the next four years, according to an analysis of … Read more
Revealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
HSJ has identified which of the NHS’s circa 175 Type 1 adult emergency departments are at risk of downgrade or … Read more
Redbridge could be left without an A&E department under new plans for NHS
A north-east London borough could be left without an A&E department under new plans for the NHS in England. Redbridge could … Read more
Health bosses slammed over ‘chaotic’ consultation for massive NHS changes
HEALTH bosses have been slammed over ‘slippery management-speak’ and a ‘chaotic’ consultation over massive changes to the NHS in Oxfordshire. … Read more
Bromsgrove health campaigners issue rallying call ‘to save our NHS’
Concerned Bromsgrove campaigners will make a stand to ‘save our NHS services’ this weekend, urging residents to join them in … Read more
Darlington Borough Council confirms date for inquiry into plans for Memorial Hospital
AN inquiry into controversial plans that could lead to A&E services being lost in Darlington is to be held later … Read more