Cumbria cottage hospital bed closures confirmed
Full story from BBC News, 4 April 2018 The closure of inpatient beds at three cottage hospitals in Cumbria has … Read more
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Stroke reconfiguration plans cause concerns.
Full Story at HSJ 29 March 2018 Senior clinicians and local campaigners have raised safety concerns over plans for a … Read more
One of biggest NHS mergers includes Birmingham hospital trusts
Full Story in Nursing Times 28 March 2018 A merger between University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and its neighbour … Read more
Stroke services move from Walsall to New Cross Hospital in two weeks
Full Story in Express and Star 28 March 2018 From April 11, Walsall residents will be taken the few miles … Read more
Day centre services to be pulled as CCG agrees to closure of hospital site
Full story in the Beccles and Baungay Journal, 23 March 2018 The Rayner Green Resource Centre, in Halesworth, provides social … Read more
Aspiring ACO will not ‘fully integrate’ vast majority of its GPs
Full story in The HSJ, 22 March 2018 The “vast majority” of GPs are expected to choose “partial” rather than “full” integration … Read more
Fears for Devon under new ‘integrated care system’
Full story in North Devon Gazette, 21 March 2018 An integrated care system (ICS) is supposed to start in the … Read more
Trust cancels operations until Easter to ‘reset’ health economy
Full story in the HSJ, 22 March 2018 Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has cancelled all elective operations until 29 March … Read more
CCG needs to show more ‘gravitas’ and ‘get a grip’ says NHS England
Full Story at HSJ 19 March 2018 A struggling clinical commissioning group was told it needed to show “stronger evidence … Read more
Sheffield NHS bosses reveal decision date on possible plan to close Minor Injuries Unit and Walk-in Centre
Full story in the Sheffield Star, 16 March 2018 NHS bosses will not reveal their decision on plans to close … Read more