Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis
Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more
Future Fit: Fears for patients over Shropshire A&E decision delay
Tracey Huffer, Shropshire councillor for Ludlow East and a practising nurse, has called for better leadership and communication to be … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive
The Greater Manchester, Kent and Medway, mid and south Essex, and north west London STPs have been selected to be … Read more
NHS Trust Leaders Warn Staff Shortages now Outweigh Fears Over Funding
The largest ever survey of NHS trust chairs and chief executives has revealed rising concern over the growing NHS “workforce … Read more
Further attack on Shropshire NHS masterplan
A blueprint for the future of health services in Shropshire has been dismissed as being a “cuts programme” including “all … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more
NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more
STPs risk ‘starving services of resources’
Ministers have been urged to sort out the ‘mess’ of the NHS STPs (sustainability and transformation plans) after BMA analysis … Read more
Investment and support for general practice must be the focus of local STPs
The RCGP has responded to the King’s Fund report on Sustainability and Transformation Plans, published today. Professor Maureen Baker, RCGP … Read more