Record number of GP closures force 265,000 to find new doctors
A record number of GP practices closed last year, forcing thousands of patients to find a new surgery, in spite … Read more
Telford A&E night closure plan row
Follow the council cabinet meeting as it happened. Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet has meet this evening to discuss proposals to … Read more
Public health cuts will lead to more sick people, report warns
More people will become ill as a direct result of the government cutting spending on public health, which will put … Read more
Mackey admits trust deficit cannot be cleared in 2017-18
The chief executive of NHS Improvement has admitted that a key financial target that was seen as “critical” to the … Read more
Private investors and councils key to capital investment, says Mackey
Limited access to capital funding means the NHS will need to design more funding schemes that are “off balance sheet”, … Read more
Charing Cross Hospital: Council hits back at health bosses’ formal complaint over ‘closure’ letter
The formal complaint made by NHS bosses against Hammersmith and Fulham Council is “the latest in a long line of … Read more
Cowan stands firm in row
HAMMERSMITH and Fulham council leader Stephen Cowan is defiantly refusing to buckle against a move by health chiefs to try … Read more
Campaigners protest over NHS bed closures
Campaigners have staged a protest against the closure of dozens of hospital beds. They waved placards after gathering outside Hanley’s … Read more
NHS England announces that all STPs will become ‘accountable care systems’
NHS England accounces that all STPs will become ‘accountable care systems’ Full story at Pulse Today 31st March 2017 According … Read more
Areas targeted to become ‘evolved STPs’ with much bigger freedoms
Accountable care systems (ACSs) will now be considered an ‘evolved’ version of an STP that is working as a locally … Read more