Provider deficit will be ‘at least £500m’ in 2017-18
NHS trusts are heading for a deficit of more than £500m next year, the body which represents the sector has … Read more
Naylor review: NHS needs £10bn increase in capital funding
An increase of at least £10bn in capital funding is required to deliver proposals in sustainability and transformation plans and … Read more
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
Patients will face longer delays for operations after the NHS decided to shelve one of its most important waiting time … Read more
GP workforce declines by over 400 in just three months
The number of full-time equivalent GPs dropped by 1.3% in the last three months of 2016, new workforce figures reveal. … Read more
South west London hospital closure threat after NHS bossses spend more than £4m on bed cutting plans
Health bosses have spent more than £4m on developing controversial proposals that could lead to the closure of a major south … Read more
£4m MRI scanners set to cut waiting times at Kent and Canterbury Hospital
A £4m investment to deliver two new scanners at Kent and Canterbury Hospital will cut patients’ waiting times and produce … Read more
Hundreds of NHS supporters from Brighton and Hove join national demo in London
Sussex Defend the NHS and the GMB both organised travel for the train journey there and back. In London they … Read more
Frimley Health NHS Trust spent more than £38.6m on agency and contract staff in 2015/16
The Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust spent more than £38.6 million on agency and contract staff in the year 2015/16. … Read more
Struggling NHS trusts to BAN obese and underweight women from having IVF
Struggling NHS trusts are axing or rationing IVF funding for obese and underweight women. Most have already banned any with … Read more
Maternity unit to close at night
ST AUSTELL’s Penrice Birth Centre will be changing its opening hours from May 7 to 8am to 8pm. The NHS … Read more