Charities accuse government of “betrayal” on plan for mental health
Mental health charities say the government’s broken promise to produce a new strategy focused on mental health “risks letting down … Read more
Report struggles to find ”tangible benefits” of NHS reorganisation
A new report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee raises serious questions over the reorganisation of England’s NHS into 42 … Read more
Call for review of prescription charges
With growing numbers of hard-pressed people in England failing to collect prescribed medicine because of the £9.35 per item cost, … Read more
NHS strikes called off for talks
The surprise announcement that the Royal College of Nursing was calling off its planned escalation of strike action having been promised talks … Read more
Eating disorder service in ‘very distressing’ state after 19 deaths
Ombudsman Rob Behrens, the author of a Parliamentary report into ‘failing’ eating disorder services in 2017, says the number of … Read more
Emergency Care Plan raises more questions
A new plan to rescue struggling NHS emergency services, pledging 800 ambulances, 5000 more hospital beds and bolstering community care has been … Read more
Problems mount for New Hospitals Programme
Concerns over the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) have been growing in recent months, since NHS Providers warned that it was on … Read more
The patients with treatable eating disorders who are dying before the NHS can help them
The Independent reports that it has seen leaked data that shows a record number of eating disorder patients are not … Read more
Leamington ‘megalab’ faces closure
The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory in Leamington Spa, which opened in the summer of 2021 at a cost of up to £1billion and … Read more
Going private is no workforce strategy
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more