‘Serious concerns’ over future health care in Lincolnshire
The leader of Lincolnshire County Council has expressed “serious concerns” over a proposed shake-up of health services in the county. … Read more
Huge bills for controversial health plans are slammed
Health bosses have spent at least £17.6m on management consultants to draw up plans that could lead to the closure … Read more
Health consultancy fees ‘could have been used to benefit patients’
Health bosses spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on consultancy and admin fees while developing a local five-year plan to … Read more
Government demands ‘concrete progress’ on STPs
The government’s instructions to the NHS this year call for “concrete progress on local sustainability and transformation plans” and say … Read more
‘This feels totally wrong’: Poole Hospital governors response to controversial health plans
“This feels totally wrong.” Those are the words of governors from Poole Hospital who have filed a damning response to health … Read more
Constant restructuring of NHS is demoralising staff, survey finds
The number of NHS reorganisations in recent years is a key reason for the health service’s struggle to retain staff, … Read more
NHS services face ‘impossible’ budget crisis, health trusts warn
Frontline NHS services face “mission impossible” in meeting next year’s targets, health trusts have said. Longer waiting lists for operations … Read more
NHS campaigners head for London
NHS supporters from south Warwickshire took their objections to privatisation to the streets of London. Members of South Warwickshire Keep … Read more
Burton’s A&E will stay open, health bosses say
After months of campaigning, tens of thousands of signatures on the town MP’s petition, and dozens of articles by the … Read more
End of walk-in centre ‘will add to A&E pressure at Telford hospital’
Councillor Joan Gorse made the claim at a meeting of Wellington Town Council this week, where members discussed the planned … Read more