Nurses will not support Bedford Hospital restructure if it ‘compromises patient safety’
NURSES have raised concerns a review into the future of Bedford Hospital is being ‘rushed through without proper engagement with … Read more
NHS Improvement rejects Leicester’s multi-million pound EPR bid
A Midlands trust has reined in its paperless ambitions after NHS Improvement declined to fund its multi-million pound electronic patient … Read more
Health bosses say hospital beds are not the answer to NHS’s problems in Staffordshire
NHS bosses say the health service in Staffordshire needs to move away from bed-based care to ensure it is sustainable … Read more
NHS staff ask ‘least bad’ patients to sleep in corridors amid hospital demand crisis
Patients are being asked to volunteer to sleep in corridors in order to free up spaces on overrun NHS wards, … Read more
Hospitals could join prisons in cycle of ‘crisis, cash, repeat’, says report
Better financial planning and reforms needed to avoid ‘disastrous combination of failing public services and breached spending controls’ Hospitals could … Read more
What impact will Brexit have on nursing?
The NHS faces a major shortfall in nurses – and the EU referendum result threatens to derail supply further. The … Read more
‘Key tests must be met’ before Hackney Council’s health chief endorses £587m cost-cutting NEL STP plans
Hackney Council’s health boss has refused to sign up to NHS England’s “secretive” Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) until he … Read more
NHS bed occupancy levels hit record high during last quarter of 2016
The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are the highest ever recorded for a third quarter since quarterly data collections began … Read more
Weston-super-Mare’s ‘underfunded’ hospital at risk due to new cuts
Weston and North Somerset Trades Council has called for a stop to ‘bewildering’ cuts to the NHS as concern for … Read more
Controversial NHS shake-up will cost £150m of taxpayers’ money
A controversial plan to transform NHS services and make savings will itself cost £150m of taxpayer cash to deliver, it has … Read more