NHS Health Check: Nine in 10 hospitals ‘overcrowded’ this winter
The number of patients on hospital wards in England has been at unsafe levels at nine out of 10 NHS … Read more
Delivering sustainability and transformation plans
From ambitious proposals to credible plans This report examines the content of the 44 sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) that … Read more
NHS IN CRISIS: Millions of pounds could be saved if more pharmacists prescribed medicines
But the organisations that represents thousands of pharmacists has warned few of its members have been involved in drawing up … Read more
Plans to move Notts hospital services into community and close 200 beds ‘a cover for cuts’
Plans to move more hospital services into the community and close 200 beds across Nottinghamshire is ‘a cover for cuts’ … Read more
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond
Imagine a large barrel that we pull apart, reconstruct and expand (at considerable expense) every year. Imagine we need to … Read more
Hospitals feel the strain all year
The impact of cuts in health and social care is becoming extremely dangerous for patients with crucial hospital space being … Read more
Government cutting beds across UK hospitals in NHS money saving measures
Hospitals will have to be closed and beds cut as part of a series of money-saving measures across the NHS … Read more
Paramedics ‘tampered with trackers’ to avoid 999 calls at a scandal-hit NHS trust
Paramedics at a scandal-hit NHS trust are accused of switching off ambulance tracking devices so they could avoid responding to … Read more
‘No plans’ to downgrade services at Milton Keynes Hospital
Milton Keynes Hospital has denied that some of its departments could be identified for possible closure. The council expressed ‘deep … Read more
Jeremy Hunt urged to intervene after NHS bar stem cell funding for cancer patients
Jeremy Hunt has been urged to intervene on behalf of cancer patients “abandoned” by the NHS in a row over … Read more