Doctor shortage left 4m patients without cover last year
At least 4 million people were left without access to an out-of-hours doctor at some point last year because of … Read more
Private NHS contractor set to take over county’s out of hours service
OUT of Hours services for patients in Gloucestershire are set to be taken over by a private healthcare company for … Read more
Darlington Borough Council confirms date for inquiry into plans for Memorial Hospital
AN inquiry into controversial plans that could lead to A&E services being lost in Darlington is to be held later … Read more
Rising demand leads to review of stroke units
People who suffer a stroke could have further to travel to hospital if health bosses decide to reduce the number … Read more
One in ten areas left without GP out-of-hours cover
Out-of-hours GP services are on a knife edge, with providers covering some four million patients admitting they have had overnight … Read more
Management consultants scoop up on the secretive shake-up of the health service in England
The cash-strapped NHS could be spending up to £15 million on management consultants for advice on the secretive shake-up of … Read more
NHS cash crisis in Kent halts non-urgent surgery until April
An NHS body has run so short of money that it has banned patients in its area from having non-urgent … Read more
Nursing degree applications slump after NHS bursaries abolished
Applications by students in England to nursing and midwifery courses at British universities have fallen by 23% after the government … Read more
North Norfolk MP: ‘More detail needed in region’s new health plan’
Norman Lamb, the MP for North Norfolk, has written to Wendy Thomson – chief executive of Norfolk County Council – … Read more
Protesters to march against £641m NHS savings across the North East
Health protesters are set to march against plans that will see £641m lost from the North East’s NHS services over … Read more