BMA demands healthcare plan detail
The Government must show leadership and spell out the detail of how health and social care reform will be achieved, … Read more
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to close Integrative Care beds
Scotland’s largest health board has voted to close inpatient beds at a Glasgow site which previously operated as the Homeopathic … Read more
NHS buckling under mismatch of demand and funding, says report
The NHS in England is buckling under a mismatch between soaring demand for care and levels of funding, … Read more
Nursing degree applications have fallen by 20% since the government replaced bursaries with student loans.
The drop in applications for nursing, midwifery and allied health subjects is also twice that of other courses, according to … Read more
How hospital activity and funding in England have changed over time – The King’s Fund
In recent years, NHS spending has been protected while other budgets such as welfare, local government and the police have … Read more
Commissioners may make ‘controversial’ cuts to break even
Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group is heading for a £15m deficit in 2016-17 unless it makes “controversial decisions” to cut … Read more
Hospital, CCG and GP consolidation mooted by Northamptonshire STP
Service redesign under the Northamptonshire sustainability and transformation plan may go so far that it will “make little sense to … Read more
Controversial plans set to win approval
Health bosses will this week discuss their plans for the year ahead – and are likely to approve plans to … Read more
The social care crisis is pulling NHS trusts further underwater
The government’s refusal to find any new money for social care will inflict significant and lasting damage on the NHS … Read more
Future Fit: Fears for patients over Shropshire A&E decision delay
Tracey Huffer, Shropshire councillor for Ludlow East and a practising nurse, has called for better leadership and communication to be … Read more