Significant changes to health care services are no longer hidden
The deliberate hiding from public view of STP changes to how and where patients are cared for in Hampshire is … Read more
Patients at risk of ‘serious injury’ at two major south west London hospitals as urgent repair costs soar past £65m
Urgent repairs at two major south west London hospitals which could cause “catastrophic failure” would cost the NHS more than £65m … Read more
One in 14 people now waiting for operations as demand on NHS soars
NHS England figures show number of people awaiting non-urgent surgery is at highest level since December 2007 Demand for … Read more
Isle of Wight Labour welcomes rejection of NHS STP document
There is a recommendation to not endorse the STP document, which Labour councillor, Geoff Lumley believes is “an attempt by … Read more
Hospital chief offers ‘no guarantees’ over under threat services
The man leading the plan to cut more than £260million from local NHS spending has admitted he can’t “offer any … Read more
‘Closure’ of Grantham A&E and maternity services overhaul revealed in leaked report
A leaked health report suggests A&E service at Grantham hospital could potentially end and maternity services could be centralised across … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more
New report details £267 million of cuts to Coventry and Warwickshire NHS
Healthcare in Coventry and Warwickshire is set to be overhauled in a bid to save £267 million in the next … Read more