NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more
East Kent hospitals shake-up as part of bid to save £300m across Kent and Medway
Hospital services in east Kent are to be shaken up in a move which could lead to one super site … Read more
NHS financial problems endemic and no longer sustainable, say auditors
The financial problems of the NHS are now “endemic” and have worsened so significantly in the past year that the … Read more
STPs risk ‘starving services of resources’
Ministers have been urged to sort out the ‘mess’ of the NHS STPs (sustainability and transformation plans) after BMA analysis … Read more
New health plan to cut baby deaths and increase GP appointments
A plan to revolutionise infant care and stop a projected 34 baby deaths a year in Birmingham and the Black … Read more
NHS transformation plans may be used as cover for cuts, says BMA
Controversial plans put forward as a way of improving the health service in England and ensuring its sustainability risk being … Read more
Providers and CCGs consider merging back-office
The Black Country Partnership sustainability and transformation plan has said it is looking at options to integrate non-clinical support services … Read more
Budget cuts hitting mental health patients, says UNISON survey
Mental health patients are facing bed shortages, longer waits for treatment and reduced support because of budget cutbacks, according to … Read more
Revealed: Radical new approach to healthcare to prevent £248m overspend in Suffolk and north Essex
Radical plans to overhaul the region’s health and social care system were released yesterday, offering the public its first glimpse … Read more
Top patient group fails to back plan to transform Norfolk NHS
A group representing the interests of patients in Norfolk has failed to endorse plans drawn up by health chiefs to … Read more