South West London STP includes plans to close acute hospital
One of the five acute hospitals in the South West London sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint is due to … Read more
Another ‘secretive’ mega shake-up of the NHS is being carried out by stealth, warns Unite
Another mega NHS shake-up, with a serious threat to patient services, is underway by stealth, Unite, the country’s largest union, … Read more
Third council publishes STP amid growing criticism of NHS England
A south London local authority has become the third council to release its full sustainability and transformation plan, and has … Read more
So child mental health services are failing. Why’s that then, Jeremy?
The health secretary recognises that the inadequacy of Camhs is leading to tragedies – and yet he refuses to fund … Read more
Unfilled nurse training places climb to more than 700
More than 700 training places across pre-registration and post-registration nursing courses in England were left empty in the 2015-16 academic … Read more
Acute services could merge under Midlands STP
Acute services at Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital Trust are to be merged as part of … Read more
Second ‘full’ STP published as council hits out at process
The second “full” sustainability and transformation plan has been published, by a London local authority which has criticised the STP process … Read more
City becomes the first to publish its full STP
Birmingham and Solihull’s sustainability and transformation plan, which has been published today despite NHS England asking for the release of … Read more
Ambulances wait nine hours outside A&E amid ‘epidemic’ of delays
The number of patients suffering delays after arriving at A&E by ambulance has risen by 64 per cent in two … Read more
Leader of region’s new health plan quashes fears over hospital closures as local chiefs submit document to NHS bosses for approval
In an exclusive interview with this newspaper Dr Wendy Thomson, managing director of Norfolk County Council, also dispelled fears about … Read more