HSJ Analysis: The magical thinking of Hunt’s medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political … Read more
GP practices closing while waiting on support promised by Jeremy Hunt
GP practices at the brink of closure are being denied millions of pounds of funding promised to them by health … Read more
Nurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in order to … Read more
Act on children’s mental ill health or risk national crisis, warns expert
The UK should brace itself for a “tsunami” of adults with mental health problems unless urgent action is taken to … Read more
‘Shameful’ pace of STP rollout risks financial meltdown, warns former NHS commissioning chief
The timescale imposed by NHS England for developing sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) has been condemned as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shameful’ … Read more
Hospital overcrowding caused by ‘political maladministration’, say MPs
Hospitals have become dangerously full and discharge patients too soon as a direct result of “political maladministration” by successive governments, … Read more
Hospitals Could Close In Cornwall
A big health shake-up across Cornwall could close some hospitals. The ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plan’ also reveals a ‘tight network’ … Read more
Official Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS report reveals ‘Tough decisions’ ahead (updated)
Documents seen by OnTheWight reveal Hampshire and the Isle of Wight health bosses are seriously considering dividing services across the … Read more
Secretive NHS STP plans could see GP numbers in Hackney fall by a third
NHS England’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) would see England divided into 44 “footprints” – which must achieve financial balance … Read more
NHS needs 3.5 per cent annual funding increase, economists predict
New economic projections from the Office of Budget Responsibility suggest the NHS requires real terms funding increases of 3.5 per … Read more