Nurse shortage puts children’s mental health plan ‘at risk’
A government mental health strategy is at risk because most children and young people’s mental health trusts have nurse recruitment … Read more
GPs slam STP proposal to shift ‘massive amounts’ of work into general practice
GP leaders have slammed plans to transfer ‘massive amounts’ of secondary care work into general practice without proper support to … Read more
Lincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure
ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to close the accident and emergency … Read more
NHS sustainability and transformation plans: proposals for savings lack scrutiny
Local areas must balance the books in rapid plans to change health services, writes Anne Gulland What are sustainability and … Read more
NHS ‘heading into extremely difficult autumn’ amid rising rota gaps
Healthcare services and its professionals are “heading into an extremely difficult autumn”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned … Read more
Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded
A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month. Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, … Read more
New ‘dementia atlas’ reveals disparity in care across England
People with dementia are being let down by local services across the country, according to new government data that critics … Read more
Brighton NHS trust ‘to go in special measures’
A hospital trust already rated inadequate is about to be placed into special measures, the BBC understands. The Care Quality … Read more
NHS problems only going to get worse, says Patients Association
Problems within the NHS are only going to get worse, the Patients Association has warned, after a study showed that … Read more
The plans may still be fantasy: but NHS cuts are starting to get real
THERESA MAY’S government is stepping up George Osborne’s programme of relentless real-terms reductions to NHS spending to reverse Labour’s decade … Read more