BMA re-enters contract talks
The BMA will today re-enter talks with the Government over the junior doctors’ contract. It comes after the Academy of … Read more
Hunt admits health funding was not protected in spending review
Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged that the full health budget was not protected in the government’s spending review. The health secretary, … Read more
Junior doctors prepare for fresh talks over contracts
Junior doctors’ leaders are set to enter fresh talks with the government on Monday, signalling a small breakthrough in the … Read more
Mental health services must get the funding they need – Saffron Cordery
The phrase “parity of esteem” when used to describe the treatment of mental health services in the NHS is rightly … Read more
NHS mental health funding is still lagging behind, says report
Government pledges to put more money into mental health are being broken because the NHS is not passing the money … Read more
Fewer people die in hospital at weekends, study finds
Fewer people – not more – die in hospital at weekends than during the week, according to a major study … Read more
Revealed: The capital projects deferred in ‘undignified scramble’
HSJ has obtained details of dozens of NHS capital schemes that were deferred from 2015-16, as part of a bid … Read more
Many UK accident and emergency units closed or downgraded
Since 2010, over 60 towns and cities across England have had vital hospital services either closed down or downgraded (meaning … Read more
Sussex CCG Must Act Now
Sussex CCG Must Act Now As Staff Continue To Leave Over Coperforma Patient Transport Service Failings The CCGs are ultimately … Read more
NHS ‘needs our hope and effort’
BMA council chair Mark Porter has called on doctors to unite in the face of spiralling demand, shrinking resource and … Read more