Hospital shuts beds after CQC raises staffing ratio concerns
Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been forced into significant bed closures after inspectors raised concerns about staff ratios and … Read more
Cuts to PIP ‘extremely damaging’ says College of Occupational Therapists
The College of Occupational Therapists has expressed concern following the Government’s announcement to cut Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Under new … Read more
Health minister admits Government risks not delivering on GP recruitment goal
A health minister has admitted that there is a ‘risk’ around whether the Government will achieve its commitment to find … Read more
Budget 2016: George Osborne cuts £1.1bn from NHS repairs fund
The NHS repairs budget has been slashed by £1.1bn, in an unpublicised cut included in George Osborne’s 2016 Budget. The … Read more
George Osborne cut NHS repairs fund by £1.1bn, claims Labour
Hospitals are facing a rising backlog of repairs and out-of-date equipment because NHS funds are being used to shore up frontline … Read more
Budget includes £650 million in ‘secret cuts’ to the NHS, analysis shows
George Osborne made hundreds of millions of pounds in “secret cuts” to the NHS in his Budget, according to the … Read more
Councils cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from stop smoking services
Councils are cutting their smoking cessation budgets by hundreds of thousands of pounds – a move that experts warn will … Read more
Bliss Baby Report 2015
For the first time in five years, we have heard from neonatal units, transport services and parents across the country, … Read more
RCN reaffirms danger of new role substituting nurses
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the proposed new nursing associate role must not be used as a … Read more
‘No convincing plan’ for NHS to save £22bn, say scathing report
An influential committee of MPs has made sweeping criticisms of the Department of Health and NHS England over their handling … Read more