How councils are cutting GP sexual health services
A number of local authorities are changing the way sexual health services are provided, which is likely to lead to … Read more
GP contraceptive services cut as councils target public health budgets
Local councils in England are scaling back GP-run contraceptive and sexual health services under a new wave of cost-saving plans … Read more
The King’s fund 2016 : What the planning guidance means for the NHS
At a time when the NHS is planning for 2016/17 and beyond, this briefing considers some of the key publications … Read more
East Sussex budget cuts and 3.99% tax rise backed
Spending plans that will see about £20m of cuts and a 3.99% increase in council tax have been approved. Conservative-run … Read more
Surge in privatisation threatening free NHS treatment, unions say
With contracts worth £5.5bn going to private firms, health sector unions warn of slide to US-style system in which level … Read more
BDA General Secretary joins health union leaders in condemning the Government’s failed NHS privatisation experiment
In a joint letter to the Guardian published on 8th February , leaders of unions representing over one million health … Read more
100 GPs sign letter on Pulse telling Prime Minister general practice is ‘not safe’
Over 100 GPs have co-signed a letter warning Prime Minister David Cameron that general practice is no longer safe for … Read more
This NHS crisis is not economic. It’s political – Aditya Chakrabortty
How many times have you read that the NHS is bust? No need for answers on a postcard: I can … Read more
One fifth of consultants state that rota gaps are causing ‘significant problems for patient safety’
The latest census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees in the UK (2014/15) produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal … Read more
Under pressure: What the Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK
Every three years, the US-based Commonwealth Fund coordinates a survey of general practitioners (GPs) and primary care physicians across 11 … Read more