Healthcare group to walk away from five Brighton and Hove surgeries putting care of 11,400 patients in doubt
The future care of 11,400 residents has been thrown into doubt after a health group announced it would stop running … Read more
Number of mental health nurses falls 10%
The number of specialist mental health nurses has fallen more than 10% over the past five years, the Guardian has … Read more
How public health cuts could leave Stop Smoking Services under threat
As part of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, money for Stop Smoking Services – and responsibility for running … Read more
New wave of practice closures could mean 25,000 patients lose their GP
Tens of thousands of patients could be forced to register with another GP, as several practices prepare to close their … Read more
GPs forced to close practice lists
Increasing numbers of GP surgeries are being forced to turn away new patients owing to immense pressures. BMA GPs committee … Read more
A&Es hit by children’s mental health crisis
The dire state of care for children with mental illnesses is revealed today, as figures show the numbers arriving at … Read more
Nurse shortage sparks fears of NHS winter crisis
Nine out of 10 hospitals in England are reporting dangerous shortages of nurses with staff worried services could be “tipped … Read more
The End of Formal Adult Social Care?
On Wednesday 25th November 2015, the Conservative majority Government outlined the details of its Comprehensive Spending Review. Detailed analysis of … Read more
NHS will struggle to cope this winter, new analysis finds
Just 3.6 per cent of patients took up over a third of all bed capacity in acute hospitals in England … Read more
Twelve NHS trusts run out of beds as winter pressures mount
New figures, which show that last weekend, 12 NHS trusts were so full they did not have a single bed … Read more