Staff shortages common theme across NHS, warns CQC
Staffing shortfalls have been identified as a key factor affecting patient safety in hospitals and care homes, according to a … Read more
Maternity services overworked, understaffed and struggling to cope shows senior midwives survey
Maternity unit closures, budget and training cuts and reduced services are among the issues highlighted by a survey of UK … Read more
NHS to begin denying people hearing aids for first time
The NHS will start denying people with hearing problems access to hearing aids for the first time from Thursday in a controversial … Read more
NHS at risk from “explosion” in number of ageing patients with multiple illnesses
Rubbishing David Cameron’s plan for a seven-day health service, Britain’s top GP says primary care funding has fallen to dangerous … Read more
Mental health contract could land CCGs with extra costs
Clinical commissioning groups in Birmingham have jointly tendered a service to integrate mental health services for children with those for … Read more
More NHS services will be ‘rationed’ under ministers’ plans
Government plans for NHS ‘efficiency savings’ cannot be delivered without rationing of services, Labour’s new shadow health secretary has warned. … Read more
Prepare for a catastrophic NHS winter meltdown
The NHS is on the brink of a major, messy failure. If nothing is done to address the underlying issues now, the … Read more
Two-thirds of GPs say long waits ‘biggest barrier’ to treatments for mental illness
Two-thirds of GPs say long waiting times for psychological therapy are preventing patients getting treatment for common mental health problems, … Read more
GP funding withdrawn as direct result of Government public health cuts, says local council
Public health commissioners were forced to cap funding of GP-run NHS Health Checks as a direct result of the Government’s … Read more
Revealed: Shocking NHS postcode lottery for elderly care
Elderly people in some parts of the country are nine times more likely than in others to be admitted to … Read more