Obese patients denied surgery by NHS rationing
GP leaders slammed the ‘rationing’ of NHS services and warned that the restrictions on access to care appeared to breach … Read more
Thousands of patients forced to hunt for a new GP as staffing shortages accelerate practice closures
Thousands of patients have had to find a new GP because their local practice has closed, as staffing shortages and … Read more
NHS vasectomies rationed as health service forced to make cuts
Free vasectomies are being rationed in some parts of the country, as the NHS is forced to cut costs. One commissioning group … Read more
Stealth cuts to hospitals push the NHS into the red
Cuts to tariffs – the prices paid to hospitals for different medical procedures – are starving health trusts of income … Read more
Patients stuck in A&E for up to 46 hours – the number of hospitals recording A&E stays of more than 20 hours has doubled in just one year
Patients are being forced to endure stays of up to two days in Accident & Emergency departments amid a growing … Read more
NHS to ‘extend rationing’ of healthcare in bid to balance books
The NHS plans to dramatically increase rationing of patients’ access to care and treatment in an effort to balance its books, a … Read more
GPs say NHS reforms have harmed patient care
More than twice as many GPs think that the introduction of CCGs has been detrimental to patient care than think … Read more
NHS crisis: Damning report reveals nurses are too stretched to feed and care for patients
Patients are being denied pain relief, food and water due to NHS cuts, a damning report has revealed. Disturbingly, 65% … Read more
Hospital finances and productivity: in a critical condition?
In recent years the English National Health Service (NHS) has undergone major structural changes and has faced an unprecedented financial … Read more
Mental health trust funding down 8% from 2010 despite coalition’s drive for parity of esteem
Funding for NHS trusts to provide mental health services has fallen by more than 8% in real terms over the … Read more