Empty apologies – as Primary Care chiefs press on with plans
The scale and weight of GP antagonism towards plans in North West London to roll out a system of “same … Read more
Call on Chancellor to fund public health to boost the economy
The Chancellor’s Spring budget is imminent and the message from the public health and health sectors is that poverty is … Read more
Row over exclusion of GPs from ‘improved’ GP services
Hammersmith & Fulham Save Our NHS (HAFSON) campaigners in North West London have told The Lowdown of a brewing row … Read more
Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53%
NHS data shows that the number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than … Read more
More confusion over new hospitals
Following on our recent Lowdown report on the chaos of the New Hospitals Programme (NHP), there are more signs that the organisation … Read more
Figures show one in 20 patients in England wait at least four weeks to see GP
NHS figures have show that one in 20 patients has to wait at least four weeks to see a GP … Read more
Emergency unit faced closure amid ‘significant staffing crisis’
HSJ has seen an email that shows managers wanted to temporarily close Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust same day emergency … Read more
Physician associates shouldn’t be regulated as such, says BMA
The BMA is urging MPs to reject government plans to regulate “physician associates” with the GMC. The BMA has said … Read more
New hospitals – the chaos continues
The prevailing aura of chronic, shambolic failure hangs over the government’s much-vaunted “New Hospitals Programme,” a brainchild of Boris Johnson, … Read more
Premature deaths show action needed on social determinants of health
More than 1 million people in England died prematurely in the decade following 2011 due to a combination of poverty, … Read more