The government’s recent funding announcement aims to expand the diagnostics capacity of the NHS focused on the opening of at least 100 community diagnostic hubs across England, expanding partnerships with…
…“in these times of national economic uncertainty and change in NHS maternity services”. Its commissioner, Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group, also published a statement online saying “the pioneering midwifery service”…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling on independent ambulance services, commissioners and the wider system to do more to make sure patients are safe, following concerns identified during its…
29. North East London In October 2018, the chief executives of NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to all STP leaders instructing them to come up with new five year…
…support in the community which will need to be provided by their own practice.’ The CCG said it was ‘also looking at whether we can discharge patients to additionally commissioned…
Seven local STP areas have been selected to test a range of innovative practices to transform maternity services, NHS England has announced today. The Early Adopter sites, chosen by a…
A charity has warned a dangerous precedent may be set if a clinical commissioning group enforces its decision to stop funding non-emergency patient transport to people who rely on “life…
…community hospitals will see their inpatient beds cut. Leaving six sites with such facilities. The closure of all in-patient facilities at Fielding Palmer Community Hospital in Lutterworth and Rutland Memorial…
…by Cancer Research UK*. “Thousands of people will want to quit smoking this new year and free stop smoking services provided by local councils provide vital support to help them…
Nearly a third of clinical commissioning groups have implemented or are considering restrictions to services this year, HSJ research reveals: almost a third of CCGs have implemented or are considering…