…NHS data has revealed. This is despite public claims from NHS trusts that closing walk-in centres will have a “minimal impact” on emergency wards. A freedom of information request (FOI)…
…of community hospital and resource centre beds.” This amounts to a loss of 142 community beds in Worcestershire and 60 in Herefordshire, or 44% of community beds. The community hospitals…
GPs are openly making mistakes because they are overtired, with the majority of doctors seeing more patients than they think is safe, new research reveals. The study found that one…
…hubs, known as “Cavell centres”. It is unclear if or when it will restart. NHSE has supported and funded development of plans for six “pioneer” Cavell centres, since Spring 2021….
…barely any of the £10m ‘vulnerable practices fund’ announced by Mr Hunt as part of his ‘new deal’ for general practice has actually made it to the practices most in…
…blood test is reported to be able to detect more than 50 types of cancer. The test analyses DNA fragments circulating in the blood, also known as cell free DNA…
…NHS chiefs have sparked controversy by shutting eight birth centres in England, prompting criticism that pregnant women are being denied the choice of place of birth that all have been…
…has been left with ‘no security for its future’, adding that commissioners were now getting to grips with how the practice can be run long-term without destabilising adjacent practices. Local…
…urgent and emergency care could lead to the closure of some urgent care centres. Two walk-in centres will shut in Bury and Prestwich and resources moved to NHS 111, GP…
…by NHS Clinical Commissioners earlier this year. The commissioners in the area told the HSJ that they have been told to examine “difficult decisions” and “think the unthinkable”, including modelling…