…blueprint include reduced A&E opening hours at Southport, Whiston and Warrington hospitals, a merger of the Royal Liverpool and Aintree hospitals and a new Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The radical proposals…
…have drifted away from the K&C in the last 10 years and this temporary move of acute care was not consulted on. Full story in Kent Online, 19 June 2017…
…been suspending intensive care unit consumables from its online catalogue since early May to prevent shortages, according to its website. On Friday morning, 15 new items, including eight tracheostomy kits,…
A petition to save A&E and the maternity unit at Poole Hospital has gathered more than 20,000 signatures. Poole resident Sean Perrin started the online petition in a bid to…
Delays faced by patients for common forms of surgery increased sharply last year, with those referred for hernia repairs or removal of cataracts, tonsils or adenoids now waiting about a…
The long-term plan, published on Monday, said that by 2022-23 all patients in England will have access to a “digital first primary care offer”, such as online or video consultations….
…process is online only and involves filling in a form and attaching multiple documents. My friend asked the council, “What happens if this person doesn’t use the internet?” “That’s OK—they…
…went private because NHS waiting lists are too long. The survey from online services marketplace Bark.com shows that 77% of people who booked in with a private counsellor did so…
…for a backlog of other repair work. BMA South East regional honorary secretary, Dr John MacKinnon, said the plans were becoming unworkable. Full Article on Kent Online 17th February 2017…
…Fund report. Controversial STPs are being drawn up to reshape health and social care in 44 ‘footprint’ areas across England by NHS commissioners, providers and local authorities. Plans released early…