Charges proposed for out-of-hours GP appointments in England
…The scheme would see doctors use their own time to treat and charge patients and involve the setting up of a third-party company to manage the payments to GPs. Dr…
…The scheme would see doctors use their own time to treat and charge patients and involve the setting up of a third-party company to manage the payments to GPs. Dr…
Experts are warning that the “often unsafe” practice of nursing patients on corridors is now becoming more prevalent, reports Nursing Notes. Busy hospitals are reportedly being left with no choice…
…GP practices being unable to cope with patient numbers increasing as they do not have the additional funding. This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened…
…will pay practices for. Meanwhile, a number of councils are completely discontinuing smoking cessation services. Many of the cuts are as a result of the Government removing funding from local…
…days next year. GP leaders said that this proves that the crisis in general practice is having a real effect on patients. It comes as practices are having to stop…
…Clinical Commissioning Group has named the three organisations shortlisted for its seven year, £80m multispecialty community provider contract. Commissioners have also has also revealed York Teaching Hospital FT, the current…
…signed by members of the public in Launceston, read: “We, the undersigned, oppose all cuts to community health and community care services in Cornwall including any plan to close Launceston…
…NHS long-term plan. Earlier this month, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group agreed to launch a tender for one single provider of adult community services under a…
Commons defence select committee calls £10m a year allocation a ‘scandal’ Armed forces personnel and veterans who need mental healthcare are being “completely failed by the system” in some cases,…
Patients are being denied access to heart treatments that could prevent strokes or save lives, after an NHS England project was delayed, a charity has told HSJ. NHS England’s Commissioning…