Public health—the frontline cuts begin
…Britain all now depend on a radical upgrade in prevention and public health.” Iacobuccis investigation recently reported in the BMJ is very timely as The Commons Health Committee is now…
…Britain all now depend on a radical upgrade in prevention and public health.” Iacobuccis investigation recently reported in the BMJ is very timely as The Commons Health Committee is now…
…faced severe challenges. The basic NHS principles (universal, comprehensive, free at point of need and tax funded) were strongly supported and the NHS did well on international comparisons, but the…
…initially denied, an investigation by the BMJ has found. That was almost 50% more than the 50,188 individual funding requests (IFRs) doctors put in to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), the…
…access to services, compared with 36% who said they were not. The figures come as an independent report – published today – found that between 2013/14 and 2014/15 the number…
Two community hospitals have been earmarked for closure as part of a shakeup of NHS healthcare in Derbyshire. Newholme Hospital in Bakewell and Bolsover Hospital could shut as part of…
Article from BBC news, 1 November 2017 Health campaigners are trying to raise money to mount a legal challenge to the closure of community hospital’s inpatient ward. Somerset Partnership NHS…
…open in Sunderland, Lancashire, Lincoln, Canterbury and Chelmsford over the next three years. Places at existing schools are also being increased as part of the government’s commitment to increase student…
…services, said the current provision was not right for the town. Bosses want to keep the facility open, but make it an appointment-only service to ease pressure on local GPs….
…between staff and residents light up its smart interior, creating a comfortable, homely atmosphere. Arriving on a Thursday lunchtime, I’m introduced to several relatives visiting their parents: Nigel Allen, the…
…are currently occupied by patients. The closures could come as services face making savings through sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) that are being implemented in 44 areas of England, including…