Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has shown that England’s poorest communities lost more of their budget for public health services in the £900 million cuts, than…
Full story in stoke sentinel 17 January 2018 Campaigners, nurses, care workers and politicians are descending on London next month in protest at the closure of dozens of hospital beds….
…attendances (0.8 per cent). The forecasts cover all clinical commissioning group commissioned activity. Such reductions, while relatively small proportions, are in stark contrast to the trend of recent years. In…
…is also a hidden one million-strong additional waiting list for even more poorly-resourced community health services, among them: 75,000 children waiting to access community paediatric services, “including children needing help…
…waiting list covers elective surgery and hospital services. In August, the HSJ revealed that there is also a hidden one million-strong additional waiting list for even more poorly-resourced community health…
Almost 90% of GP practices are struggling to find locums to cover shifts amid growing pressures on the workforce, the BMA has said. Its survey of almost 3,000 GP practices…
General practice in Essex is on the brink of collapse, the LMC has warned, after finding that almost one third of practices have considered handing back their contract. Essex LMC’s…
…the election. The campaign, called ‘GPs are on your side’, warns that general practice is ‘collapsing’, and that ‘every practice across England is struggling to keep its doors open’ –…
Health bosses have pleaded with two MPs to help clear up “misunderstandings” about the future of an A&E department. They have sent an open letter to Paula Sherriff and Tracy…
…/ supported living / recovery model provision); plus many other services currently commissioned from the voluntary sector and services commissioned to support the public health and/or social care commissioning operations…