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New research from Canada has confirmed the point campaigners have been making for decades: that prescription charges deter or prevent poorer patients from complying with the treatment they need –…
New research from Canada has confirmed the point campaigners have been making for decades: that prescription charges deter or prevent poorer patients from complying with the treatment they need –…
…and a 50% cut in cost of follow-ups What does this mean for community care? The STP includes the establishment of a multispecialty community provider (MCP) to deliver integrated community…
…Sustainability and Transformation Plans is closing A&E departments to save money whilst moving more care into the community. Indeed, our research has shown that 33 A&E units are under threat…
…rather than try other services first. Although there will be people who visit GPs unnecessarily, research comparing healthcare use across a number of comparably wealthy countries, has shown that people…
A century-long rise in life expectancy has stalled since 2010 when austerity brought about deep cuts in NHS and social care spending, according to research by a former government adviser…
…a copy of a 3,000 signature strong petition to the council’s cabinet meeting. Mr Abbott, whose own concerns arises partly from his father’s heart condition, said: “We fully appreciate our…
The House of Commons health committee has questioned how the Government intends to pay for seven-day routine GP services. The committee’s inquiry into the effect of last year’s comprehensive spending…
…to patients in our communities. “Our calculations show that increased spending on general practice could save the NHS £447m annually and keep over 1m patients away from hospital emergency departments….
Epsom Hospital is one of three in the region whose A&Es are under review by NHS England because keeping them all open in the long-term is “not sustainable”. The hospital…
…nurses have written an open letter to the Prime Minister. They write in the Daily Mirror that the £20 billion annual rise by 2023/24 will in no way repair the…