Shropshire councils refuse to endorse ‘insufficiently developed’ STP
Two Shropshire councils have refused to endorse the region’s 73-page draft STP, saying that it is insufficiently developed. Shropshire Council … Read more
No jam today, and no jam tomorrow either, by Anita Charlesworth and Richard Murray
Policy ambition and public funding don’t add up in either the short or long term – and the result spells … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more
Cambridge cuts plan confirms Tory plot to destroy our NHS
Shock plans for the sell-off of the NHS were uncovered yesterday when NHS bosses published a proposal to reduce reliance … Read more
NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more
NHS financial problems endemic and no longer sustainable, say auditors
The financial problems of the NHS are now “endemic” and have worsened so significantly in the past year that the … Read more
STPs risk ‘starving services of resources’
Ministers have been urged to sort out the ‘mess’ of the NHS STPs (sustainability and transformation plans) after BMA analysis … Read more
Promised £8bn extra for NHS is not enough, says hospitals boss
Theresa May will have to rip up the government’s financial plans for the NHS and commit more than the promised … Read more
Revealed: Controversial NHS blueprint to overhaul Merseyside’s hospitals
NHS bosses today unveiled controversial plans for hospital mergers and A&E downgrades as a long-awaited report on the future of … Read more