Cuts in services
Mental health services breaking down under pressure
New research commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network shows the cost of mental ill health for England was a staggering … Read more
Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53%
NHS data shows that the number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than … Read more
Delays to mental health treatment in England ‘putting more children in care’
Delays to NHS treatment have led to an increasing number of emotionally troubled children being taken into care because their … Read more
Winter crisis starts early, as Trust chiefs urged to lobby Tory MPs
It’s not even winter yet, but the NHS is already in a major beds crisis and bracing for the worst … Read more
NHS to face unprecedented funding squeeze to 2025
HSJ reports that the NHS in England is set to face a multiyear funding squeeze for the first time since … Read more
Can we afford cuts to health spending?
As Rishi Sunak considers a tightening of public sector spending, evidence of the cost of ill health to the nation’s … Read more
70 organisations object to moves to “weaken” public health measures
Liz Truss’s plans for the UK’s anti-obesity strategy, which could see the axing of many measures to help reduce the … Read more
DIY dentistry on the rise as 90% of NHS practices not seeing new patients
The director of the Healthwatch England watchdog has warned that incidents of DIY dentistry, including people using superglue to stick … Read more
Cuts to hospital discharge programme fuel crisis
NHS England’s response to the new austerity embodied in Rishi Sunak’s spending review from last autumn has been to slash … Read more
Javid pushes ahead with changes to primary care
Sajid Javid has announced plans for big changes in primary care, based on a report from the think tank Policy Exchange. … Read more
Kent campaigners fight on for stroke services
Health campaigners in Kent have declared they will fight “tooth and nail” the government decision to endorse a reconfiguration which will mean … Read more
NHS plans to close all local ambulance stations in London
The Guardian has reported that NHS bosses in London plan to shut every local ambulance station in London, prompting fears … Read more
National Insurance increase for care funding unfair
After a weekend of torrid speculation, the PM has confirmed government plans to raise National Insurance for working people and … Read more
Millions unable to access mental health support
There are around 8 million people in England that are denied access to mental health services because they do not … Read more
Hospitals could face ‘one of the most challenging winters on record’
NHS leaders have told the i that the NHS is heading into “one of its most challenging winters”, with Covid-19, … Read more
Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more