Cuts in services
Two-thirds of NHS say patient safety getting worse
Full Story in The Guardian 12 March 2018 Nearly two-thirds of doctors believe patient safety has deteriorated over the past … Read more
Hands Off HRI protestors to stage protest outside Leeds Crown Court
Full story in The Huddersfield Examiner, 12 March 2018 Health campaigners are being urged to take part in a protest … Read more
Care Quality Commission says Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS trust ‘requires improvement’
Full Story in Kent Online 9 March 2018 The trust in charge of hospitals in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells has … Read more
Official review tells Hunt to knock back hospital downgrade
Full story in The HSJ, 8 March 2018 An independent review has recommended Jeremy Hunt knocks back an NHS decision … Read more
Dorset NHS hospital shake-up plans face judicial review
Full story in BBC News, 6 March 2018 A decision to reorganise Dorset NHS hospital services is to face a … Read more
Decision to close down Osler House Surgery slammed as ‘terrible’ decision by Harlow MP Robert Halfon
Full Story in Essex Live 5 March 2018 Robert Halfon has spoken out about news that Osler House Surgery, in … Read more
Revealed: ‘Ludicrous’ CCG variation for care at home
Full story in the HSJ, 5 March 2018 There is dramatic variation across England in the rate of people with serious … Read more
Protest to mark eight months of no 24/7 A&E
The Protect Our NHS North Somerset group meets monthly atWeston General Hospital to mark the ward’s temporary overnight closure, which … Read more
Have your say on the future of NHS stroke services
Councillors in Bexley are urging local people to have their say on NHS proposals that will affect the stroke services … Read more
Future of Corby’s Urgent Care Centre row continues
Full Story in North Hamptonshire Telegraph 1 March 2018 The move was approved by Corby CCG’s governing body at the … Read more
The shocking figures that reveal the crisis in Birmingham’s health service
Full story in Birmingham Mail, 1 March 2018 Shocking new figures reveal that waiting lists are soaring across Birmingham’s NHS, … Read more
Charing Cross patients praise hospital and call for greater say in its future during uncertain times for site
Patients have praised Charing Cross Hospital in a new survey and report. It was carried out by independent health charity … Read more
A ‘staggering increase’ in cancelled operations
Full story in The Independent, 25 February 2018 Patients are facing delays to life-saving treatment amid warnings over a “staggering increase” in cancellations of … Read more
Beds hospital merger delay due to ‘finances’
The proposed merger of Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital has been delayed. The plan was for it to … Read more
Families’ fears over closure of Rotherhithe specialist care home
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), which runs Ann Moss specialist care unit in Rotherhithe, wrote to relatives … Read more