Cuts in services
NHS Trust board votes for St Helier closure, despite public opposition
Full story in Inside Croydon , 14 December 2017 The Tory Government is pushing ahead with plans to close the … Read more
Underfunding of health services – NHS trust boss resigns in protest
Full story in the Guardian, 10 December 2017 The boss of one of the NHS’s biggest trusts has resigned in … Read more
Care UK gives GPs operation price list
Full story in The Guardian, 5 December 2017 A private healthcare company has sent letters to hundreds of GPs setting … Read more
One in seven appointments cancelled at Southend Hospital last year
Full story in Essex Live 4 December 2017 New data has revealed that a hospital in Essex cancelled one in … Read more
In a bid to gain extra funding, NHS plans to ration care access
NHS bosses are to meet to discuss plans to ration and delay patients’ access to care, which could set them … Read more
North West of England escapes A&E closures.
Full Story at HSJ 24 November 2017 Two months have passed since two chief executives were sacked over their trust’s … Read more
Stroke unit will close in a year
Full story in The Barnsley Chronicle, 17 November 2017 The hyper acute stroke unit at Barnsley Hospital will close by … Read more
Lincolnshire hospitals to postpone non-urgent operations due to squeeze on funding
Full story The Guardian, 16 November 2017 The NHS is under fire for forcing patients who need surgery to wait at least … Read more
NHS cease funding for Nascot Lawn respite centre
Full story in The Herts Advertiser, 16 November 2017 Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) will stop funding the Watford … Read more
Plan to move seriously ill patients by Essex hospitals
Full story on BBC News 15 November 2017 Seriously ill patients face being transferred between three Essex hospitals under plans … Read more
May and Hammond’s miserliness pointed out by NHS Chief
Full story in The Guardian, 9 November 2017 Simon Stevens’s warning to Theresa May and Philip Hammond of the risks they are … Read more
Vasectomy funding cuts considered by nine CCGs
Full story at The BBC, 8 November 2017 Nine NHS groups in England are considering or have cut funding for … Read more
The NHS needs £24bn more by 2022
Full story The Guardian, 8 November 2017 The NHS will need up to £24bn more by 2022 than Theresa May plans to give … Read more
Legal action over attempts to ‘Americanise’ the NHS
Full story in The Independent, 3 November 2017 Legal action is being taken against Jeremy Hunt and the Department of Health over their proposals … Read more
Shepton Mallet ward closure legal challenge threat
Article from BBC news, 1 November 2017 Health campaigners are trying to raise money to mount a legal challenge to … Read more