Cuts in services
NHS treatments for piles and cataracts facing cutbacks in St Helens
Article from The Liverpool Echo, 6 July 2017 NHS treatment for piles, cataracts, hairloss and laser tattoo removal could be … Read more
Battle to save Cumbria community hospital beds will go on, council leader pledges
The fight to save community hospital beds from the axe will continue, according to Cumbria County council leader Stewart Young. … Read more
MP vows to prevent ‘diminishment’ of hospital services in Southend
The Conservative MP for Southend West says he will fight for the future of the town’s hospital accident and emergency … Read more
Protests over Shropshire maternity unit closures
Campaigners have gathered to protest the closure of three rural maternity units across Shropshire. Midwife-led units in Oswestry, Ludlow and … Read more
Glenfield Hospital: Rally held for child heart surgery
Campaigners fighting to save children’s heart surgery at an East Midlands hospital held a rally in Leicester. An NHS England … Read more
Mental health service closure undermines parity of esteem pledge
Doctors have criticised the ‘short-sighted’ axing of a public mental health service in Surrey – the parliamentary patch of the … Read more
Walsall stroke patients could have to travel to Wolverhampton
Stroke patients could be made to have their treatment in another town after health bosses declared the current service ‘unsustainable’. … Read more
Doctors forced to plead with NHS for treatments for patients, BMJ finds
Growing rationing of healthcare is forcing more doctors to plead with the NHS to fund treatments patients need, including cataract … Read more
NHS under pressure: What is happening to A&E services?
As a fourth hospital in England closes its casualty ward overnight, and with more downgrades likely to follow, are the … Read more
Evening and weekend emergency children’s operations to end at three hospitals over lack of NHS staff
Plans have been given the go-ahead to stop some emergency children’s operations at evenings and weekends at three regional hospitals … Read more
“It’s a crisis”: Patients raise concerns over Lincoln Walk-In-Centre closure plans
Lincoln residents have spoken out at the first of three consultation events held over proposals to close the city’s only … Read more
BMA chief: NHS is ‘running on fumes’
Dr Mark Porter hit out at the government at the start of the union’s annual conference. He accused ministers of … Read more
Savings drive softened after ‘top-down pressure’ complaints
In a letter sent to providers in around 14 “capped expenditure” areas today, NHS Improvement said organisations should not be … Read more
Blow for patients as another Brighton and Hove surgery shuts
CAMPAIGNERS fear Brighton and Hove could be heading for a GP crisis as it emerged the eighth surgery in two … Read more
Disabled patients ‘relying on crowdfunding’ for wheelchairs
Disabled patients are increasingly having to rely on crowdfunding to pay for wheelchairs, a leading doctor has warned. Cuts in … Read more
NHS chiefs refuse to say if they will be robbing Cinderford to pay Lydney
NHS chiefs are refusing to say if they are planning to cut service at the Dilke Memorial Hospital in Cinderford … Read more