Cuts in services
GP practices could close or reduce services this winter as pressures mount, warn LMCs
Pulse reports that GP leaders warn that surgeries face the ‘very real prospect’ of having to close temporarily or permanently … Read more
Sajid Javid appointment akin to ‘putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop’
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said the appointment of Sajid Javid as the new health secretary is akin to … Read more
Health visiting staff being cut in Staffordshire
Nurses and health visitors in Staffordshire could lose their jobs due to council budget cuts, Unite officials are warning. Staffordshire … Read more
Over past eight years, almost 800 GP practices have shut
Pulse reports that almost 800 GP practice have closed in the past eight years, forcing an estimated 2.5 million UK … Read more
Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities have warned that a generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may … Read more
NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year
The HSJ reports that a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted that the NHS has ‘significantly less’ beds now … Read more
Will “temporary” closures and cuts ever be reversed?
With tens of thousands of NHS beds still closed (NHS Improvement has refused to reveal an updated figure since the … Read more
‘Corridor nursing’ becoming the new norm in A&Es
A&E units are so crowded that patients are being attended to in hospital corridors, leading to the possibility that they … Read more
Immigration plan: No visas for low-skilled workers, the government says
Under the plan, low-skilled workers would not get visas under post- Brexit immigration rules. The government wants employers would “move … Read more
UK drug deaths can be reduced by funding treatment services
The Guardian reports that experts have urged the government to invest in treatment services to bring down the number of … Read more
12 deaths of eating disorder patients in seven years led to coroner warnings
The Guardian reports that over the last seven years, at least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died … Read more
Treatment delays lead to blindness in glaucoma patients
An investigation by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has found that people with glaucoma are regularly at risk of … Read more
Dear Boris Johnson, you failed this patient and your negligence contributed to his death
A junior doctor at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital writes an open letter to Boris Johnson, published in The Daily Mirror. … Read more
NHS and social care: manifesto 2019 check
Election manifestos are not the place to find detailed health policies, but they do give an insight into how the … Read more
BMA demands safe-staffing legislation for all sections of the NHS
The BMA has published its election manifesto, which includes a demand for legislation that covers all sections of the NHS, … Read more
Hundreds of mental health beds needed to end out-of-area care
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the NHS to open hundreds of extra beds for people with mental health … Read more