Cuts in services

Devon’s mental health out of area care costs are highest in country

27th June 2017

Not only are more mental health patients being sent out of area because of a lack of beds in Devon, … Read more

Kent and Medway NHS Trust sent hundreds of people with mental illnesses for treatment out of area

27th June 2017

Hundreds of people in Kent suffering from mental health issues are being sent out of the county for treatment, it’s … Read more

Bristol hospital IVF unit to close

26th June 2017

From November 2017, patients will no longer be able to receive IVF at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), … Read more

‘Cancer survivors and mentally ill will suffer’ as budgets slashed

25th June 2017

Charities are warning thousands of sick and vulnerable people across Liverpool could be hit by “extremely troubling” cutbacks to their … Read more

Concerns that The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton could lose its mental health wards

25th June 2017

CONCERNS have been raised over proposals that could see the closure of mental health wards at Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital. The … Read more

Cuts to local government funding spell end for Nottinghamshire disability charity

23rd June 2017

A Nottinghamshire-based disability charity will close at the end of July in the wake of cuts to local government funding. … Read more

Controversial rationing plan abandoned by CCG

22nd June 2017

Full Story at Health Service Journal, 22 June 2017 Commissioners have abandoned plans to restrict access to hearing aids after … Read more

Cheshire cancer patients ‘could die sooner’ if NHS cuts are forced through

22nd June 2017

Cancer patients in Cheshire could die sooner because they will end up waiting longer for urgent hospital treatment if NHS … Read more

Leak shows ‘devastating’ impact of planned NHS cuts in London

21st June 2017

Patients will be denied treatment, waiting times for operations will lengthen and A&E and maternity units may be shut under … Read more

Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust is rated as inadequate by CQC inpsectors

20th June 2017

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated as inadequate by government inspectors. Concerns were raised over leadership, patients being … Read more

‘We have won the first battle’ say North Devon health campaigners

20th June 2017

Health campaigners are celebrating an ‘excellent’ result after it was revealed this morning North Devon District Hospital would not lose … Read more

Health review says stroke, A&E and maternity services will stay in Barnstaple

20th June 2017

Stroke, A and E and maternity services will remain at North Devon District Hospital. The long-awaited results were announced today … Read more

Delays to care after oral surgery clinic shut down at West Suffolk Hospital

19th June 2017

Hundreds of patients have been left without the oral surgery clinic at West Suffolk Hospital, after the service was shut … Read more

Top FT challenges CCG over ‘unsafe’ urgent care procurement

19th June 2017

A leading foundation trust rated outstanding has accused one of its commissioners of a potentially “unsafe and unsustainable” procurement, and … Read more

East Kent health trust boss Matthew Kershaw faces calls to resign over potential downgrading of Kent and Canterbury Hospital

19th June 2017

Campaigners have applauded a call for the resignation of a hospitals’ boss over what is feared to be the downgrading … Read more

Most of central London hospital to be sold off, plans reveal

19th June 2017

Almost all of a central London hospital is to be sold and its services diverted to already stretched facilities around … Read more