Cuts in services

‘Louth and Skegness hospital services could be merged’

15th March 2017

Hospital services in Louth and Skegness could be merged into one building, according to worried campaigners. Concerns have been raised … Read more

“These are children’s lives they’re playing with” – protesters fight Glenfield heart unit closure

15th March 2017

Protesters have gathered to oppose to the proposed closure of the children’s heart unit at Glenfield Hospital. Campaigners gathered at … Read more

Conflicting views on responding to draft NHS plan in Ross-on-Wye

14th March 2017

A heated debate broke out about the draft plan for healthcare in the county and the future of Ross-on-Wye community hospital. … Read more

Health expert says new NHS plan could ‘put patients at risk’

13th March 2017

A health policy expert from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) believes a five-year plan by the NHS to save money … Read more

Dismay at proposed cuts to NHS-funded IVF treatment in Cambridgeshire

13th March 2017

Proposals to cut NHS funded IVF-treatment in Cambridgeshire have been labelled “devastating”, as a major public survey on the plan … Read more

Frimley assures no major services are facing the axe

11th March 2017

FRIMLEY Health NHS Foundation Trust has given its reassurance that major services do not face the axe, after BBC analysis … Read more

Red-letter day for health services: What happened?

9th March 2017

Yesterday marked a red-letter day for Cumbria’s health services, with NHS chiefs voting on what they believed to be the … Read more

Where mental health spending misses national target

9th March 2017

Four sustainability and transformation plan regions have failed to raise mental health spending as mandated by national leaders, HSJ can reveal. Data … Read more

​Warnings as plans to cut costs at hospitals will see widespread bed closures

9th March 2017

Hospitals have been warned that proposed widespread bed closures which could impact care to Burton and South Derbyshire patients and … Read more

Concerns raised over NHS merger for health services

8th March 2017

A public governor of the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has criticised the Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for Bedfordshire, … Read more

Huge Ealing Turnout For National NHS Rally

8th March 2017

Health campaigners from Ealing Save Our NHS were joined by hundreds of other Ealing residents last Saturday for a national … Read more

Health chief: no plans for Ross-on-Wye community hospital to lose its beds

8th March 2017

HEALTH chiefs have moved to reject claims by a by-election candidate that there are plans for Ross-on-Wye Community Hospital to … Read more

‘Radical’ changes ahead to plug £300m health funding gap for B&NES, Swindon, Wiltshire

7th March 2017

A single urgent care service for B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire is among “radical” plans to plug an expected £300m gap … Read more

Maternity and A&E services still at risk at Bedford Hospital, new consultation document confirms

7th March 2017

A new document has today confirmed plans to cut maternity and A&E services at Bedford Hospital are still on the … Read more

£500m deficit looms for health services across the Black Country, report says

7th March 2017

Health providers across the Black Country could face a funding deficit of more than £500 million if they do not … Read more

£50m to be axed from York’s NHS budget – see where cuts may fall

7th March 2017

HEALTH bosses intend to cut £50 million from NHS services in the York area over the next four years, as … Read more