Cuts in services

Theresa May refuses FOUR TIMES to oppose the closure of hospital maternity ward during Copeland by-election visit

15th February 2017

Theresa May refused FOUR TIMES to oppose the closure of maternity services at a Copeland hospital, during a visit ahead … Read more

Walsall Manor Hospital-based arthritis unit set for the axe

15th February 2017

The borough’s Rheumatology service, which is run by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, may close due to its size – with … Read more

Revealed: the NHS plan to close, consolidate or ‘reshape’ 11 maternity units

15th February 2017

Eleven maternity and neonatal units across England face closure, consolidation or ‘reshaping’ under plans to transform obstetrics care in the … Read more

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough “Need £800m” To Transform NHS

14th February 2017

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough would need £800m to perform a radical overhaul of their NHS services, according to the British Medical … Read more

These ‘impossible NHS plans will cost £1.2bn in Yorkshire alone’

14th February 2017

Yorkshire’s NHS needs £1.2bn of investment to deliver a massive reorganisation of health services in the next five years, it … Read more

All Sheffield and South Yorkshire NHS hospitals under review to find ‘unsustainable’ services

14th February 2017

All hospital services in Sheffield are under review as health bosses try to fill a £232 million financial blackhole. And … Read more

Tens of thousands of new mothers can’t reach a midwife, study finds

14th February 2017

Tens of thousands of new mothers a year are seeking help at an A&E unit or GP surgery because they … Read more

NHS crisis: 19 hospitals face axe as doctors accuse Government of deliberate underfunding

14th February 2017

The NHS is facing its biggest shake up in a generation with nearly 20 hospitals marked for closure and care … Read more

What Is The Future For Cornwall’s Community Hospitals?

14th February 2017

There are fresh fears for the future of Cornwall’s community hospitals. Campaigners say beds are closed at St Ives, Falmouth … Read more

Hundreds of incidents so serious they should never happen recorded in NHS

11th February 2017

Hundreds of incidents so serious they should “never” happen have taken place in the NHS in just nine months. Fresh … Read more

Robots can’t solve the crisis in the NHS – we still need workers with empathy

11th February 2017

Images of trolleys laden with suffering people in corridors, old people hooked up to drips on beds in cupboards – not … Read more

The postcode lottery of new mothers’ mental health services

10th February 2017

With one in 10 women developing a mental illness during or after pregnancy, including postpartum psychosis, not all are lucky … Read more

Health chiefs unveil plan to save £1 billion

10th February 2017

Health bosses are aiming to tackle high blood pressure, alcohol abuse and the misuse of antibiotics as part of a … Read more

‘High’ risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns

10th February 2017

The risk of a patient taking their life is “high” in West Midlands’ mental health trusts due to a shortage … Read more

How the poor get ‘managed’ off waiting lists

10th February 2017

Every couple of months, some prominent media personality suggests people should pay upfront for more of their healthcare. This is … Read more

A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests

9th February 2017

A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more