Cuts in services
Protest to be held over planned Devon hospital closure
Residents who live around Ashburton and Buckfastleigh are gearing up to demonstrate against the proposed closure of their local community … Read more
20,000 sign petition to halt Poole Hospital A&E and maternity closure plans
A petition to save A&E and the maternity unit at Poole Hospital has gathered more than 20,000 signatures. Poole resident … Read more
New plan to safeguard Honiton hospital beds suggested
New proposals to save Honiton Hospital’s inpatient beds have been put forward by its Friends group. Removing them is the … Read more
Letter: How can our health services be expected to cut more?
As part of a countrywide reorganisation by NHS England, local health chiefs have recently published a plan which is apparently … Read more
How the ‘humanitarian’ crisis in the NHS is paving the way for private healthcare
It has been a calamitous winter inside the NHS. Last week, three people tragically died at Worcestershire Royal hospital with … Read more
Public meeting over the future of Hinckley’s NHS
Health leaders are encouraging people to attend a public meeting on the future shape of NHS services in Hinckley The … Read more
GPs asked to come into hospital to discharge patients and take on care
NHS managers in the Midlands have put out an urgent call for GPs to go in to their local hospital … Read more
Social care failings now account for a third of hospital discharge delays
Social care should undergo an ‘urgent’ review before the Spring budget and local authority leaders should play a central part, … Read more
Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more
No assurances from Health Secretary on PRH future
The leaders of Telford & Wrekin Council and Shropshire Council have met Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP in London to … Read more
What does 2017 hold in store for Norfolk’s NHS?
A new year has dawned on an NHS which is rarely out of the headlines. But what are the key … Read more
Council leaders to tackle Health Secretary on local NHS
The leaders of Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire councils are to meet the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt later to express … Read more
Speak up to save hospital services, campaigners urge the public
Campaigners are urging people to speak up and oppose draft plans which could change the future health care in South … Read more
‘The worst conditions in memory’: NHS doctors describe a week in A&E
The Guardian asked a number of doctors working in A&E departments across the country to explain how their departments have … Read more