Cuts in services
Bid to stall progress of NHS plan to cut at least £530m off budgets
A bid is being launched tonight to stall plans which could lead to more than £530m being slashed from NHS … Read more
Emergency department to close as part of £245m savings plan
An accident and emergency department will close in Staffordshire along with 100 community hospital beds, according to the Staffordshire and … Read more
Walk-in centre at Accrington Victoria will close in March
A patient group say they are ‘horrified’ after it was confirmed a GP walk-in centre used by tens of thousands … Read more
Controversial health plans ‘could downgrade two hospitals and leave Brent Council crippled by social care costs’
Campaigners fear the NW London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) could see Charing Cross and Ealing hospitals downgraded which would … Read more
Campaigners stage ‘die-in’ outside Carlisle hospital in protest at Success Regime proposed cuts
Lives will be lost was the message from health campaigners, who staged a “die-in” at the entrance to Carlisle’s Cumberland … Read more
Petition launched to save community hospital from closure
Residents in Lutterworth have begun a fight to save their local hospital. They fear that the Feilding Palmer Hospital could … Read more
‘Save A&E’ petition gets backing of 10,000 people
AN ONLINE petition designed to safeguard Broomfield Hospital against proposals to downgrade its A&E services has received almost 10,000 signatures. … Read more
Halt to hospital cuts is called for by Devon County Council
A pause in planned cuts to hospital services across the county is being called for by Devon County Council. There … Read more
Special report: A closer look at what radical healthcare plans mean for Grantham
This week, proposals outlining the future of healthcare for the next five years in Lincolnshire were revealed. Among them is … Read more
Is this the end for the small rural hospital?
Plans to close three rural minor injury units in the region have caused a public outcry. Mike Waites reports on … Read more
Health chiefs cut £8.5m ‘without any warning’
A key health service is set to be cut in West Herts, which could have a “catastrophic” effect upon the … Read more
Workload damages patient care, say GPs
GPs in Scotland have sent a clear message that their workload is unsustainable and is affecting patient care. A BMA … Read more
Councillor says Oxfordshire STP will ‘seriously damaged health of people’
Members of local authorities are being put under increasing pressure to inspect and reject plans that would downgrade the Horton … Read more
Demonstration amid consultation on the future of our health services
Campaigners took to the streets of Dorchester yesterday to urge people to have a say in a consultation. Dr Jon … Read more
Hospital chief offers ‘no guarantees’ over under threat services
The man leading the plan to cut more than £260million from local NHS spending has admitted he can’t “offer any … Read more
‘Closure’ of Grantham A&E and maternity services overhaul revealed in leaked report
A leaked health report suggests A&E service at Grantham hospital could potentially end and maternity services could be centralised across … Read more