Cuts in services
Two-thirds of GP referrals for child mental health lead to no treatment
An increasing number of vulnerable children are being refused vital mental health treatment that is recommended by their GP, finds … Read more
Exclusive: Paybills and planned care targeted in huge savings drive
NHS trusts have been given a month to produce plans for merging back-office and pathology services with their neighbours, as … Read more
Bakewell and Bolsover community hospitals set for closure
Two community hospitals have been earmarked for closure as part of a shakeup of NHS healthcare in Derbyshire. Newholme Hospital … Read more
Budget cuts leave occupational therapy posts unfilled as referrals rise
Occupational therapists (OTs) make up 2% of the adult social services workforce but are responsible for around 40% of referrals, … Read more
Government cuts are brewing a sexual health crisis
Sex has got a lot to answer for. The UK is facing a rising demand for sexual health and contraceptive … Read more
‘Desperate situation’ faced by public health
In 2014, the Five Year Forward View said ‘… the future health of millions of children, the sustainability of the … Read more
‘This isn’t acceptable’: outcry at state of NHS mental health care funding
A cross-party inquiry by MPs into the funding of mental health services has received more than 95,000 personal submissions in … Read more
Four practices set to close leaving 10,000 patients displaced
Four practices in Brighton and Hove which together service over 10,000 patients are to close after having funding pulled through … Read more
Sustainability and Transformation Plans: another NHS reorganisation?
Earlier this year, new structures were announced to oversee health care in 44 areas of England. On 19 May, the … Read more
Bedfordshire CCG launches bid to decommission IVF treatment
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to stop funding specialist fertility services according to a consultation published last month. The … Read more
Practice ‘loses £55,000’ as CCG cuts £1m enhanced service without warning
A CCG has cut more than £1m in practice funding after decommissioning an enhanced service designed to improve care for … Read more
Lightning Review: Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services May 2016
This report by The Children’s Commissioner came to the following conclusions: — Access to CAMHS is a post code lottery: … Read more
Mental health support ‘denied to children’
More than a quarter of children referred to mental health services in England in 2015 – including some who had … Read more
Charity nurses warn of ‘postcode lottery’ in specialist children’s care
Expert children’s nurses have highlighted wide variations in services and standards for children with complex health needs as the ground-breaking … Read more
The junior doctors’ dispute is over – but the battle against the government to save the NHS is just beginning
The endgame is here. The NHS five year plan consists of massive cuts, devolution, asset and land sell-offs and closures: this is … Read more
NHS crisis: After junior doctors, now GPs vote for ballot on taking strike action
GPs have voted overwhelmingly to be balloted on their willingness to take strike action, as family doctors warned that the … Read more