Rationing
Rise in urgent operations being cancelled
Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for more than 20 patients, official statistics show. HSJ analysis of NHS … Read more
Deep South: Cornwall’s troubles continue
There are a number of organisations in the South West beset with difficulties, financial and otherwise. But Kernow Clinical Commissioning … Read more
“Let’s fight for our future colleagues”
The hot topic at this year’s Annual Delegates Conference was the government’s controversial decision to scrap student bursaries in favour … Read more
Report warns of postcode lottery in NHS cancer care
A postcode lottery in cancer care has been revealed in a new report, which found that some patients are almost … Read more
NHS is rationing caesarean births to save money, coroner warns
A coroner has warned the NHS is risking lives after claiming a baby died because his mother was forced to … Read more
Children and Young People’s Mental Health: State of the Nation
Today CentreForum have published the first report of our Commission on children and young people’s mental health. Our new research … Read more
Royal college criticises CCGs for rationing services
The Royal College of Surgeons has written to six CCGs to criticise proposals to restrict referrals for several surgical procedures. … Read more
Mental health services turn away 23% of under-18s referred to them
Mental Health services turn away nearly a quarter of the children and young people who come to them for help, … Read more
Health rationing row as NHS hospitals set out rules preventing the elderly from having operations
NHS hospitals caring for two million patients could be forced to bar elderly patients from a host of operations, it … Read more
CCGs consider sweeping restrictions to plug £25m hole
A group of clinical commissioning groups in the Midlands have outlined proposals for wide ranging restrictions to NHS services in … Read more
‘No convincing plan’ for NHS to save £22bn, say scathing report
An influential committee of MPs has made sweeping criticisms of the Department of Health and NHS England over their handling … Read more
Prestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
A prestigious teaching hospital trust has temporarily restricted access to its outpatient cardiology service for out of area referrals, a … Read more
College of Podiatry – Lobby MP’s to discuss the withdrawal of NHS bursaries
College of Podiatry urge members to lobby MPs regarding the withdrawal of NHS bursaries. ‘We are extremely concerned about the … Read more
The postcode lottery of new mothers’ mental health services
The arrival of a baby is supposed to be one of the happiest times of a woman’s life. But for … Read more
Diabetes care ‘varies hugely’ across England
There is an “unduly healthy picture” of the care patients receive for the condition, according to a new report. The Department … Read more
Public health—the frontline cuts begin
In 2014 we stated that a pressing imperative was to stop the raids on public health budgets and that a … Read more