BMA Report – Bed numbers in England by STP
Full report by the BMA can be found here, 25 June 2018 The reports key findings were as follows: beds … Read more
Academic reports
Rising infant mortality rate in England and Wales causing concern
More babies are dying within a year of being born, in a “disturbing reversal” of several decades of the NHS’s … Read more
CQC report finds Leicester hospital services ‘need to improve’
Full Story in Leicester Mercury 14 March 2018 Leicester’s Hospitals have been told they need to improve services in the … Read more
McKinsey paid £500,000 by NHS Improvement to advise on ‘purpose and model’
Full Story in HSJ 12 March 2018 NHS Improvement is paying McKinsey £500,000 to help clarify its purpose and work … Read more
Report warns that NHS austerity is impacting mortality rates and life expectancy
Full story in Pulse, 29 November 2017 Policy makers need to ‘take heed of early warning signs’ and end health … Read more
NHS England workforce planning ‘not fit for purpose’, says report
NHS England’s workforce planning is “not fit for purpose”, according to a report that found a high turnover of staff was hurting … Read more
While all eyes look to Brexit, our NHS is about to collapse
rexit casts its shroud over everything. The no-dealers grow more wild-eyed by the day; though sterling drops, prices rise. Chris … Read more
Health inequality gap ‘is still growing’ in England, new Department of Health data shows
The health gap between rich and poor is growing in England, according to shocking figures compiled by the Department of … Read more
In short supply: pay policy and nurse numbers Workforce profile and trends in the English NHS
In April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS concluded that the biggest … Read more
The parties’ pledges on health and social care
Ahead of the general election, we summarise the main pledges made by the three main parties on health and social … Read more