Region plans shake-up of nursing skill mix to save millions
Workforce costs in a south of England region will be cut by more than £30m through changes to the nursing … Read more
A&E
Revealed: Controversial NHS blueprint to overhaul Merseyside’s hospitals
NHS bosses today unveiled controversial plans for hospital mergers and A&E downgrades as a long-awaited report on the future of … Read more
NHS bosses ‘trying to keep cuts secret’
NHS chiefs are trying to keep plans to cut hospital services in England secret, an investigation has found. Full details … Read more
Claim Lewisham A&E service in danger rejected
Claims that Lewisham Hospital A&E could be at risk of closure again because of a shortfall in local NHS funding … Read more
Merseyside and Cheshire NHS: Plans to downgrade three A&Es considered
Plans to downgrade three A&E units in Cheshire and Merseyside have been considered as part of NHS budget cuts, according … Read more
King George Hospital A&E closure nears as hospitals reveal possible date for overnight closure
Documents obtained by the Recorder suggest that Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) now has a date for … Read more
Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans
The sustainability and transformation plan for Cheshire and Mersey includes the downgrade of at least one accident and emergency department, … Read more
Controversial Bedford hospital review has ‘no solutions’
The Mayor of Bedford has published a draft version of a controversial review on Bedford Hospital’s future – against NHS … Read more
Budget deficits and emergency care pressures force cancellation of trust merger
The merger of two hospital trusts – which would have formed the second largest in the country – has been … Read more
Another STP admits to ‘serious reservations’ about process and plan
A sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint in the north of England has become the latest to publish its plan, … Read more