BMA chief: NHS is ‘running on fumes’
Dr Mark Porter hit out at the government at the start of the union’s annual conference. He accused ministers of … Read more
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Doctors ‘horrified’ by STP staff costs
A vast cohort of operations managers, communications executives, administrators and financial analysts has been created to drive forward controversial STPs … Read more
STP funding plans fail to materialise
The vast majority of agreed STP (sustainability and transformation plan) proposals should be implemented by 2021, NHS leaders have said, … Read more
‘Army-style’ training proposal will not redress recruitment crisis, says BMA
Proposals to train more doctors – and tie them to the NHS for more than four years after graduation – … Read more
BMA calls for extra £10bn a year for NHS in Hammond’s budget
The British Medical Association has urged the government to increase health spending by £10bn a year to bring funding into … Read more
The BMA – “In advance of Wednesday’s budget, we are calling for UK spending on health to match the average for Europe’s ten leading economies”
The crisis currently facing the NHS and social care is well known and becoming increasingly severe – the government cannot … Read more
NHS needs £9.5bn to transform
Controversial plans to transform and integrate health and social care services require at least £9.5bn of capital funding – but … Read more
NHS spends millions on private companies that block GP referrals, investigation finds
The NHS is spending millions on private companies that stop GPs referring patients to hospitals, an investigation has revealed. Controversial “referral management … 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
STPs risk ‘starving services of resources’
Ministers have been urged to sort out the ‘mess’ of the NHS STPs (sustainability and transformation plans) after BMA analysis … Read more