Where is the money for crumbling hospitals?
Last week’s budget gave the NHS’s capital budget, used for infrastructure, a boost of £3.4 billion, but there is a … Read more
Budget
What did the budget deliver for the NHS?
The Spring Budget delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week contained little for the NHS, and what was given is largely dependent … Read more
Budget frustrates mental health sector
Leading voices across the mental health sector gave last week’s ‘back to work’ Budget a ‘requires improvement’ rating, highlighting how … Read more
Ten reasons why the NHS needs long-term rises in funding
10 evidence based reasons for sustained rises in NHS funding – More than expected, but half the sum needed, the Autumn … Read more
Budget letdown: NHS faces record waiting lists and staff “exodus”
There was no significant new money for the NHS in Rishi Sunak’s first budget of 2021, with an extra £1.6 … Read more
Government’s NHS funding pledge ‘less generous than first appears’
Health Foundation anaylsis reveals that improving NHS standards will require £6 billion more funding than the Government is currently committed … Read more
Chancellor’s budget boost to NHS frontline conceals £1bn cut
Full story in The Guardian, 30 October 2018 Public health services and the education and training of nurses and doctors … Read more
Budget pledges on health and social care dismissed as ‘sticking plaster’
Full story in The Guardian, 30 October 2018 Health experts have said the chancellor’s £20.5bn boost for the NHS in … Read more
Budget 2018: Repairs bill for crumbling NHS hospitals hits £3bn amid backlash against Chancellor’s spending plans
Full story in The Independent, 30 October 2018 Phillip Hammond is facing a backlash for failing to find the £3bn urgently … Read more
St Helens CCG spends £4.1m on out of area mental health placements in 2018
Full Story at St Helens Star, 12 April 2018 ST HELENS Clinical Commissioning Group spent more than £4 million on … Read more