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
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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
Budget 2017: NHS trusts given extra £350m for entire winter
Full story in The Independent, 23 November 2017 The NHS has been given £350m to see it through the winter in the … Read more
Hammond’s £1.6bn cash for the NHS is less than half of £4bn needed
Full story in The Guardian, 23 November 2017 Philip Hammond has bowed to intense pressure to give the NHS more money … Read more