GPs demand halt to STP process amid fears of ‘severe’ NHS cuts
Dozens of GPs in an east London borough have signed a statement calling for the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) … Read more
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Petition started over fate of Shropshire’s rural maternity units
A petition has been started to urge the Government to intervene in the fate of Shropshire’s rural maternity units.The petition … Read more
Shropshire NHS chief in warning over more delays
Shropshire’s hospitals chief has waded into the row over the stalled Future Fit review to warn of the dangers of … Read more
Dorset CCG to hold drop-in session about hospitals’ shake-up in Bridport
West Dorset residents can tell health bosses what they think about plans to shake up services at a drop-in session. … Read more
New five-year health plan unveiled
Plans have been unveiled to make health and social care services more accessible for the 750,000 residents of North East … Read more
Commissioners may make ‘controversial’ cuts to break even
Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group is heading for a £15m deficit in 2016-17 unless it makes “controversial decisions” to cut … Read more
Hospital, CCG and GP consolidation mooted by Northamptonshire STP
Service redesign under the Northamptonshire sustainability and transformation plan may go so far that it will “make little sense to … Read more
Future Fit: Telford MP Lucy Allan calls for Jeremy Hunt to intervene in Shropshire A&E crisis
Telford MP Lucy Allan has called on the Government to intervene in Shropshire’s health crisis in a strongly-worded letter to … Read more
Staffordshire A&E unit could be downgraded in £542m savings plan
One of three A&E departments in Staffordshire could be downgraded as part of plans to save £542m. More than 260 … Read more
Rothbury Hospital could be closed until Easter as campaigners put forward rescue plan
Campaigners have come up with a rescue plan to try and save a Northumberland hospital ward from closing. The 12-bed … Read more