GPs write to CCG to say they are stopping all ‘unfunded’ work
GPs in Lincolnshire will stop offering non-essential services they not commissioned to provide unless they are given the cash to … Read more
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GPs told to refer patients to private sector in bid to cut local trust’s waiting times
GPs in Hertfordshire have been told to refer patients to private hospitals in a bid to control soaring waiting times … Read more
GPs slam STP proposal to shift ‘massive amounts’ of work into general practice
GP leaders have slammed plans to transfer ‘massive amounts’ of secondary care work into general practice without proper support to … Read more
GPs face complete halt on all non-urgent referrals under CCG plans to cut costs
A north-west CCG is proposing to completely suspend all non-urgent GP referrals to local hospitals for up to fourth months … Read more
Unrealistic NHS savings targets to result in rationing, report warns
NHS England ‘will struggle’ to save £22bn by 2020 and is likely to be left with at least a £6n … Read more
More than one in twenty GP contracts terminated in three years as closures accelerate
More than one in 20 GP practice contracts in England have been terminated since 2013, official data obtained by GPonline … Read more
NHS England forecasting first ever overspend
The overall NHS England budget is forecast to be overspent for the first time in 2016-17, and 45 clinical commissioning … Read more
NHS bosses launch ‘reset’ plan to tackle £2.45bn deficit
NHS bosses have launched a plan to “reset” the health service’s broken finances that will see overspending hospitals taken into … Read more
NHS finance chiefs warn of poorer care and longer waiting times
NHS finance managers warn today that patients are set to experience poorer care, longer waiting times for treatment and greater … Read more
Troubled CCGs spent hundreds of thousands on interim directors
Several clinical commissioning groups which are subject to NHS England legal directions spent hundreds of thousands of pounds each on … Read more