Mental health contract could land CCGs with extra costs
Clinical commissioning groups in Birmingham have jointly tendered a service to integrate mental health services for children with those for … Read more
CCGs
Nearly a third of CCGs consider rationing services
Nearly a third of clinical commissioning groups have implemented or are considering restrictions to services this year, HSJ research reveals: … Read more
GPs face increasing restrictions as NHS rations care to save money
GPs face increasingly tighter restrictions on their ability to refer for specialist care, reveals an investigation by Pulse into plans … Read more
GPs face increasing restrictions as NHS rations care to save money
GPs face increasingly tighter restrictions on their ability to refer for specialist care, reveals an investigation by Pulse into plans … Read more
NHS to ‘extend rationing’ of healthcare in bid to balance books
The NHS plans to dramatically increase rationing of patients’ access to care and treatment in an effort to balance its books, a … Read more
GPs say NHS reforms have harmed patient care
More than twice as many GPs think that the introduction of CCGs has been detrimental to patient care than think … Read more
NHS cash pressures causing bad rationing decisions
The NHS is starting to make unfair and inappropriate decisions on rationing healthcare in England due to growing financial pressures … Read more
Rationing in the NHS
This briefing sets out to highlight some of the key issues and dilemmas facing policy-makers and practitioners in the area … Read more
CCGs starting to ration hearing aids in order to cut costs
Campaigners are accusing the NHS of imposing “cruel” cuts on people who are going deaf by denying them the hearing … Read more