Experts blast NHS for lack of consultation over hospital bed closures
Full story in The Sentinel, 27 December 2018 Government advisors have blasted NHS bosses for their ‘reactive, incomplete and ill-focused’ approach to … Read more
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Privatisation: Virgin wins children’s health contract in Lancashire
Full story in The Independent, 13 December 2017 Campaigners have criticised the “galloping privatisation” of health services after Virgin Care was awarded a … Read more
A ‘State-of-the-art’ Hailsham health centre plan has been revealed
Full story at EastBourne Herald 6 December 2017 Local people are invited to view plans for a new state-of-the-art primary … Read more
Watchdog warns that NHS faces even worse winter crisis than last year
Full story in The Guardian, 16 November 2017 The NHS is in an “extremely challenging” position with winter approaching because hospitals have … Read more
Legal action over attempts to ‘Americanise’ the NHS
Full story in The Independent, 3 November 2017 Legal action is being taken against Jeremy Hunt and the Department of Health over their proposals … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: Airbnb style company bids to place NHS patients in spare rooms
Members of the public with no care experience are being offered up to £1,000 a month to rent spare rooms … Read more
Controversial care plans U-turned by ‘carebnb’ trust
Full story in The HSJ 26 October 2017 The trust involved in a controversial plan to send discharged patients to … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: CCG resists Virgin Care demands for more money
Virgin Care has demanded more money for a controversial prime provider contract it signed with commissioners in Staffordshire last year, HSJ has … Read more
What happens when people leave hospital and other care settings? Findings from the Healthwatch network
Thousands of people treated in hospital every year are kept in longer than medically necessary because of administrative delays or … Read more
GPs losing sleep over patient safety fears, says head of profession
Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, says colleagues are left anxious by overwork and exhaustion … Read more