Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
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Doctor shortage left 4m patients without cover last year
At least 4 million people were left without access to an out-of-hours doctor at some point last year because of … Read more
Private NHS contractor set to take over county’s out of hours service
OUT of Hours services for patients in Gloucestershire are set to be taken over by a private healthcare company for … Read more
One in ten areas left without GP out-of-hours cover
Out-of-hours GP services are on a knife edge, with providers covering some four million patients admitting they have had overnight … Read more
Protesters to march against £641m NHS savings across the North East
Health protesters are set to march against plans that will see £641m lost from the North East’s NHS services over … Read more
Concerns for frontline services funding under new contract
Concerns have been raised over the future funding of Liverpool’s troubled community services, as £4.6m is set to be withdrawn … Read more
Public health nursing roles ‘must be preserved’ to improve UK children’s health
Health visiting and school nursing services “must be preserved” if the UK is to make strides in improving children’s health, … Read more
Campaigners express fears over proposed health service changes
Campaigners staged a demonstration against proposed changes to NHS services ahead of a meeting of Nottingham’s health bosses. Members of … Read more
Thousands of patients could be forced into care homes due to CCG cuts
Thousands of patients could be forced into residential care as a result of clinical commissioning groups restricting funding for care … Read more
Combined health and social care organisation poses ‘financial risk’ to local authority
A pioneering NHS service that promised to save millions of pounds by creating and testing the first combined health and … Read more