‘Trailblazing’ community service shuts under financial strain
A midwifery service in east London praised as “pioneering” and “trailblazing” has been closed, after mounting financial pressure forced its … Read more
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Helen Salisbury: The inverse care law in the digital age
A GP friend of mine has a relative in a distant city who is affected by a severe, long term … Read more
Private online provider partners with GP networks covering 88,000 patients
Private online GP provider Push Doctor has partnered with two primary care networks in Birmingham, giving 88,000 NHS patients access … Read more
Health secretary asked to halt £1bn community services tender
An MP has asked health secretary Matt Hancock to halt the “potentially disastrous” procurement of community services worth more than … Read more
NHS could take over key public health functions
The NHS and government will look at funding key public health services from the NHS budget, the long-term plan has … Read more
Government asked to rip up Lansley competition rules
The NHS is asking the government to rip up key parts of the Lansley Act on competition, the long-term plan … Read more
New regime revealed for trusts with biggest financial holes
The 30 worst financially performing NHS trusts will be subject to a new regulatory regime as part of plans to … Read more
All of England to become ICS by 2021
The whole of England is to be covered by integrated care systems in just over two years, the NHS long-term … Read more
Every patient to have ‘right’ to access new digital GP providers
The long-term plan, published on Monday, said that by 2022-23 all patients in England will have access to a “digital … Read more
Chancellor’s new money for adult social care is crumbs from the table
Full story in the Guardian, 31 October 2018 n the face of it, this year’s budget was good news for … Read more