Fears of future strain on NHS as councils slash health programmes
Full story in The Guardian, 8 July 2018 Hospitals will bear the brunt of “incredibly shortsighted” cuts to public health … Read more
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Join up health and housing policy or risk return to ‘pre-war slum housing’, Labour warns
Full story in The Independent, 2 July 2018 Labour has warned there is a risk of the resurgence of post-war … Read more
BMA Report – Bed numbers in England by STP
Full report by the BMA can be found here, 25 June 2018 The reports key findings were as follows: beds … Read more
GPs asked to help trusts cut long hospital stays by 25% before winter
Full story in Pulse, 13 June 2018 NHS England has told GPs to help hospitals to reduce the number of … Read more
Adult social care services on brink of collapse, survey shows
Full story in The Guardian, 12 June 2018 Social care services for vulnerable adults are on the verge of collapse … Read more
Health services overloaded despite support pledges, claims report
Full story in The Guardian, 21 May 2018 Hospitals have been left dangerously overloaded because NHS bosses and ministers have … Read more
NHS has lost 1,000 GPs since Jeremy Hunt set workforce target
Full story in Pulse, 15 May 2018 The GP workforce in England is continuing to decline, as official statistics reveal … Read more
CQC: ‘No coherent strategy’ for city’s health services
Full story in The HSJ, 11 May 2018 Health and care leaders in Birmingham lack a coherent strategy for the … Read more
GP practices miss out on millions in funding from housing developments
Full story in Pulse 25 April 2018 A number of local authorities are failing to give GP surgeries a share … Read more
You need a PhD to understand health consultation says leading health specialist
ONE of the UK’s leading stroke consultants has described a consultation into Essex health changes as so complicated PhD graduates … Read more