Kent campaigners fight on for stroke services
Health campaigners in Kent have declared they will fight “tooth and nail” the government decision to endorse a reconfiguration which will mean … Read more
cuts to services
NHS plans to close all local ambulance stations in London
The Guardian has reported that NHS bosses in London plan to shut every local ambulance station in London, prompting fears … Read more
National Insurance increase for care funding unfair
After a weekend of torrid speculation, the PM has confirmed government plans to raise National Insurance for working people and … Read more
Millions unable to access mental health support
There are around 8 million people in England that are denied access to mental health services because they do not … Read more
Hospitals could face ‘one of the most challenging winters on record’
NHS leaders have told the i that the NHS is heading into “one of its most challenging winters”, with Covid-19, … Read more
Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more
GP practices could close or reduce services this winter as pressures mount, warn LMCs
Pulse reports that GP leaders warn that surgeries face the ‘very real prospect’ of having to close temporarily or permanently … Read more
Sajid Javid appointment akin to ‘putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop’
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said the appointment of Sajid Javid as the new health secretary is akin to … Read more
Health visiting staff being cut in Staffordshire
Nurses and health visitors in Staffordshire could lose their jobs due to council budget cuts, Unite officials are warning. Staffordshire … Read more
Over past eight years, almost 800 GP practices have shut
Pulse reports that almost 800 GP practice have closed in the past eight years, forcing an estimated 2.5 million UK … Read more