‘Heads must roll over catastrophic errors in HRI shake-up plan’
It’s time for ALL the hospital and health bosses behind the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary downgrade plan to stand down, a … Read more
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This is what Kirklees Council told Jeremy Hunt about the HRI downgrade plan
Councillors’ deep disappointment over the quality of health chiefs’ downgrade plan has been revealed. In July councillors from Calderdale and … Read more
Health campaigners call on Havering Council to petition Jeremy Hunt to review King George A&E closure
A public meeting was held at Romford Central Library in St Edward’s Way on Monday night, calling upon Havering Council … Read more
NHS IVF no longer available in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, despite pioneering it
Full story in BioNews, 11 September 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has removed funding for free IVF treatment, despite being the county … Read more
NHS funding concerns raised after patient’s death
A coroner has raised concerns over the level of funding in mental health services following the death of a patient … Read more
NHS warns of ‘dangerous’ beds shortage this winter
Patients could die this winter because the NHS is alarmingly unprepared to deal with the surge of people who fall ill during … Read more
The NHS needs more money now or the country will face another winter of discontent – Chris Hopson
Last winter was widely regarded as the toughest for the NHS in recent times. There’s always concern at winter time about … Read more
HRI campaigners launch judicial review
Full story in The Huddersfield Examiner, 1 September 2017 The legal battle to block the downgrading of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary … Read more
NHS England pauses procurement resulting in extra costs for CCGs
Full story in the HSJ 30 August 2017 Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed … Read more
NHS ‘spends £21m on management consultancy advice’ while cutting nurses
Health and social care services across England have paid £21m to management consultant firms to advise on radical cost-cutting plans, an … Read more