MP vows to prevent ‘diminishment’ of hospital services in Southend
The Conservative MP for Southend West says he will fight for the future of the town’s hospital accident and emergency … Read more
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Protests over Shropshire maternity unit closures
Campaigners have gathered to protest the closure of three rural maternity units across Shropshire. Midwife-led units in Oswestry, Ludlow and … Read more
Glenfield Hospital: Rally held for child heart surgery
Campaigners fighting to save children’s heart surgery at an East Midlands hospital held a rally in Leicester. An NHS England … Read more
Mental health service closure undermines parity of esteem pledge
Doctors have criticised the ‘short-sighted’ axing of a public mental health service in Surrey – the parliamentary patch of the … Read more
Walsall stroke patients could have to travel to Wolverhampton
Stroke patients could be made to have their treatment in another town after health bosses declared the current service ‘unsustainable’. … Read more
Doctors forced to plead with NHS for treatments for patients, BMJ finds
Growing rationing of healthcare is forcing more doctors to plead with the NHS to fund treatments patients need, including cataract … Read more
NHS under pressure: What is happening to A&E services?
As a fourth hospital in England closes its casualty ward overnight, and with more downgrades likely to follow, are the … Read more
Evening and weekend emergency children’s operations to end at three hospitals over lack of NHS staff
Plans have been given the go-ahead to stop some emergency children’s operations at evenings and weekends at three regional hospitals … Read more
“It’s a crisis”: Patients raise concerns over Lincoln Walk-In-Centre closure plans
Lincoln residents have spoken out at the first of three consultation events held over proposals to close the city’s only … Read more
BMA chief: NHS is ‘running on fumes’
Dr Mark Porter hit out at the government at the start of the union’s annual conference. He accused ministers of … Read more