May’s extra £8bn pledge for NHS is far less than it needs, experts say
Theresa May’s pledge of £8bn more for the NHS is far less than the service needs and could damage the … Read more
cuts to services
Cuts to crucial children’s health services are jeopardising the health of England’s children and young people
A new RCN report, The Best Start: The Future of Children’s Health, shows how plummeting numbers of health visitors and … Read more
Union condemns cuts to school nurses
Cuts to crucial services are jeopardising the health of England’s children, nursing leaders are warning. The Royal College of Nursing … Read more
Beds to be axed at Leek Moorlands Hospital ‘within weeks’
Beds will be axed at another North Staffordshire hospital in the next few weeks. Campaigners have been fighting to safeguard … Read more
Does the NHS need more money?
In recent years, NHS spending has been protected while other budgets, such as those for local government services and policing, … Read more
Emergency admissions and delayed transfers grow despite national efforts
The number of hospital emergency admissions rose 2.8 per cent in 2016-17 to 4.3 million, with March this year seeing … Read more
Changing population means NHS faces real-terms funding cut this decade
Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that real-terms DH spending will increase by 12% over the period … Read more
Future Fit: No progress made on independent review
The independent review into the Future Fit process has still not made any progress, three months after it was announced … Read more
NHS pay cap ‘must be lifted’
The pay cap on NHS staff must be lifted because it puts patient safety at risk, NHS bosses say. NHS … Read more
Are there 6,700 fewer mental health staff?
The claim: At least 6,700 mental health nurses and doctors have been cut from the NHS in England since 2010. … Read more