STP saving claims unrealistic, finds BMA
Doubts have been raised about the credibility of the blueprints for NHS reform with which ministers expect to stave off … Read more
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Paramedics spend 500,000 hours outside busy A&Es, say auditors
Paramedics last year spent 500,000 hours outside hospitals with a patient in the back of their ambulance because A&E staff … Read more
Public health nursing roles ‘must be preserved’ to improve UK children’s health
Health visiting and school nursing services “must be preserved” if the UK is to make strides in improving children’s health, … Read more
Clinicians and managers meet to discuss proposals for future of Lincolnshire healthcare
A meeting of more than 150 senior clinical leaders, managers and key stakeholders is taking place in Sleaford today to … Read more
Cutting hospital beds would be “lunacy,” warns senior emergency doctor
Plans to reduce bed capacity in some NHS hospitals are “lunacy” against the current backdrop of rising demand and high … Read more
Campaigners to march through city in protest at A&E changes
Protesters marched though Chelmsford city centre against plans to downgrade Broomfield Hospitals’ A&E service, which could see some of the … Read more
Campaigners express fears over proposed health service changes
Campaigners staged a demonstration against proposed changes to NHS services ahead of a meeting of Nottingham’s health bosses. Members of … Read more
Is the NHS in crisis?
The chairman of the Leeds Health Scrutiny Board certainly thinks so. In a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Coun … Read more
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust sends open letter to MPs over Dewsbury A&E
Health bosses have pleaded with two MPs to help clear up “misunderstandings” about the future of an A&E department. They have … Read more
Are you willing to pay extra tax to prop up the NHS in Northamptonshire?
Health bosses in Northamptonshire need to save £230 million over the next five years to balance the books… but would … Read more