Motion on downgrade of Grantham A&E wins cross-party support but three abstain
A motion put before South Kesteven District Council yesterday saying that a downgrade of Grantham A&E was unacceptable was supported … Read more
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Warning ambulance pressures will worsen if Success Regime health cuts go ahead
Campaigners are questioning how Cumbria’s ambulance service will cope with more work after inspectors flagged up major staff shortages and … Read more
Uncertain future for Falmouth Hospital
Health bosses refused to guarantee the long term future of Falmouth Hospital at a packed public meeting on Monday. Up … Read more
NHS Hospital wards left with ‘dangerously low levels of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, according to a … Read more
Seventh practice in under two years set to close in English city
Yet another GP practice has closed in Brighton, bringing the total number of closures up to seven in less than … Read more
More than 7,000 nurses could face axe under secret NHS plans
More than 7,000 nurse posts could be axed from NHS hospitals across the country despite a mounting Accident & Emergency crisis, … Read more
A week after Theresa May’s speech on mental health, a women’s psychiatric ward is closing due to cuts
Despite overwhelming opposition expressed during a two-month public consultation, Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) decided on Tuesday to decommission the … Read more
Bury and Prestwich walk-in centre closures in care shake-up
Two walk-in centres will close as part of a shake-up of urgent care to reduce hospital attendance and admissions. The … Read more
Burton residents launch alternative fight in bid to see all three Staffordshire A&E units saved
Burton residents have launched a petition calling on Staffordshire politicians to take a stand against the Sustainability and Transformation Plan … Read more
Theresa May accused of ‘playing down’ NHS crisis and ‘scapegoating’ GPs
The BMA’s chairman, Dr Mark Porter, said the underfunding of the NHS and “salami slicing” has led to a situation … Read more