‘Winter of discontent’ warnings over latest NHS performance figures
Key measures of NHS services in England have continued to decrease, prompting warnings that providers are increasingly struggling to deliver … Read more
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STPs: Radical local modernisation plans or the end of the NHS as we know it?
To some, they are bold, painful, inevitably controversial but nevertheless necessary local blueprints designed to save the NHS in England, … Read more
‘Postcode lottery’ revealed in NHS care
Patients with dementia, diabetes and learning disabilities are being let down by their local health services in many parts of … Read more
Out-of-hours services ‘broken’ as single GP regularly covers 370,000 patients
Out-of-hours services in Northern Ireland are on the verge of collapse, with individual GPs regularly having to cover populations of … Read more
Quality of district nursing care under threat
Unmanageable caseloads and shortages of staff in district nursing services are compromising quality of care for some patients according to … Read more
District nursing ‘crisis’ putting care in the community aims at risk
District nurses are struggling to deliver care because staff numbers are not keeping pace with demand, the King’s Fund has … Read more
Legal challenge issued against ‘unlawful’ Grantham hospital A&E closure
A patient group has launched a legal challenge against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to cut opening hours at … Read more
A&Es and hospitals face closure in NHS funding crisis
The NHS is drawing up plans to close services including A&E departments and district hospitals amid a dire funding crisis. … Read more
Plan to ‘transform’ NHS could lead to downgrade of major London hospitals
Council leaders have refused to sign up to a plan to “transform” NHS services amid fears two major London hospitals, … Read more
Details emerge of plans to cut NHS services in England
Details have emerged of plans to cut NHS services as part of a major reorganisation of care across England. Proposals … Read more