NHS boss says promise of £8bn in extra funding may be far from enough
The boss of the NHS has told Jeremy Hunt that the health service may need closer to £21bn extra over the next … Read more
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Mackey abandons plan for NHS providers to balance this year
The regulator of the NHS provider sector has admitted it will not be brought into the black this year, in … Read more
NHS figures are bad, but the true underlying deficit may be even worse
NHS providers have reported colossal deficits. The scale of the cash crunch is unprecedented in the history of the health … Read more
The junior doctors’ dispute is over – but the battle against the government to save the NHS is just beginning
The endgame is here. The NHS five year plan consists of massive cuts, devolution, asset and land sell-offs and closures: this is … Read more
NHS managers are being forced to lie to the public – Carol Ackroyd
This latest “Transformation” will kill the NHS if we let it. Local managers are being forced to slash NHS budgets … Read more
Sustainability and Transformation Plans – kill or cure for the NHS? – Colin Leys
Local NHS areas have til June to try and submit convincing plans to dramatically improve healthcare whilst saving large sums … Read more
NHS in England reveals £2.45bn record deficit
The NHS in England has run up a record deficit of £2.45bn – the biggest overspend in its history – … Read more
The NHS cannot escape its financial crisis without more money – Richard Vize
Two documents released in the last few days reveal both the severity of the NHS’s financial crisis and why it … Read more
How does this year’s NHS budget compare historically? – John Appleby
Jeremy Hunt has claimed recently that in 2016/17 the NHS will receive the sixth biggest funding increase in its history. … Read more
BMA re-enters contract talks
The BMA will today re-enter talks with the Government over the junior doctors’ contract. It comes after the Academy of … Read more