Survey of London ICBs: an insight into managing financial crisis
A Lowdown snapshot survey of the board papers and plans of London’s ICBs reveals the depth of financial pressures and … Read more
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Hewitt review misses need for far reaching change
Richard Bourne discusses how past policy failings still haunt the current health policy debate, as he explores the changes proposed … Read more
ICB financial squeeze set to tighten
Before the 42 Integrated Care Boards established last July have fully gathered details of their financial performance over their first … Read more
“Tooth decay the leading cause of hospital admissions for five-to-nine-year-olds”
Over 35% of five year old children in areas of England with high levels of deprivation have had tooth decay, … Read more
Emergency Care Summit – the Lowdown reports
Just over ten years after the Francis Report revealed the full extent of the appalling systems failure that had taken … Read more
Chancellor leaves NHS with “unrealistic budget for the year ahead”
While the 2023 Spring Budget was good news for wealthy people adding to hefty pension pots, informed observers appear unanimous … Read more
Ten reasons why the NHS needs long-term rises in funding
10 evidence based reasons for sustained rises in NHS funding – More than expected, but half the sum needed, the Autumn … Read more
Problems mount for New Hospitals Programme
Concerns over the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) have been growing in recent months, since NHS Providers warned that it was on … Read more
Ways to raise the money the NHS needs
The government claims that to pay inflation-busting increases to public sector workers would cost an extra £28 billion: but BBC … Read more
High risk strategy as NHS backlog bills keep growing
The bill for “backlog maintenance” in England’s crumbling NHS has more than doubled in the past six years to a massive … Read more