Govt cuts £330m from NHS budget and gives it 13 priorities
HSJ reports that the government has reduced the NHS revenue budget for 2022-23 by £330m, after the Treasury refused to … Read more
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Chancellor ignores calls for help from the NHS
In his spring statement, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has completely ignored calls from NHS organisations for extra funding to tackle … Read more
NHS told to cut £500m in spending
NHS England has been asked by the government to reduce core NHS funding by hundreds of millions of pounds in … Read more
Javid’s ‘new’ ideas short on funding
Javid’s lengthy (8,600 word, 16-page) speech on “reforms” on March 8 was laden with waffle, two feeble jokes, and centred on half … Read more
NHS now paying for prolonged squeeze on its funding
New figures from the King’s Fund, calculating the progress of funding for the NHS and social care since the banking crash … Read more
RCN finds over half of nurses consider leaving their jobs
The Royal College of Nursing has published its findings from their employment survey which has found that six in ten … Read more
Campaign calls for £20bn to start rebuilding of NHS
A powerful new alliance of campaigners and trade unions has launched the SOSNHS campaign, demanding an immediate injection of another £20 billion … Read more
When ‘record’ spending is nowhere near enough
There are, according to the famous phrase “Lies, damn lies and statistics”, and the public is fed a diet of … Read more
NHS hospitals still using out-of-date MRI and CT scanners
A report by Channel 4 Dispatches programme says that NHS hospitals are still using body-scanning equipment long past its recommended … Read more
National Insurance increase for care funding unfair
After a weekend of torrid speculation, the PM has confirmed government plans to raise National Insurance for working people and … Read more