Council should block Hunt’s £1bn NHS cuts says Assembly
Candidates in May’s Town Hall elections are today being called upon to pledge to block any attempt to impose £1billion-worth … Read more
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Beds hospital merger delay due to ‘finances’
The proposed merger of Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital has been delayed. The plan was for it to … Read more
Hunt to crack down on NHS drug errors linked to up to 22,000 deaths
Jeremy Hunt is ordering an NHS crackdown on errors in dispensing drugs to patients, which research shows could be contributing … Read more
Controversial changes to care of the South Tyneside Hospital approved by health bosses
Full story at the ChronicleLive 21 February 2018 The future of South Tyneside Hospital services have been decided. Health bosses … Read more
Outsourcing of children’s health contract to Virgin Care halted by judge
Full story in The Independent, 21 February 2018 A High Court judge has temporarily blocked a council’s attempt to outsource a … Read more
Cutbacks loom for county’s health services
Full story in The Yorkshire Post, 19 February 2018 A forecast deficit of £40m across four main clinical groups (CCG) … Read more
Ambulances stuck at A&E ‘unable to respond quickly to 999 calls’
Full story in The Guardian, 18 February 2018 Patients who have a stroke or heart attack are at risk of … Read more
Three month minimum waiting time bought in by NHS despite warning patients will suffer
Full Story in The Telegraph 18 February 2018 Patients will be forced to endure pain, disability and could even see … Read more
Thousands of days off a month for NHS staff in Yorkshire sick with stress
Full Story at ITV News, 12 February 2018. Yorkshire’s NHS trust staff are struggling with stress or anxiety. A recent … Read more
For four years running, The Royal Cornwall Hospital has not met its A&E target
Full Story at CornwallLive 11 January 2018 Cornwall’s main hospital has failed to meet its A&E target for four years, … Read more