North West of England escapes A&E closures.
Full Story at HSJ 24 November 2017 Two months have passed since two chief executives were sacked over their trust’s … Read more
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£50m redevelopment plans for West Cumberland Hospital
Full story in the News & Star, 2 November 2017 The next two phases for the West Cumberland Hospital scheme … Read more
Sustained falls in emergency admissions in certain areas
Full Story at HSJ 20 November 2017 Containing and reducing emergency hospital admissions is often seen as the holy grail … Read more
Hospital reconfiguration finally gets a green light
Full story in the HSJ 20 November 2017 Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups have approved the pre-consultation … Read more
NHS target to manage winter crisis “totally unrealistic”
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Health service chiefs have been declared “barking mad” for ordering hospitals to … Read more
Stroke unit will close in a year
Full story in The Barnsley Chronicle, 17 November 2017 The hyper acute stroke unit at Barnsley Hospital will close by … Read more
Watchdog warns that NHS faces even worse winter crisis than last year
Full story in The Guardian, 16 November 2017 The NHS is in an “extremely challenging” position with winter approaching because hospitals have … Read more
Mental health services and detox unit at St Peter’s Hospital to be moved if 470 green belt land homes are approved
Full story at GetSurrey 17 November 2017 The NHS trusts said if the development does not go ahead, it will … Read more
Plan to move seriously ill patients by Essex hospitals
Full story on BBC News 15 November 2017 Seriously ill patients face being transferred between three Essex hospitals under plans … Read more
Housing developer offers to build new hospital for struggling health economy
Full story in The HSJ, 24 November 2017 A new hospital offering centralised emergency and specialist services for the struggling … Read more