Bed cuts leave NHS ‘overwhelmed’
NHS hospital beds have been cut by more than half in the past 30 years – leaving the health service … Read more
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Cornwall council could take over hospital management
Full story at CornwallLive, 5 October 2017 Plans are afoot to transfer the management of health services from the NHS … Read more
NHS Cornwall cuts patient transport for life-saving treatment
Full story at CornwallLive, 29 September 2017 Three times a week, 74-year-old Doreen Roe has to travel to the Royal Cornwall … Read more
‘Major’ safety fears over lack of regulation for advanced nurses
The lack of regulation of advanced nursing is a “major concern for public protection”, HSJhas been told. The chair of the … Read more
Analysis: Highest number of patients waiting a year for treatment since 2008
The number of patients waiting more than a year to be treated on an elective pathway has more than doubled … Read more
Third of hospital’s patients unable to leave as CCGs struggle to fund services
A trust in the West Midlands is unable to discharge 30 per cent of patients from one of its hospitals … Read more
Council ‘at breaking point’ over NHS’s push to accountable care system
Leicester City Council has threatened to raise formal concerns with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland STP over proposals to evolve into an … Read more
Two junior doctors left to care for more than 400 patients in one night, report reveals
Two junior doctors were left to care for more than 400 patients at a Plymouth hospital during a night shift, … Read more
‘Heads must roll over catastrophic errors in HRI shake-up plan’
It’s time for ALL the hospital and health bosses behind the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary downgrade plan to stand down, a … Read more
This is what Kirklees Council told Jeremy Hunt about the HRI downgrade plan
Councillors’ deep disappointment over the quality of health chiefs’ downgrade plan has been revealed. In July councillors from Calderdale and … Read more