Health: Why city patients should be listened to before committing to change
There are plenty of reasons to be proud of our local NHS – as well as plenty of good suggestions … Read more
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Commissioners plan children’s surgery shake-up
Two district hospitals would stop providing hyper-acute stroke care and reduce access to paediatric surgery under a proposed shake up … Read more
Success Regime region consults on major services restructure
NHS services in West, North and East Cumbria are consulting on the possibility of closing some services in order to … Read more
Nurse staffing shortages are ‘top priority’ for new regulator’s senior nurse
Staffing is the main issue concerning the senior nurse at the newly-created regulator NHS Improvement, as well as being the … Read more
HSJ Analysis: The magical thinking of Hunt’s medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political … Read more
Nurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in order to … Read more
Hospital overcrowding caused by ‘political maladministration’, say MPs
Hospitals have become dangerously full and discharge patients too soon as a direct result of “political maladministration” by successive governments, … Read more
Hospitals Could Close In Cornwall
A big health shake-up across Cornwall could close some hospitals. The ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plan’ also reveals a ‘tight network’ … Read more
Sharp rise in care delays ‘piles pressure on hospitals’
A sharp rise in waits for care services is piling the pressure on the NHS in England, hospital bosses are … Read more
Emergency care set to be cut at one south-west London hospital as NHS bosses struggle to meet quality demands
Emergency and maternity care could be cut from at least one south-west London hospital as NHS bosses struggle to meet financial … Read more