STP pays consultancy firm over £6m to cut budget
Full story in Pulse, 5 February 2018 Health and social care leaders in Kent and Medway paid over £6m to … Read more
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Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’
Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’ Full story in The HSJ, 29 January 2018 The … Read more
ACO formation put on pause
ACO formation put on pause Full story in the HSJ, 23 January 2018 NHS England and the Department of Health … Read more
Broomfield Hospital visited by Jeremy Hunt amid protests over hospital merger plans
Full story in Essex Live 19 January 2018 Health secretary Jeremy Hunt was heckled when he visited Broomfield Hospital amid … Read more
Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt
Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt Full story at The Guardian 30th August 2017 NHS doctors have been … Read more
NHS ‘spends £21m on management consultancy advice’ while cutting nurses
Health and social care services across England have paid £21m to management consultant firms to advise on radical cost-cutting plans, an … Read more
Nuffield health sales leap as NHS comes under strain
The deteriorating health of the UK population has boosted turnover at one of Britain’s largest private hospital operators as the … Read more
Go-ahead given to support 15 STP areas with £325m capital investment
The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England have finally revealed that 15 high-performing STP areas will be given a share … Read more
Rise in life expectancy has stalled since 2010, research shows
A century-long rise in life expectancy has stalled since 2010 when austerity brought about deep cuts in NHS and social … Read more
Doctors ‘horrified’ by STP staff costs
A vast cohort of operations managers, communications executives, administrators and financial analysts has been created to drive forward controversial STPs … Read more