Health cuts most likely cause of major rise in mortality, study claims
An unprecedented rise in mortality in England and Wales, where 30,000 excess deaths occurred in 2015, is likely to be … Read more
National STP
Apps, texts and software are all part of the NHS ‘digital revolution’
An app which allows patients to manage their own health problems may reduce admissions to A&E and take the work … Read more
Another blow to STPs as current plans require £10bn of fresh funding
The majority of the 44 STP footprints are expecting to require new capital funding in order to finance the projects … Read more
NHS needs £9.5bn to transform
Controversial plans to transform and integrate health and social care services require at least £9.5bn of capital funding – but … Read more
One in six A&E departments at risk of closure or downgrade
One in six A&E departments face being closed or downgraded in the next four years, according to an analysis of … Read more
Rising demand leads to review of stroke units
People who suffer a stroke could have further to travel to hospital if health bosses decide to reduce the number … Read more
Warning of cuts to family doctors in NHS overhaul
GP leaders have warned that local health chiefs are exploiting plans to overhaul the NHS in order to slash the … Read more
Will NHS transformation plans kill or cure the health service? – Harry Quilter-Pinner, IPPR
“Secret plans to change our NHS”: This is the allegation levelled at sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) – the government’s … Read more
STP saving claims unrealistic, finds BMA
Doubts have been raised about the credibility of the blueprints for NHS reform with which ministers expect to stave off … Read more
Cutting hospital beds would be “lunacy,” warns senior emergency doctor
Plans to reduce bed capacity in some NHS hospitals are “lunacy” against the current backdrop of rising demand and high … Read more