More than 7,000 nurses could face axe under secret NHS plans
More than 7,000 nurse posts could be axed from NHS hospitals across the country despite a mounting Accident & Emergency crisis, … Read more
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Private firms receive £2.3m to draw up STP plans
Private firms have been paid a ‘shocking’ £2.3m to draw up controversial plans which will cut health and social care … Read more
Exclusive: STPs forecast NHS will employ thousands fewer staff
The NHS’s unpublished proposals for dealing with extreme funding pressure suggest it will employ thousands fewer nurses and other staff … Read more
Emergency care demand must fall for three years under STP plans
The health service will have to reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital as an emergency for three years … Read more
Letter: How can our health services be expected to cut more?
As part of a countrywide reorganisation by NHS England, local health chiefs have recently published a plan which is apparently … Read more
NHS spends millions on private companies that block GP referrals, investigation finds
The NHS is spending millions on private companies that stop GPs referring patients to hospitals, an investigation has revealed. Controversial “referral management … Read more
Publish figures on community bed use: MPs’ challenge over cuts
An MP has challenged NHS bosses over controversial hospital bed cuts – saying she wants answers on how many people … Read more
Analysis: STP digital plans need a major reboot
The largely vague and un-costed digital components of the STPs need a substantial upgrade, or the NHS will continue to … Read more
BMA demands healthcare plan detail
The Government must show leadership and spell out the detail of how health and social care reform will be achieved, … Read more
Controversial plans set to win approval
Health bosses will this week discuss their plans for the year ahead – and are likely to approve plans to … Read more