A&E four hour performance figures well under NHS England’s standard
Full story in Pulse, 5 December 2017 Only 82.45% of A&E departments are currently meeting the target of seeing patients … Read more
NHS England
Budget 2017: NHS trusts given extra £350m for entire winter
Full story in The Independent, 23 November 2017 The NHS has been given £350m to see it through the winter in the … Read more
Hammond’s £1.6bn cash for the NHS is less than half of £4bn needed
Full story in The Guardian, 23 November 2017 Philip Hammond has bowed to intense pressure to give the NHS more money … Read more
£50m redevelopment plans for West Cumberland Hospital
Full story in the News & Star, 2 November 2017 The next two phases for the West Cumberland Hospital scheme … Read more
NHS chief’s call for £4bn emergency cash injection dismissed by Philip Hammond
Full story in The Guardian, 19 November 2017 Philip Hammond has dismissed calls from the head of the NHS for an … Read more
NHS target to manage winter crisis “totally unrealistic”
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Health service chiefs have been declared “barking mad” for ordering hospitals to … Read more
‘Heavy handed’ NHS England forces CCG to agree to STP
NHS England threatened commissioners in London with legal directions if they do not support plans to appoint a single accountable … Read more
NHS England pauses procurement resulting in extra costs for CCGs
Full story in the HSJ 30 August 2017 Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed … Read more
Thames Valley has highest number of NHS vacancies in the country
At least one in 25 NHS jobs in Thames Valley is unfilled – the highest figure in the country. New … Read more
NHS trust sent cancer patient adverts for private clinic
A terminally ill cancer patient has protested after the NHS hospital where she receives palliative therapy included advertisements for a … Read more