Extended NHS obligations in 2017-18 mandate ‘well beyond reach’
The continued drive towards a seven-day NHS was confirmed by the Department for Health (DH) in its mandate to the … Read more
NHS England
HSJ Exclusive: Trusts rejected ‘irresponsible’ savings targets of up to 10pc
Providers that rejected their financial targets for next year had been tasked with delivering efficiency savings three times higher than … Read more
‘Army-style’ training proposal will not redress recruitment crisis, says BMA
Proposals to train more doctors – and tie them to the NHS for more than four years after graduation – … Read more
The BMA – “In advance of Wednesday’s budget, we are calling for UK spending on health to match the average for Europe’s ten leading economies”
The crisis currently facing the NHS and social care is well known and becoming increasingly severe – the government cannot … Read more
NHS bed occupancy levels hit record high during last quarter of 2016
The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are the highest ever recorded for a third quarter since quarterly data collections began … Read more
Jeremy Hunt urged to intervene after NHS bar stem cell funding for cancer patients
Jeremy Hunt has been urged to intervene on behalf of cancer patients “abandoned” by the NHS in a row over … Read more
NHS trusts post ‘unsustainable’ £886m third-quarter deficit
NHS trusts in England posted a deficit of £886m at the end of the third quarter, £300m more than the … Read more
Turnaround consultants heading to more struggling trusts
NHS Improvement said the first wave of its financial improvement programme, in which consultancy firms were paid £25m to work … Read more
What will health and social care be like in 2021?
With no changes, the deficit in health funding in the North East could be £641million – or £904million including social … Read more
NHS chief admits trusts will miss financial target
An NHS chief has admitted for the first time hospital trusts will miss their financial target this year as forecasts … Read more