Over 5m people on England’s NHS waiting list
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has exceeded 5 million for the first time. NHS England’s latest … Read more
NHS England
NHS CEO Simon Stevens heads for the exit
The latest, shocking statistics show the scale of the decline of NHS performance on almost all of its key targets: but the … Read more
Dudley ICS contract shelved after NHS England intervention
Dudley Clinical Commissioning group has been forced by NHS England to stop work on a landmark integrated care provider contract, … Read more
Vanishing front line beds pose threat to NHS future
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty … Read more
One-to-one nursing care for intensive care patients suspended
Patients in intensive care are usually cared for by nurses on a one-to-one basis, but NHS England has revised staffing … Read more
NHS short of over £1bn for Covid second wave and onset of winter
The Guardian reports that the NHS has been given in excess of £1bn less than it needs to tackle the … Read more
Who’s cashing in on ICSs?
While there is little sign of any activity in the public domain, the establishment of Integrated Care Systems is likely … Read more
NHS capacity problems in England due to Covid to last ‘several years’
NHS leaders have told ministers that they must be honest with the public and tell them that they may face … Read more
Impossible demands to step-up and redesign services
Plans for restarting urgent and elective NHS services, announced in a 13-page circular from NHS England to NHS chief executives … Read more
Top scientist says secrecy has harmed UK government’s response to Covid-19 crisis
Sir Paul Nurse, the nobel laureate and director of the Francis Crick Institute in London, has said that important decisions … Read more