Walsall stroke patients could have to travel to Wolverhampton
Stroke patients could be made to have their treatment in another town after health bosses declared the current service ‘unsustainable’. … Read more
NHS reform
Consultation on the future of hospital services in South Tyneside and Sunderland launches this week
A major consultation into the future of hospital services in Sunderland and South Tyneside is launching this week. Health bosses … Read more
NHS under pressure: What is happening to A&E services?
As a fourth hospital in England closes its casualty ward overnight, and with more downgrades likely to follow, are the … Read more
NHS privatisation: People with learning disabilities to become a ‘commodity’ in a profit-fillled healthcare industry, finds study
People with learning disabilities have been turned into commodities in a healthcare industry driven by profits and generating millions of … Read more
Savings drive softened after ‘top-down pressure’ complaints
In a letter sent to providers in around 14 “capped expenditure” areas today, NHS Improvement said organisations should not be … Read more
NHS staffing agency moves towards privatisation
The government is pressing ahead with the sale of NHS Professionals, the state-owned agency that manages more than 90,000 doctors, … Read more
Doctors ‘horrified’ by STP staff costs
A vast cohort of operations managers, communications executives, administrators and financial analysts has been created to drive forward controversial STPs … Read more
NHS chiefs refuse to say if they will be robbing Cinderford to pay Lydney
NHS chiefs are refusing to say if they are planning to cut service at the Dilke Memorial Hospital in Cinderford … Read more
Devon’s mental health out of area care costs are highest in country
Not only are more mental health patients being sent out of area because of a lack of beds in Devon, … Read more
Cheshire cancer patients ‘could die sooner’ if NHS cuts are forced through
Cancer patients in Cheshire could die sooner because they will end up waiting longer for urgent hospital treatment if NHS … Read more