Isle of Wight Labour welcomes rejection of NHS STP document
There is a recommendation to not endorse the STP document, which Labour councillor, Geoff Lumley believes is “an attempt by … Read more
NHS reform
Hospital chief offers ‘no guarantees’ over under threat services
The man leading the plan to cut more than £260million from local NHS spending has admitted he can’t “offer any … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more
This jargon-filled NHS report masks £276m of brutal cuts that will hit us all
Plans to axe £267m from the local NHS budget by 2020 were today slammed as “opaque,” “incomprehensible” and “secretive” as … Read more
Warning drive to get people out of NHS hospitals will collapse Birmingham social services
A Birmingham City Council report into the new Sustainability and Transformation Plans for health services warns that the NHS risks … Read more
Frimley STP proposes radical upgrade of primary care
The Frimley Health sustainability and transformation plan has set out plans to establish a new model of large-scale general practice, … Read more
Mayor Anderson comes out fighting against controversial NHS cuts plan
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has spoken out against a multi-million pound NHS overhaul that could lead to hospital mergers and … Read more
NHS watchdog warns public must be consulted
Watchdog group Healthwatch Surrey is calling for “quality engagement” by the NHS with residents following publication of a major five-year … Read more