Seven councils reject STP submissions
Local authorities in London and Yorkshire have said they cannot sign up to their areas’ sustainability and transformation plans due … Read more
NHS reform
Leaked STP document reveals A&E downgrade plans
The sustainability and transformation plan for Cheshire and Mersey includes the downgrade of at least one accident and emergency department, … Read more
Controversial Bedford hospital review has ‘no solutions’
The Mayor of Bedford has published a draft version of a controversial review on Bedford Hospital’s future – against NHS … Read more
Budget deficits and emergency care pressures force cancellation of trust merger
The merger of two hospital trusts – which would have formed the second largest in the country – has been … Read more
Another STP admits to ‘serious reservations’ about process and plan
A sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint in the north of England has become the latest to publish its plan, … Read more
Latest STP published reveals hospital reconfiguration
Consolidating specialist hospital services on to two sites and creating a string of multispecialty community providers are key elements of … Read more
2,600 people to be given free weight-loss courses in a bid to stop soaring obesity rates
There are around 475,000 overweight or obese people in Norfolk, and weight-problems increases the risk of developing a number of … Read more
Councillors to quiz health chiefs about ‘secret’ plan for NHS in Brighton and Hove
Councillors are to question the health chiefs who are said to be drawing up a “secret” plan for the NHS … Read more
South West London STP includes plans to close acute hospital
One of the five acute hospitals in the South West London sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint is due to … Read more
Another ‘secretive’ mega shake-up of the NHS is being carried out by stealth, warns Unite
Another mega NHS shake-up, with a serious threat to patient services, is underway by stealth, Unite, the country’s largest union, … Read more