Success Regime region consults on major services restructure
NHS services in West, North and East Cumbria are consulting on the possibility of closing some services in order to … Read more
NHS reform
‘Shameful’ pace of STP rollout risks financial meltdown, warns former NHS commissioning chief
The timescale imposed by NHS England for developing sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) has been condemned as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shameful’ … Read more
Hospitals Could Close In Cornwall
A big health shake-up across Cornwall could close some hospitals. The ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plan’ also reveals a ‘tight network’ … Read more
Official Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS report reveals ‘Tough decisions’ ahead (updated)
Documents seen by OnTheWight reveal Hampshire and the Isle of Wight health bosses are seriously considering dividing services across the … Read more
Secretive NHS STP plans could see GP numbers in Hackney fall by a third
NHS England’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) would see England divided into 44 “footprints” – which must achieve financial balance … Read more
Four Liverpool hospitals could merge as Merseyside NHS faces £1 billion black hole
Four Liverpool hospitals could merge as the NHS faces a black hole of nearly £1 BILLION in Merseyside and Cheshire. … Read more
‘Postcode lottery’ revealed in NHS care
Patients with dementia, diabetes and learning disabilities are being let down by their local health services in many parts of … Read more
Legal challenge issued against ‘unlawful’ Grantham hospital A&E closure
A patient group has launched a legal challenge against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to cut opening hours at … Read more
GPs slam STP proposal to shift ‘massive amounts’ of work into general practice
GP leaders have slammed plans to transfer ‘massive amounts’ of secondary care work into general practice without proper support to … Read more
The plans may still be fantasy: but NHS cuts are starting to get real
THERESA MAY’S government is stepping up George Osborne’s programme of relentless real-terms reductions to NHS spending to reverse Labour’s decade … Read more