Disabled patients ‘relying on crowdfunding’ for wheelchairs
Disabled patients are increasingly having to rely on crowdfunding to pay for wheelchairs, a leading doctor has warned. Cuts in … Read more
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Trusts left ‘drowning in debt’ by Treasury-driven scheme
The way that sustainability funding has been distributed risks creating huge imbalances where some NHS trusts become “cash rich” and … Read more
The BMA – “In advance of Wednesday’s budget, we are calling for UK spending on health to match the average for Europe’s ten leading economies”
The crisis currently facing the NHS and social care is well known and becoming increasingly severe – the government cannot … Read more
NHS staff ask ‘least bad’ patients to sleep in corridors amid hospital demand crisis
Patients are being asked to volunteer to sleep in corridors in order to free up spaces on overrun NHS wards, … Read more
NHS needs £9.5bn to transform
Controversial plans to transform and integrate health and social care services require at least £9.5bn of capital funding – but … Read more
The postcode lottery of new mothers’ mental health services
With one in 10 women developing a mental illness during or after pregnancy, including postpartum psychosis, not all are lucky … Read more
A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more
CCGs claim rationing decision based on Right Care programme
Last month HSJ revealed that Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs, intended to … Read more
Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year
Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more