Pain-level rationing of hip and knee surgery due to cash crisis, admits NHS
A senior NHS official has admitted that funding shortages mean hip and knee replacements will have to be rationed according … Read more
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Talks begin on cutting NHS IVF funding in parts of Nottinghamshire
Health bosses are meeting the public today to discuss plans which could see NHS funding for IVF treatment scrapped in … Read more
Budget cuts hitting mental health patients, says UNISON survey
Mental health patients are facing bed shortages, longer waits for treatment and reduced support because of budget cutbacks, according to … Read more
NHS success in tackling health inequality varies hugely across England
The social divide in hospital admissions – which means far more poor people end up in hospital for preventable conditions … Read more
New ‘dementia atlas’ reveals disparity in care across England
People with dementia are being let down by local services across the country, according to new government data that critics … Read more
Physiotherapy provision is overstretched
A new Muscular Dystrophy UK report has revealed that thousands of people with muscular dystrophy are going without access to … Read more
Vulnerable adults at risk as councils face £1bn social care shortfall
Outlook for care provision in England is bleak with cuts eating into resources despite rising need for support, says report. … Read more
NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Up to four in five children with mental health problems are being denied access to treatment they urgently need in … Read more
Lightning Review: Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services May 2016
This report by The Children’s Commissioner came to the following conclusions: — Access to CAMHS is a post code lottery: … Read more
Charity nurses warn of ‘postcode lottery’ in specialist children’s care
Expert children’s nurses have highlighted wide variations in services and standards for children with complex health needs as the ground-breaking … Read more