Nearly a third of CCGs consider rationing services
Nearly a third of clinical commissioning groups have implemented or are considering restrictions to services this year, HSJ research reveals: … Read more
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GPs face increasing restrictions as NHS rations care to save money
GPs face increasingly tighter restrictions on their ability to refer for specialist care, reveals an investigation by Pulse into plans … Read more
NHS vasectomies rationed as health service forced to make cuts
Free vasectomies are being rationed in some parts of the country, as the NHS is forced to cut costs. One commissioning group … Read more
NHS to ‘extend rationing’ of healthcare in bid to balance books
The NHS plans to dramatically increase rationing of patients’ access to care and treatment in an effort to balance its books, a … Read more
NHS cash pressures causing bad rationing decisions
The NHS is starting to make unfair and inappropriate decisions on rationing healthcare in England due to growing financial pressures … Read more
Cancer victims face postcode lottery for NHS care
Thousands of cancer patients are dying needlessly every year because of an “unacceptable” postcode lottery of care, MPs warn. A … Read more
Mental health services cuts ‘affecting children’
Cuts in mental health services for children in England amount to a national crisis with tragic consequences, a charity has … Read more