PrEP rationing is symptomatic of NHS bid to cut costs, at all costs
NHS England’s setback in the high court over its attempt to get one set of cash-strapped public bodies (local councils) … Read more
Public Health
Cash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project
A county council struggling to make £60m of savings in 2016-17 is planning to scrap funding for a joint discharge … Read more
Seven-day general practice will have to be funded by other NHS cuts, MPs warn
The House of Commons health committee has questioned how the Government intends to pay for seven-day routine GP services. The … Read more
Children’s services hardest hit by public health cuts
Services aimed at children and young people are bearing the brunt of cuts to public health spending by local authorities, … Read more
NHS Bill to get its 10 Minutes – 13 July
The NHS Bill will get a brief presence in parliament this month. Margaret Greenwood MP has now secured a Ten Minute … Read more
Government cuts are brewing a sexual health crisis
Sex has got a lot to answer for. The UK is facing a rising demand for sexual health and contraceptive … Read more
‘Desperate situation’ faced by public health
In 2014, the Five Year Forward View said ‘… the future health of millions of children, the sustainability of the … Read more
Threat of public health nurse cuts now becoming a reality
Council cuts to budgets for health visiting and school nursing services that are putting jobs at risk threaten to “unravel” … Read more
Mental health trust forced to cut services
A mental health trust in Manchester has cut seven frontline community-based services to save £1m, in one of the first major … Read more
Public health gains in danger as councils cut GP funding
The Government promised that its £200m cuts to public health services will not affect frontline services – but a Pulse … Read more