Doctors forced to plead with NHS for treatments for patients, BMJ finds
Growing rationing of healthcare is forcing more doctors to plead with the NHS to fund treatments patients need, including cataract … Read more
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Savings drive softened after ‘top-down pressure’ complaints
In a letter sent to providers in around 14 “capped expenditure” areas today, NHS Improvement said organisations should not be … Read more
Controversial rationing plan abandoned by CCG
Full Story at Health Service Journal, 22 June 2017 Commissioners have abandoned plans to restrict access to hearing aids after … Read more
As overdose deaths hit record levels, drug and alcohol services face massive cuts
evin Jaffray had been addicted to heroin for 20 years when he finally sought help in prison. “I was in … Read more
List of health problems NHS in Milton Keynes will no longer fund
City health bosses are saving cash by refusing to routinely treat a whole string of medical conditions. People suffering with … Read more
Secret NHS cost-cutting plans sound ‘death knell’ for British healthcare, warn campaigners
Extended waiting times, ward and service closures, and withdrawal of public funding for some treatments among proposals in new national savings … Read more
Thousands of children’s operations cancelled each year, NHS figures show
Paediatricians’ leader says figures obtained by Labour are further evidence NHS is being pushed to the brink. Thousands of operations … Read more
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
Long waits for surgery ‘have tripled in four years’
The number of patients waiting six months or more for surgery has tripled over the past four years in England, … Read more
‘A grim reality’: concern over longer waits for NHS operations
Patients are being left in pain and discomfort due to financial pressures facing NHS, says Royal College of Surgeons An … Read more