Future Fit: Fears for patients over Shropshire A&E decision delay
Tracey Huffer, Shropshire councillor for Ludlow East and a practising nurse, has called for better leadership and communication to be … Read more
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Controversial health plans ‘could downgrade two hospitals and leave Brent Council crippled by social care costs’
Campaigners fear the NW London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) could see Charing Cross and Ealing hospitals downgraded which would … Read more
Underfunded and overstretched – the crisis in care for the elderly
“It’s like being at home,” was the verdict that one resident at West Hall, a care home in West Byfleet, … Read more
Workload damages patient care, say GPs
GPs in Scotland have sent a clear message that their workload is unsustainable and is affecting patient care. A BMA … Read more
‘Closure’ of Grantham A&E and maternity services overhaul revealed in leaked report
A leaked health report suggests A&E service at Grantham hospital could potentially end and maternity services could be centralised across … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more
13 GP practices to close in single county
Plans are underway to close 13 of the 18 GP practices in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, leaving patients having to travel … Read more
STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive
The Greater Manchester, Kent and Medway, mid and south Essex, and north west London STPs have been selected to be … Read more
Further attack on Shropshire NHS masterplan
A blueprint for the future of health services in Shropshire has been dismissed as being a “cuts programme” including “all … Read more