NHS Improvement rejects Leicester’s multi-million pound EPR bid
A Midlands trust has reined in its paperless ambitions after NHS Improvement declined to fund its multi-million pound electronic patient … Read more
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Revealed: the NHS plan to close, consolidate or ‘reshape’ 11 maternity units
Eleven maternity and neonatal units across England face closure, consolidation or ‘reshaping’ under plans to transform obstetrics care in the … Read more
NHS crisis: 19 hospitals face axe as doctors accuse Government of deliberate underfunding
The NHS is facing its biggest shake up in a generation with nearly 20 hospitals marked for closure and care … Read more
Consultant slams ‘insane’ plan to reduce number of hospital beds in Rutland and beyond
Plans to close the inpatient unit at Rutland Memorial Hospital and reduce the number of hospital beds across Leicestershire have … Read more
Public meeting over the future of Hinckley’s NHS
Health leaders are encouraging people to attend a public meeting on the future shape of NHS services in Hinckley The … Read more
Bosses defend plans to NHS changes in Hinckley
Plans to cut in-patient beds at Hinckley’s community hospital on Ashby Road have been defended by health chiefs. The move, … Read more
Public to have say on NHS shake-up plan
A public consultation on plans for a radical shake-up for health services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is set to … Read more
NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more
A&E, cancer and maternity units to close in major NHS overhaul
Thousands of hospital beds are set to disappear, pregnant women will face long trips to give birth and a string … Read more
Ultimatum: Council warns NHS bosses ‘Publish major health plans or we will’
A senior councillor says he will publish a confidential plan for the future of healthcare in Leicestershire himself if NHS … Read more