Revealed: 10 worst A&Es for waits
Full Story in BBC 12 April 2018 A&E waiting times have reached their highest levels in England – as a … Read more
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Trust withdraws from controversial consortium.
Full Story at HSJ 6 April 2018 A West Midlands trust has withdrawn from a controversial mental health consortium to … Read more
Worcester’s Oxford Fertility IVF clinic must be paid for by NHS patients
Full Story in Worcester News 4 April 2018 LOCAL NHS patients currently have to pay to use an IVF clinic … Read more
IVF cut back in 13 areas of England to save money, new data shows
Thirteen areas of England have restricted or completely halted IVF treatment since the start of the year for women struggling to conceive, … Read more
Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust is rated as inadequate by CQC inpsectors
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated as inadequate by government inspectors. Concerns were raised over leadership, patients being … Read more
Conflicting views on responding to draft NHS plan in Ross-on-Wye
A heated debate broke out about the draft plan for healthcare in the county and the future of Ross-on-Wye community hospital. … Read more
Health chief: no plans for Ross-on-Wye community hospital to lose its beds
HEALTH chiefs have moved to reject claims by a by-election candidate that there are plans for Ross-on-Wye Community Hospital to … Read more
CCGs claim rationing decision based on Right Care programme
Last month HSJ revealed that Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs, intended to … Read more
Top doctor concerned over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital
A top local doctor has voiced concerns over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital. Dr Jonathan … Read more
One in six A&E departments at risk of closure or downgrade
One in six A&E departments face being closed or downgraded in the next four years, according to an analysis of … Read more