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
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Revealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
HSJ has identified which of the NHS’s circa 175 Type 1 adult emergency departments are at risk of downgrade or … Read more
Redbridge could be left without an A&E department under new plans for NHS
A north-east London borough could be left without an A&E department under new plans for the NHS in England. Redbridge could … Read more
Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more
GPs demand halt to STP process amid fears of ‘severe’ NHS cuts
Dozens of GPs in an east London borough have signed a statement calling for the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) … Read more
Patients are in danger from their local GPs being overworked, surgeries in London’s deprived East End are warning
Cutbacks planned in the NHS is shifting much of the public healthcare away from hospitals and onto local surgeries at … Read more
London NHS organisations call for ‘whole system’ regulation
The North East London sustainability and transformation plan asks that national regulators move to a “single system” approach for areas … Read more