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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • When ‘record’ spending is nowhere near enough
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Q&A: The increase in NI and funding for the NHS and social care
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The truth behind Boris Johnson’s money for the NHS
    • New NHS funding – is it enough?
      • Expert’s consensus on NHS Long-term Plan
    • Will the longterm plan end waves of crisis in the NHS?
    • Services
      • NHS VIDEOS
      • GP services
      • A&E waiting times
      • Ambulance services
      • The midwives view
      • Physiotherapy
      • Mental health
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Is the NHS funding crisis of our own making?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Closing the NHS blackhole
    • 5 reasons why the NHS is affordable
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Sign the call for more funding
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
    • Take the poll
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Public health funding “below 2015/16 levels”
    • Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
    • A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
    • PFI keeps coming back for more
    • Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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STP 4

Sudden closure of GP surgery leaves patients ‘in the dark’

Full story in Lancashire Telegraph, 20 April 2018 PATIENTS have been left ‘totally in the dark’ after the sudden closure … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags cuts to services, GPs, Public Health, STP 4

Outsourcing of children’s health contract to Virgin Care halted by judge

Full story in The Independent, 21 February 2018 A High Court judge has temporarily blocked a council’s attempt to outsource a … Read more

Categories Quality of care, STPs Tags children's health, community health, hospitals, Privatisation, STP 4, virgin care

Gaps in mental health care for south Cumbrian children raised in Parliament

Gaps in mental health care for south Cumbrian children raised in Parliament. But bosses insist extended service will now be … Read more

Categories STPs Tags CAMHS, children's health, cuts to services, mental health, STP 4, underfunding

Privatisation: Virgin wins children’s health contract in Lancashire

Full story in The Independent, 13 December 2017 Campaigners have criticised the “galloping privatisation” of health services after Virgin Care was awarded a … Read more

Categories NHS spending Tags children's health, community health, Privatisation, STP 4

North West of England escapes A&E closures.

Full Story at HSJ 24 November 2017 Two months have passed since two chief executives were sacked over their trust’s … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags A&E, cuts to services, hospitals, STP 4

Joint Executive team create trust partnership

Full Story at HSJ 6 October 2017 A hospital and mental health trust have confirmed their joint board and management … Read more

Categories STPs Tags CCGs, NHS reform, STP 4

New fears for Chorley A&E

Fears that Chorley’s Accident & Emergency unit could close again have surfaced among campaigners fighting for a 24/7 service. According … Read more

Categories STPs Tags A&E, cuts to services, STP 4, STPs

Go-ahead given to support 15 STP areas with £325m capital investment

The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England have finally revealed that 15 high-performing STP areas will be given a share … Read more

Categories STPs Tags A&E, National STP, NHS reform, STP 12, STP 14, STP 15, STP 2, STP 22, STP 23, STP 24, stp 26, STP 29, STP 4, STP 41, STP 44, STP 7, STP 9

Simon Stevens names the first ‘accountable care systems’

Simon Stevens has announced the first eight “accountable care systems”, saying they will be given control of up to £450m … Read more

Categories Integrated care, STPs Tags ACO, deficit, integrated care, NHS reform, STP 24, STP 34, STP 4, STP 41, STP 44, STP 9, STP14, STPs

Blackpool A&E crisis cases top UK list

An average of two people a day are being admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital after taking life-threatening overdoses, it has … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags A&E, cuts to services, hospitals, mental health, STP 4, waiting times
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • When ‘record’ spending is nowhere near enough
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Q&A: The increase in NI and funding for the NHS and social care
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The truth behind Boris Johnson’s money for the NHS
    • New NHS funding – is it enough?
      • Expert’s consensus on NHS Long-term Plan
    • Will the longterm plan end waves of crisis in the NHS?
    • Services
      • NHS VIDEOS
      • GP services
      • A&E waiting times
      • Ambulance services
      • The midwives view
      • Physiotherapy
      • Mental health
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Is the NHS funding crisis of our own making?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Closing the NHS blackhole
    • 5 reasons why the NHS is affordable
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Sign the call for more funding
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
    • Take the poll
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Public health funding “below 2015/16 levels”
    • Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
    • A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
    • PFI keeps coming back for more
    • Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE
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