Success Regime region consults on major services restructure
NHS services in West, North and East Cumbria are consulting on the possibility of closing some services in order to … Read more
STPs
‘Shameful’ pace of STP rollout risks financial meltdown, warns former NHS commissioning chief
The timescale imposed by NHS England for developing sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) has been condemned as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shameful’ … Read more
Hospitals Could Close In Cornwall
A big health shake-up across Cornwall could close some hospitals. The ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plan’ also reveals a ‘tight network’ … Read more
Official Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS report reveals ‘Tough decisions’ ahead (updated)
Documents seen by OnTheWight reveal Hampshire and the Isle of Wight health bosses are seriously considering dividing services across the … Read more
Secretive NHS STP plans could see GP numbers in Hackney fall by a third
NHS England’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) would see England divided into 44 “footprints” – which must achieve financial balance … Read more
King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report: How is the NHS performing?
Our Quarterly Monitoring Report examines the views of finance directors on the productivity challenge they face, as well as some … Read more
Emergency care set to be cut at one south-west London hospital as NHS bosses struggle to meet quality demands
Emergency and maternity care could be cut from at least one south-west London hospital as NHS bosses struggle to meet financial … Read more
Four Liverpool hospitals could merge as Merseyside NHS faces £1 billion black hole
Four Liverpool hospitals could merge as the NHS faces a black hole of nearly £1 BILLION in Merseyside and Cheshire. … Read more
STPs: Radical local modernisation plans or the end of the NHS as we know it?
To some, they are bold, painful, inevitably controversial but nevertheless necessary local blueprints designed to save the NHS in England, … Read more
Legal challenge issued against ‘unlawful’ Grantham hospital A&E closure
A patient group has launched a legal challenge against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to cut opening hours at … Read more