Cheshire cancer patients ‘could die sooner’ if NHS cuts are forced through
Cancer patients in Cheshire could die sooner because they will end up waiting longer for urgent hospital treatment if NHS … Read more
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Leak shows ‘devastating’ impact of planned NHS cuts in London
Patients will be denied treatment, waiting times for operations will lengthen and A&E and maternity units may be shut under … Read more
Top FT challenges CCG over ‘unsafe’ urgent care procurement
A leading foundation trust rated outstanding has accused one of its commissioners of a potentially “unsafe and unsustainable” procurement, and … Read more
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
East Kent health trust boss Matthew Kershaw faces calls to resign over potential downgrading of Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Campaigners have applauded a call for the resignation of a hospitals’ boss over what is feared to be the downgrading … Read more
Most of central London hospital to be sold off, plans reveal
Almost all of a central London hospital is to be sold and its services diverted to already stretched facilities around … Read more
Trusts need millions in extra funding for Mid Staffs dissolution
Trust leaders in the Midlands are seeking millions of pounds in extra financial support linked to the dissolution of Mid … Read more
Foundation trusts come closer to full merger
Full story at HSJ 12 June 2017 Both boards at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust and Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: New national savings drive will ‘challenge the values’ of NHS leaders
Closing wards and services, blocking choice of private providers, systematically extending waiting times, and stopping some treatments are all being … Read more
Trusts left ‘drowning in debt’ by Treasury-driven scheme
The way that sustainability funding has been distributed risks creating huge imbalances where some NHS trusts become “cash rich” and … Read more