BMA: Government must come clean about ‘cheap tricks’ on STP funding
The government has employed “cheap tricks” to mask its real intentions for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) funding, the British … Read more
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Health consultancy fees ‘could have been used to benefit patients’
Health bosses spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on consultancy and admin fees while developing a local five-year plan to … Read more
End of walk-in centre ‘will add to A&E pressure at Telford hospital’
Councillor Joan Gorse made the claim at a meeting of Wellington Town Council this week, where members discussed the planned … Read more
Full £800m NHS ‘priorities’ fund to offset trust deficits
About £800m of funding that was intended for mental health, community and primary care will instead be used to ensure … Read more
Money earmarked for mental health diverted to balance NHS books
Ministers have been accused of breaking their promises on mental health after £800m earmarked to improve services was diverted to … Read more
Suicide prevention services stalling due to lack of funding, parliamentary inquiry warns
Government funding shortfalls for suicide prevention services could mean people are dying unnecessarily, an influential cross-party committee of MPs has … Read more
STP funding plans fail to materialise
The vast majority of agreed STP (sustainability and transformation plan) proposals should be implemented by 2021, NHS leaders have said, … Read more
Thousands march in protest over plans for ‘unprecedented’ NHS cuts
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of London in protest against dramatic NHS cuts proposed by … Read more
BMA calls for extra £10bn a year for NHS in Hammond’s budget
The British Medical Association has urged the government to increase health spending by £10bn a year to bring funding into … Read more
Chancellor’s budget to build up Brexit reserves, not tackle NHS crisis
Phillip Hammond is expected to use Wednesday’s budget to announce that tax revenues will be used to build up a … Read more