Jeremy Hunt ‘accepts picture’ of NHS on brink of collapse
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has said he accepts “the picture that the NHS is on the brink of collapse” but warned … Read more
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NHS to face unprecedented funding squeeze to 2025
HSJ reports that the NHS in England is set to face a multiyear funding squeeze for the first time since … Read more
Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
The Lowdown is running out of vocabulary to sum up the situation confronting the NHS, as each revelation on the … Read more
Worst-ever crisis set to get worse
The elephant in the room during much of the interminable and vacuous “debates” between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak competing … Read more
Experts warn that the cost of living crisis will add strain to ‘creaking’ NHS
Healthcare professionals warn that the cost of living crisis will add further strain to an already imperilled NHS this autumn, … Read more
Crisis in the NHS caused by Tory underfunding not Covid, say BMA
The BMA has drawn up a major dossier that refutes Sajid Javid’s claims that the pressures on the NHS were … Read more
50,000 ‘target’ unlikely to ease nursing crisis
The RCN’s latest survey on workplace staffing levels in the NHS offers sobering evidence of how one of the Tories’ 2019 manifesto … Read more
New money insufficient to stop deficits and cuts
NHS England has belatedly come up with a promise of more money, which it claims would cover some of the … Read more
Further delays expected for promised ‘new hospitals’
The government has cut back the funding for eight promised ‘new hospitals’ once again, according to a report by the … Read more
Pressures on mental health services being felt by GPs on frontline
A new survey from Pulse has revealed how the pressure on mental health services has led to GPs having to provide specialist … Read more