Warning of cuts to family doctors in NHS overhaul
GP leaders have warned that local health chiefs are exploiting plans to overhaul the NHS in order to slash the … Read more
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Councils may cut social care provision due to underfunding, LGA says
Older and vulnerable people could stop receiving vital help to get out of bed, washed and dressed, because the underfunding … Read more
MPs to debate freeze on nurse pay rises today
MPs are to debate the 1% freeze on nurse pay rises later today, following successful petitioning by campaigners. A petition … Read more
CCG cuts to smoking services will only exacerbate soaring care costs, says APPG
Smoking is costing local authorities and individuals an enormous £1.4bn in social care costs to cover the growing needs of … Read more
NHS intensive care ‘at its limits’ because of staff shortages
The NHS’s network of intensive care units is “at its limits” because they are overwhelmed by staff shortages and the … Read more
GPs getting more stretched as number of patients under their care rise sharply
The number of patients covered by each full-time GP – excluding trainees and locums – has risen by about 2,000 … Read more
NHS spending per person will be cut next year, ministers confirm
The Government will cut the National Health Service’s budget per person in real terms next year, ministers have admitted in … Read more
Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year
Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more
Concerns for frontline services funding under new contract
Concerns have been raised over the future funding of Liverpool’s troubled community services, as £4.6m is set to be withdrawn … Read more
Pain-level rationing of hip and knee surgery due to cash crisis, admits NHS
A senior NHS official has admitted that funding shortages mean hip and knee replacements will have to be rationed according … Read more