Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
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Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more
13 GP practices to close in single county
Plans are underway to close 13 of the 18 GP practices in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, leaving patients having to travel … Read more
Mayor Anderson comes out fighting against controversial NHS cuts plan
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has spoken out against a multi-million pound NHS overhaul that could lead to hospital mergers and … Read more
STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive
The Greater Manchester, Kent and Medway, mid and south Essex, and north west London STPs have been selected to be … Read more
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) explained – The King’s Fund
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were announced in NHS planning guidance published in December 2015. NHS organisations and local authorities in … Read more
Further attack on Shropshire NHS masterplan
A blueprint for the future of health services in Shropshire has been dismissed as being a “cuts programme” including “all … Read more
No jam today, and no jam tomorrow either, by Anita Charlesworth and Richard Murray
Policy ambition and public funding don’t add up in either the short or long term – and the result spells … Read more
16,000 patients set to lose their GP practice over holiday period
Some 16,000 patients will lose their GP practice over the holiday period, as five practices are set to close across … Read more