Shropshire NHS transformation plan launch challenged by councils
Too vague and not properly developed – that is the damning verdict given today about the NHS plan by both … Read more
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Funding warning over STP plans to roll out GP care homes service
STP plans to roll out a GP care home service will be impossible to achieve unless general practices are stabilised, … Read more
‘Domino effect’ fears as GP practice closes after third provider walks away
An MP has called on NHS managers to resolve problems with primary care in her constituency after the announcement that … Read more
Care for elderly ‘close to collapse’ across UK as council funding runs out
Theresa May is under intense pressure from senior doctors and a powerful cross-party alliance of politicians to avert a collapse … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more
GP urgent home visits to ease A&E crisis
GPs are under pressure to provide emergency home visits to ease the crisis in overstretched A&E departments, NHS documents reveal. … Read more
Relentless GP workload is a threat to our patients’ safety, says RCGP
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard has responded to a new survey out today from the British Medical Association which highlights the relentless … Read more
Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS beds closure plan to plug £577m hole
Extensive NHS health care changes are being planned for Hampshire and Isle of Wight to plug a £577m funding gap … Read more
NHS cost cutting plan: Leicestershire community hospitals to close with job losses possible
Several community hospitals are to close along with a county birthing centre under radical plans to cut NHS costs across … Read more
NHS financial problems endemic and no longer sustainable, say auditors
The financial problems of the NHS are now “endemic” and have worsened so significantly in the past year that the … Read more