‘Postcode lottery’ revealed in NHS care
Patients with dementia, diabetes and learning disabilities are being let down by their local health services in many parts of … Read more
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Out-of-hours services ‘broken’ as single GP regularly covers 370,000 patients
Out-of-hours services in Northern Ireland are on the verge of collapse, with individual GPs regularly having to cover populations of … Read more
NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more
A&Es and hospitals face closure in NHS funding crisis
The NHS is drawing up plans to close services including A&E departments and district hospitals amid a dire funding crisis. … Read more
Plan to ‘transform’ NHS could lead to downgrade of major London hospitals
Council leaders have refused to sign up to a plan to “transform” NHS services amid fears two major London hospitals, … Read more
Details emerge of plans to cut NHS services in England
Details have emerged of plans to cut NHS services as part of a major reorganisation of care across England. Proposals … Read more
NHS Plans closures and radical cuts to combat growing deficit in healthcare budget
Investigation by the Guardian and 38 Degrees reveals NHS faces £20bn funding shortfall by 2020-21 if no action is taken … Read more
Drop in school nurses putting children at risk
The RCN warns a lack of sex and relationships education, caused by falling numbers of school nurses, may be putting … Read more
These leaks show Jeremy Hunt’s deception over the seven-day NHS – Rachel Clarke
It’s 4am. When your heart arrests and the emergency call goes out, what you really don’t want is a doctor … Read more
Seven-day NHS: Labour demands inquiry as leak reveals crisis warning
Labour is demanding an inquiry into revelations that senior civil servants fear the government’s push for a “truly seven-day NHS” … Read more