HSJ Report 2016 – Mapped: The financial health of every STP area
At a time when the NHS is planning for 2016/17 and beyond, this briefing considers some of the key publications … Read more
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We take strain off GPs – but cuts to NHS could see your local pharmacy close, warns chemist
CONCERNS over budget cuts to pharmacy services have been raised by a Christchurch company. Patients and staff at Wessex Pharmacies were … Read more
Labour accuses Prime Minister of cutting hundreds of millions from GP funding
General practice funding has suffered cuts of hundreds of millions in real terms since David Cameron became Prime Minister, the … Read more
NHS and public services will face billions in cuts if Britain votes to leave EU, George Osborne to warn
The NHS, schools and defence will face billions of pounds worth of cuts and householders will be £4,300 poorer a … Read more
GP appointment waiting times crisis revealed in Labour research
The number of people having to wait at least a week to see their GP rose by 500,000 last year, … Read more
Severe transport deficiencies for sick babies
Transport services for the sickest babies is severely under-resourced according to new research from charity Bliss. The premature and sick … Read more
Public health gains in danger as councils cut GP funding
The Government promised that its £200m cuts to public health services will not affect frontline services – but a Pulse … Read more
Six ways in which NHS financial pressures can affect patient care
NHS finances are almost at breaking point. Since 2010, the unprecedented slowdown in funding growth and rising demand have made … Read more
NHS spend on general practice drops to 7.2%
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will fail to deliver this year on his promise to increase the proportion of funding going … Read more
How is the NHS performing? February 2016
The latest Quarterly Monitoring Report finds that NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit of around £2.3 billion. The … Read more