English people with rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland to ‘save their sight’, says charity
English people living with a rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland or Wales to “save their … Read more
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Slashed budgets and STIs: The painful truth about birth control services in Britain today
‘Very worrying for sexual health, as well as other services: Government announces £200m cuts to public health budget.’ So tweeted … Read more
£200m cuts to public health: the situation is getting serious
The Treasury’s announcement of a £200m cut to “non-NHS” funding has raised alarm bells amongst professional organisations from the Faculty of … Read more
Eating disorder patients’ lives at risk due to long waits for NHS treatment
The lives of people seriously ill with eating disorders are being put at risk because they have to wait up … Read more
£8million cut from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust budget since 2011
Almost £8 million has been cut from mental health services in Kent in the past four years. The figures can … Read more
The outlook for public spending on the NHS
It is remarkable that over the current parliament, while total spending by government departments on public services has been cut … Read more
Cancer victims face postcode lottery for NHS care
Thousands of cancer patients are dying needlessly every year because of an “unacceptable” postcode lottery of care, MPs warn. A … Read more
Children’s mental health services ‘cut by £50m’
NHS spending on children’s mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, … Read more
Eight cancer drugs to be denied on NHS
Thousands of cancer patients will be denied NHS drugs following a decision to withdraw funding for at least eight life-extending … Read more
Deaths linked to mental health beds crisis as cuts leave little slack in system
At least eight people have died in the past two years after problems accessing psychiatric beds for mental health patients … Read more