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
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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
NHS Trust Leaders Warn Staff Shortages now Outweigh Fears Over Funding
The largest ever survey of NHS trust chairs and chief executives has revealed rising concern over the growing NHS “workforce … 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
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
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
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
STPs risk ‘starving services of resources’
Ministers have been urged to sort out the ‘mess’ of the NHS STPs (sustainability and transformation plans) after BMA analysis … Read more