National STP media stories

STP pays consultancy firm over £6m to cut budget

By NHS Support Federation | 5th February 2018

Full story in Pulse, 5 February 2018 Health and social care leaders in Kent and Medway paid over £6m to … Read more

Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’

By NHS Support Federation | 29th January 2018

Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’ Full story in The HSJ, 29 January 2018 The … Read more

ACO formation put on pause

By NHS Support Federation | 24th January 2018

ACO formation put on pause Full story in the HSJ, 23 January 2018 NHS England and the Department of Health … Read more

Broomfield Hospital visited by Jeremy Hunt amid protests over hospital merger plans

By NHS Support Federation | 19th January 2018

Full story in Essex Live 19 January 2018 Health secretary Jeremy Hunt was heckled when he visited Broomfield Hospital amid … Read more

Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt

By NHS Support Federation | 30th August 2017

Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt Full story at The Guardian 30th August 2017 NHS doctors have been … Read more

NHS ‘spends £21m on management consultancy advice’ while cutting nurses

By NHS Support Federation | 30th August 2017

Health and social care services across England have paid £21m to management consultant firms to advise on radical cost-cutting plans, an … Read more

Nuffield health sales leap as NHS comes under strain

By NHS Support Federation | 31st July 2017

The deteriorating health of the UK population has boosted turnover at one of Britain’s largest private hospital ­operators as the … Read more

Go-ahead given to support 15 STP areas with £325m capital investment

By NHS Support Federation | 19th July 2017

The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England have finally revealed that 15 high-performing STP areas will be given a share … Read more

Rise in life expectancy has stalled since 2010, research shows

By NHS Support Federation | 18th July 2017

A century-long rise in life expectancy has stalled since 2010 when austerity brought about deep cuts in NHS and social … Read more

Doctors ‘horrified’ by STP staff costs

By NHS Support Federation | 28th June 2017

A vast cohort of operations managers, communications executives, administrators and financial analysts has been created to drive forward controversial STPs … Read more