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CCG cuts to smoking services will only exacerbate soaring care costs, says APPG

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 30, 2017

Smoking is costing local authorities and individuals an enormous £1.4bn in social care costs to cover the growing needs of … Read more

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NHS intensive care ‘at its limits’ because of staff shortages

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 29, 2017

The NHS’s network of intensive care units is “at its limits” because they are overwhelmed by staff shortages and the … Read more

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NHS spending per person will be cut next year, ministers confirm

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 27, 2017

The Government will cut the National Health Service’s budget per person in real terms next year, ministers have admitted in … Read more

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Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 27, 2017

Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more

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Concerns for frontline services funding under new contract

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 27, 2017

Concerns have been raised over the future funding of Liverpool’s troubled community services, as £4.6m is set to be withdrawn … Read more

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Pain-level rationing of hip and knee surgery due to cash crisis, admits NHS

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 27, 2017

A senior NHS official has admitted that funding shortages mean hip and knee replacements will have to be rationed according … Read more

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Paramedics spend 500,000 hours outside busy A&Es, say auditors

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 26, 2017

Paramedics last year spent 500,000 hours outside hospitals with a patient in the back of their ambulance because A&E staff … Read more

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Public health nursing roles ‘must be preserved’ to improve UK children’s health

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 26, 2017

Health visiting and school nursing services “must be preserved” if the UK is to make strides in improving children’s health, … Read more

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Cutting hospital beds would be “lunacy,” warns senior emergency doctor

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 25, 2017

Plans to reduce bed capacity in some NHS hospitals are “lunacy” against the current backdrop of rising demand and high … Read more

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