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Crisis-hit hospital trust may close Grantham A&E at night

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 10, 2016

Hospital bosses could shut an accident and emergency department at night in order to combat a staffing crisis. United Lincolnshire … Read more

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Feeling the Crunch: NHS finances to 2020, a report by The Nuffield Trust

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 8, 2016

The NHS faces a £22 billion funding shortfall four-and-a-half years from now. That is no longer an abstract number designed … Read more

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GPs face complete halt on all non-urgent referrals under CCG plans to cut costs

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 8, 2016

A north-west CCG is proposing to completely suspend all non-urgent GP referrals to local hospitals for up to fourth months … Read more

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Unrealistic NHS savings targets to result in rationing, report warns

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 5, 2016

NHS England ‘will struggle’ to save £22bn by 2020 and is likely to be left with at least a £6n … Read more

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More than one in twenty GP contracts terminated in three years as closures accelerate

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 5, 2016

More than one in 20 GP practice contracts in England have been terminated since 2013, official data obtained by GPonline … Read more

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NHS reform: Why sustainability transformation plans could be dangerous

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 2, 2016

Across England, 44 ‘footprint’ areas are drawing up sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) for the NHS in their region. But … Read more

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Cash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project

By NHS Support Federation | Aug 1, 2016

A county council struggling to make £60m of savings in 2016-17 is planning to scrap funding for a joint discharge … Read more

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Jeremy Hunt has broken NHS funding pledges, report finds

By NHS Support Federation | Jul 19, 2016

The government has broken its pledges on NHS funding and is misleading the public about how much extra money it … Read more

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Seven-day general practice will have to be funded by other NHS cuts, MPs warn

By NHS Support Federation | Jul 19, 2016

The House of Commons health committee has questioned how the Government intends to pay for seven-day routine GP services. The … Read more

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