Press Summary: 2 August

The following stories were selected from those sent as daily alerts under the search term ‘NHS’, and ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ from the Google alerts service. Please send any comments to Alan: mailto:[email protected]

27 July

Specialised commissioning as part of STP structure

Outline of Stevens’ plans by NHS Exec magazine. National Executive

http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-trial-specialised-commissioning-with-four-stps?dorewrite=false

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NHS underspends budget by half a billion

Any connection to the above story is entirely ‘coincidental’…

Pulse: http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/home/finance-and-practice-life-news/nhs-england-underspends-budget-by-over-half-a-billion/20032389.fullarticle

 

29 July

Creeping healthcare damaging NHS

Great piece reporting on new research, Allyson Pollock one of the researchers. Independent.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-health-service-healthcare-privatisation-a7160771.html

 

Southern Health FT paid millions to private firms run by associates of CEO

Public dosh for the private chums. And in the Telegraph!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/29/under-fire-nhs-trust-paid-millions-to-companies-owned-by-chief-e/

 

A&E crisis as patients wait too long for treatment (local)

Gloucestershire Live: http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/gloucestershire-royal-in-breach-of-its-nhs-licence-because-patients-are-waiting-too-long-at-a-e/story-29565266-detail/story.html

 

NHS boss paid £335K to oversee North Devon cuts (local)

Or about 15 times the median annual salary in the UK. For all of 11 weeks’ work. North Devon Journal: http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/nhs-executive-paid-335-000-to-oversee-north-devon-cuts/story-29564971-detail/story.html

Also BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36922039

 

Scrapping bursaries for trainee nurses will plunge the NHS into chaos and put patients at risk

Opinion piece in the Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-nurse-bursaries-scrapping-nurse-busaries-will-plunge-the-nhs-into-chaos-and-compromise-care-a7159576.html

 

31 July

Hunt’s plans for the NHS

Critique in the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/justin-madders/jeremy-hunt-nhs_b_11258798.html

 

Hospitals under pressure to cut pay bill after taking on ‘too many’ nurses

Cut staff, in other words. Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/31/hospitals-under-pressure-to-cut-pay-bill-after-taking-on-too-man/

 

Cambridge KONP report condemns collapse of UnitingCare contract (local)

Report prepared by John Lister. Well done Cambridge and John. Cambridge News

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cambridgeshire-health-group-gives-own-damning-verdict-into-collapse-of-older-people-8217-s-contract/story-29565905-detail/story.html

 

2 August

Lancs urgent care centre faces privatisation threat (local)

Chorley Guardian. http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/chorley-urgent-care-centre-faces-privatisation-following-a-e-closure-1-8044849

 

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