CCGs plan to halve spending on mental health

22 September 2017

The Government has been accused of making ‘empty promises’ after figures revealed half of local CCGs (clinical commissioning groups) plan to reduce the amount of their budget spent on mental health.

DH blows £3m on staffing agency u-turn

22 September 2017

The Department of Health ‘wasted’ nearly £3m on management consultants who were advising on a plan to sell off NHS Professionals, it has been revealed.

NHS Brexit windfall based on 'fantasy'

22 September 2017

Claims the NHS is in for a huge windfall after Brexit are based on ‘fantasy statistics’, doctors have said after the pledge was repeated by a senior cabinet member.

The tale of two cities in mental health must end

How to treat children with severe mental health problems? Those in need of immediate care. Offer a ‘crisis’ service with a 24-hour wait?

You never forget the kindness you’re shown as a new doctor

When I arrived on to the floor of A&E, people were everywhere; people and patients, nurses, paramedics, healthcare attendants and doctors.

It used to be food I had to queue for. Now it’s entry to Britain

There are the 883,000 Polish citizens residing in the UK, which makes Poles the largest group in the UK from all the EU countries. This includes 1,700 Polish doctors licensed in the UK, many of whom provide healthcare services in both jurisdictions.