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NHS@75 SECURING ITS FUTURE
ICB WATCH – data collection October 2024 An investigation by The Lowdown of all 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in…
The recent budget announced a £22.6 billion cash injection for the NHS, hailed as the largest spending increase since 2010…
Wes Streeting’s new package of “reforms” seems set to deepen inequalities in health and access to health care. It includes…
ICB WATCH – data collection October 2024 An investigation by The Lowdown of all 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in…
November 2024 Birmingham and Solihull Control Total (24/25) Current variance from C Total Month YTD Deficit (£ million) Savings Target…
As winter approaches, with the days growing shorter, the warnings from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine are growing more…
When The Lowdown first started in early 2019, the backlog maintenance bill for England’s NHS was estimated at £6 billion. By 2021, it…
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust have outraged trade unions and campaigners by outsourcing parts of their finance department in the desperate…
More than 20 radiographers, radiology assistants and associated support staff, members of the GMB employed by Frimley Health have opted…
Talking therapies services in Derbyshire will move to private providers in 2025, as the current NHS provider, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS…
The private equity-owned company, HCRG Care, has been awarded a contract to lead all adult and community services across Bath…
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