Lowdown investigators have continued their quest to establish how cash savings are being sought, and the implications for services across…
ICB Watch · NW NHS workforce evidence EXPLAINER How can an NHS region be £500m in deficit only for it…
The Lowdown has, for some time, been asking questions about how plans to make savings have affected staff and services during 2025/6.…
By former RUH Bath Hospital governor NICOLA JAMES (This article is an update and a follow-up on our May 12 Lowdown article More NHS…
The Lowdown has been working hard in the last year or so to find evidence of what services have been…
Government claims last December that they were on track to save a colossal £17 billion from NHS “efficiencies” over the…
After months of pressure from ministers to aggressively reduce deficits while simultaneously addressing the waiting list, NHS leaders are now…
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has argued that to free up beds to speed the flow of patients…
News of plans to save money by cutting staff in NHS trusts and foundation trusts began to emerge in the…
Trust Total backlog deficit (£m) Biggest issue(s) Imperial College Healthcare 902 St Mary’s £296m; Charing Cross £425m; Hammersmith Hospital £132m…