A new Lowdown round up of available Board papers from the 17 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in the Midlands and…
While politicians from both the major parties in England vie with each other to sound the most enthusiastic about using…
The terrible consequences of the lack of front line NHS capacity, in both elective emergency services, is taking a heavy…
As more evidence accumulates of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) veering increasingly off course financially, it seems like there could be…
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB – BLMK Despite the large apparent long-term gap between needs and resources, referred…
Centene, a major US health insurer, has just agreed to sell off its largest British acquisition, Circle Healthcare, which owned…
Last winter In distressing scenes across the country patients waited in vain for ambulances, in hospital corridors and queued in…
The takeover of healthcare services by private equity funds is associated with a worse quality of care and higher costs,…
An international private equity firm has bought up a UK-based agency that employs NHS doctors and nurses outside their contracted…
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that…