Book Review: Jatinder Hayre. ‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’ Icon Books Ltd., London 2026. Publication date 24/09/2026 by John…
Lowdown investigators have continued their quest to establish how cash savings are being sought, and the implications for services across…
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…
It’s hard to know how NHS management and staff are supposed to interpret the hugely confusing barrage of statements and…
Government claims last December that they were on track to save a colossal £17 billion from NHS “efficiencies” over the…
News reports trumpeting the reduction of England’s waiting list back to below 7.4 million (a reduction of 1.2%) were largely…
After months of pressure from ministers to aggressively reduce deficits while simultaneously addressing the waiting list, NHS leaders are now…
News of plans to save money by cutting staff in NHS trusts and foundation trusts began to emerge in the…
District nursing in England is in a “dire state” and unless the situation is addressed the government’s vision in the…
Care minister Stephen Kinnock has joined Wes Streeting in cranking up hostility to GPs who have pointed out that the…