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…
As Wes Streeting enters the murky waters of a leadership challenge, he jumps ship as the NHS heads turn towards…
Wes Streeting’s widely-expected letter of resignation to Keir Starmer begins with a predictable ritual breast-beating on the achievements during his…
By Steve Taylor, Doctor’s Association UK Since last Friday 1 May GP practices across England are being urged by the…
There are a few problems with Labour’s plan for a new network of “Neighbourhood Health Centres” (NHCs), which were the main new…
This article began as a light-hearted attempt to mock a clumsily-worded or ill-conceived target that has recently been set for…
It’s hard to know how NHS management and staff are supposed to interpret the hugely confusing barrage of statements and…
Consultant psychiatrists are being pushed to ‘breaking point’ by unmanageable workloads, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, whose latest…