Health secretary Wes Streeting has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed," and he had seen patients left crying and distressed and stuck in corridors as hospitals struggle to cope. But his comments are less convincing coming as they did the day after Keir Starmer made a big speech
John Lister and Paul Evans offer an overview of the NHS’s state of play six months after the general election…
In our investigation through the recently published papers from Integrated Care Boards, the factors for rising financial issues included: There…
NHS England - Latest update on decisions from Integrated Care Boards (ICB) In each of the 42 integrated care systems across England, the Board (ICB) plans and commissions the majority of local health services. Nearly all have been forced to set targets to make large savings, totalling around £8bn across all integrated care systems. Our
ICB WATCH – data collection October/November 2024 An investigation by The Lowdown of all 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in…
As winter approaches, with the days growing shorter, the warnings from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine are growing more…
This is Part 1 of the latest Lowdown overview of the financial state of the NHS, drawing on ICB and…
When The Lowdown first started in early 2019, the backlog maintenance bill for England’s NHS was estimated at £6 billion. By 2021, it…
It’s another autumn, and the private healthcare sector is again attempting to convince journalists and the public that it is booming. The publicists…