The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the parameters of NHS planning for the future. The NHS “Long Term Plan” has had…
As the remaining 135 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) throughout England begin to hold virtual meetings in public and publish Governing…
The day after the government signed into law a settlement in cash for the NHS of £33.9 billion over the…
Care England, the organisation representing companies that provide social care, has said that it is “crunch time” for the industry…
This week the government gave the final confirmation of an additional £1.5bn for social care in 2020-21. However, council leaders…
The Guidance sets out new financial controls, with the imposition of “system control totals” that attempt to force collective responsibility…
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Hillingdon Hospital is the local hospital for Boris Johnson’s Uxbridge constituency: but there is no sign of any special treatment…
The breathless press releases and media statements at the end of September spelled out a clear message, which some Tory…