One hospital trust last week announced a 'pause' its controversial MyChoice scheme after an outcry. But Warrington is not alone in expanding such self-pay schemes. What's going on?
NHS plans due to take effect next spring could make general healthcare as difficult to access as mental healthcare already is – and lock future governments into long contracts with private firms, warn campaigners.
Plans to ‘create a local market’ in health and social care, including personal budgets, threaten to undermine our collective rights and our systems based on social solidarity. The final part in our View from the Grassroots series.
On top of NHS cuts, the government is squandering cash and morale on ill thought through 'integration' plans. Will volunteers and gadgetry fill the gaps as experienced staff walk away in despair? Part 3 of our 'View from the Grassroots'.
Are big NHS changes in England including local closures and more ‘care at home’ driven by the need to save money - or something else? The second of our View from the Grassroots series.
Plans to close swathes of Yorkshire hospital services will 'improve care', say local NHS bosses. Campaigners are unconvinced. In the first of a four-part series Jenny Shepherd asks who - and what - is really behind similar claims being made across the country.
Jeremy Hunt insists the NHS should be more open when things go wrong. Laudable - but why does the same openness not apply to decisions to close A&Es and outsource ambulances, being made in the shadows?
