The Royal College of Surgeons has described the government’s pledge to cut waiting times as nearly impossible to fulfil without substantial further capital investment.
The unbudgeted costs from ongoing strikes and rising prices will force care leaders to cut services without additional government support, the NHS Confederation has said.
Unexpected cuts and other financial pressures have been listed by integrated care system leaders as being among the biggest issues they face, despite them being proud of the work done so far.
Sustained long-term investment in community and social care is the key to managing NHS pressures, despite new government funding to speed up hospital discharging, experts have warned.
“Unbearable” overlapping crises in the NHS will lead to more hospitals declaring critical incidents, health leaders have warned, as unions call on the government to get a grip on workforce issues.
NHS leaders have pressed the Treasury to review pension rules that discourage senior staff from working amid concerns they are hindering the service’s ability to get through backlogs.
“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
Health services in England will receive billions more in funding for the remainder of 2021-22 to help meet Covid-19 costs, but service leaders have warned of “one of the most challenging winters”...
NHS England will need a further £10bn next year, to help cover Covid-19 costs without the need for service cuts, according to two leading health bodies.
Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
NHS leader’s have called on prime minister Boris Johnson to honour his promise to fix the social care sector and put the service on a sustainable footing.
The British public have shown “overwhelming” support to increase annual spending on health and social care over the next 15 years, according to a poll released today.
NHS trusts, GP practices and adult social care providers face hefty increases in the registration and inspection fees they pay to the Care Quality Commission from today.
Putting NHS contracts out to tender may be controversial, but it can help match services to local needs and ensure value for money. However, bad execution could lead to a loss of public faith in...
The Care Quality Commission’s new five-year strategy creates an opportunity to shift the watchdog’s focus from individual organisations and towards health and care services in a local area, the NHS...
Nearly half of the £3.8bn funding increase for the NHS next year is being ringfenced in a sustainability and transformation fund intended to improve the financial health of the service.
The health and care sector is demanding urgent Whitehall talks over what it says is a funding crisis despite Chancellor George Osborne authorising council tax increases to pay for provision.
The NHS in England needs a ringfenced transformation fund, separate from the £8bn increase already planned by government, to support the essential transformation of services as part of the Five Year...
