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A confidential report for the Department of Health has advised swingeing cuts to the NHS to meet the government's efficiency targets.
Govt advised to cut 137,000 NHS jobs

By Liz Stephens A confidential report for the Department of Health has advised swingeing cuts to the NHS to meet the government’s efficiency targets. The details of the report by consultancy firm McKinsey and Company, which were revealed today by Health Service Journal include a recommendation to shed ten per cent of the workforce. It… Read more »

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A report out today shows equity in the NHS did improve after recent reforms.
Cuts loom just as increased funding is proven beneficial

By politics.co.uk staff Equity in the NHS did improve after recent reforms, a report out today claimed – but critics fear this may be reversed by looming cuts in the health service. Research by the London School of Economics has revealed that in the past ten years, an increase in doctors and funding, coupled with… Read more »