Calderdale Council Cabinet has resolved that the Council will take more steps towards setting up an Accountable Care System to run local NHS and social care services. Dubbed a “place based integrated health and care system”, it is due to … Continue reading
A recent study – the first to look at the impact on NHS provision of diverting NHS funds to the private sector – shows that private sector contracts are associated with a decrease in NHS provision and an increase in … Continue reading
Many people are pleased about NHS England’s decision to ditch the care.data scheme to share patients’ confidential medical GP records across the whole range of NHS and social care organisations, because its patient consent and opt-out model was inadequate. But … Continue reading
NHS staff and patients should not stay silent. It is time to demand an end to the willful destruction of our national maternity care before we see further tragedy, writes Jessica Ormerod, former Lay Chair of of Lewisham’s Maternity Services … Continue reading
This is the 7th Plain Speaker report on the hospital cuts plans that are scheduled for public consultation, starting at the end of February. It looks at proposals for expanding Calderdale Royal Hospital into a 615 bed acute and emergency … Continue reading
People are rightly very exercised about the proposed hospital cuts and A&E closure – but the proposals to move hospital services into the “community” are equally devastating. This bit of the “Right Care Right Place Right Time” shake up – … Continue reading
Kirklees and Calderdale people are very upset about the proposed hospital cuts and changes and A&E closure – but related proposals to move hospital services into the “community” are equally devastating.
This is the second Plain Speaker report on the proposed hospital cuts that are scheduled for public consultation, starting at the end of February. If you’d like to find links to several other reports on different aspects of the proposals, … Continue reading
Anyone wanting to ask a question at Calderdale CCG governing body meeting on 10th Dec has until 5pm Tuesday 8 Dec to email it in, to susan.holmes2@calderdaleccg.nhs.uk The agenda and all the papers for the Gov Body meeting are online … Continue reading
The clinical model for the proposed Right Care Right Place Right Time scheme, that NHS commissioners and the Calderdale and Huddersfield hospitals have finally agreed after arguing about for two years, could be thrown up in the air yet again … Continue reading