BMA says patients deserve to know the impact of savings in healthcare across EnglandDoctors’ leaders have accused NHS bosses of shrouding controversial plans for £500m of cuts to services across England in “totally unacceptable secrecy”. Leak shows 'devastating' impact of planned NHS cuts in London Read moreNHS bodies in just eight of the 13 areas replied, and none gave anything other than vague, general details about what cuts were under consideration. The orders came from NHS England and NHS Improvement, the service’s financial regulator, which are keen that its books can be made to balance in 2017-18. A&E, cancer and maternity units to close in major NHS overhaul Read moreSimon Stevens, NHS England chief executive, last week told the 13 areas that “it’s time to be getting on with delivering” their planned cuts. NHS England said: “The NHS has always had to live within the budget that parliament allocates, and the usual requirements for public consultation on any suggested major service reconfigurations of course continue to apply.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2017 22:52 UTC