Monday, 25 September 2017

Exposed: ‘secretive’ NHS cost-cutting plans include children’s care

Exposed: ‘secretive’ NHS cost-cutting plans include children’s care Documents reveal £5m cuts in South Gloucestershire will include cancer diagnostics and treatment for children with complex needs

Cancer diagnostics and treatment for children with complex needs are among services earmarked for cost-cutting plans considered by the NHS to plug a funding gap, according to documents seen by campaigners.

The plans, by South Gloucestershire clinical commissioning group and released under a freedom of information request, show that waiting targets for non-urgent operations are also due to be relaxed under the “capped expenditure process” (CEP) as the health service seeks to balance its books in the current financial year. Continue reading... The Guardian

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