Journal Live, North East News, 24/02/10
Call for hospital bed closure plan to be suspended
BBC News Online, 25/2/10
Calls have been made for plans to close 200 beds at two Gloucestershire hospitals to be suspended immediately.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has said it needs to remove the beds to save money. Read article.
PCT plans will ‘vaporise services’
Healthcare Republic, 25/2/10
Plans to reorganise community services this year will damage patient care and restrict GPs’ access to district nurses and health visitors, the GPC says. Read article.
GP leader: all practices will be part of polysystems
Pulse, 25/2/10
A GP leader has predicted that all GPs will eventually be forced to work in polysystems, as NHS bosses scramble to make huge savings by shifting greater volumes of work into primary care. Read article.
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