UK cuts and testimonies

Leeds Children’s Heart Unit threatened

Campaigners hoping to save the Leeds Children’s Heart Unit have suffered a blow to their efforts. The specialist centre, …

Plans to cut children’s care and maternity services at Friarage Hospital in Northallerton

A commissioning group is looking to move overnight paediatric care and special baby care from the Friarage in Northallerton to …

Closure of Birch Ward at St Cross hospital in Warwickshire

Birch ward (a general ward) was closed late last year to save £1 million a year. The general medical ward had 22 beds, mainly …

West Somerset fight to stop hospital bed closure

CIVIC leaders in Watchet have thrown their support behind a campaign to save vital facilities at Williton Community Hospital. …

Accident and emergency and maternity services threatened at Croydon University Hospital

Croydon Council is taking legal advice as part of the fight to protect A&E and maternity services at Croydon University …

Serco to run NHS services in Suffolk in £140m deal

Serco has been appointed as preferred bidder to run services outsourced by NHS Suffolk in a deal likely to go ahead within …

Private company Virgin Care to take over community services in Surrey in £500m deal

Community health services in Surrey are to be run by a private company in a deal worth £500m over five years. The deal with …

North Somerset - GP surgeries to close at Weston General Hospital and The Boulevard

The Primary Care Trust (PCT) in North Somerset is planning to close down the GP Clinics at Weston General Hospital and the …

Cuts at Bridport community hospital

Local people are considering taking legal action to fight severe cuts at Bridport community hospital. The cuts, which are due …

Four north-west London A&E departments face closure

The BBC is reporting that four accidents and emergency departments in London are facing closure. Either West Middlesex or …

Derbyshire county council - cut to youth services

A 16,500 plus petition has been collected from people throughout Derbyshire against the Council’s proposal to destroy the …

Newcastle city council: increased charges for bereavement services

The council is proposing to increase charges for bereavement services, to save £150,000. Says the council: “We will help …

Newcastle city council: increased fees for paid nursery places

The council budget papers for 2012 - 2013 say that this proposal would see an increase of 3% in the cost of places at council …

Newcastle city council: reducing the number of looked after children

The council’s 2012 - 2013 budget has a proposal to reduce the numbers of looked after children and the cost of placements, for …

Wigan council: increasing admission charges for day centre activities

From the council’s 2012 - 2013 budget papers: “Admission for Day Centre Activities - This charge is for Service users in …

Wigan council: increasing day care charges

From the council’s 2012-2013 budget papers: “Day Care - It is proposed to increase Day care attendance charges, in line with …

Wigan council: reducing number of looked after children

The Wigan council budget for 2012-2013 has a proposal to: “Re-configuring services for looked after children, including …

Friern Library to close in Barnet

Update: protestors occupied the library to prevent its closure: http://yfrog.com/oewsgetsj …

Newcastle city council - reducing the amounts paid to the Newcastle Carers Centre

The council’s budget papers say it plans to take out £64,000 from the amount it pays for the Newcastle Carers Centre. The …

Newcastle city council - introduction of caps on high-cost care packages

The council’s budget papers contain a proposal to introduce a cap on high cost care packages. From the budget: “We plan to …

Newcastle city council - reducing subsidies for providers of practical help

The council plans to reduce subsidies to people who provide practical help - for example a andyperson - to people in their own …

Newcastle city council - savings and possible cuts to homelessness services

The council will cut funding to its homelessness day centre services and may cut the centres themselves: From its 2012 budget …

Newcastle city council cuts to homecare

the council is planning to re-tender its externally commissioned home care services and “re-organise it to reduce costs.” The …

Newcastle city council to increase charges for meals on wheels

Increasing the price people pay for meals delivered to their homes and provided in council day centres: the council proposes to …

Newcastle city council library staff to be replaced with volunteers

Staff will lose their jobs as the council proposes to “enter into a partnership arrangement to use volunteers instead of staff …

Five Bolton libraries to close

After a sustained campaign by local people to keep libraries open, a review of Bolton’s library service means that five …

Popular Orrell recycling centre closed in Wigan

Orrell Recycling Centre was closed at the beginning of March, as part of council cuts. This is in spite of a campaign to keep …

Bus Fares for Children

From 1/4/12, Arriva Merseyside will increase child fares by 33% due to the usual excuses such as rising costs and a 20% cut in …

Lancashire county council proposal to charge for SEN school transport

Lancashire county council is consulting on two proposals. The first is to introduce a transport banding framework which will be …

Newport and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities

Both Universities provide independent education to over 21,000 students in South East Wales, as well as a community base for …

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