Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in an ambulance shift in High Wycombe so I could see firsthand what the journey is like for patients. It’s not comfortable. We saw four cases, zipping up and down West Wycombe Road, but we were not dispatched to Stoke Mandeville. The morning’s […]
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Foundation trust mergers threaten local accountability
Via TheyWorkForYou, my recent question on NHS Foundation Trust mergers: Steven Baker (Wycombe, Conservative) To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has powers to refuse the merger of NHS foundation trusts covering two adjacent counties. Simon Burns (Minister of State (Health), Health; Chelmsford, Conservative) Under the National […]
Read MoreSouth Central Ambulance Service achieves Foundation Trust status
The ambulance service which covers Wycombe has been succesful in its bid to become a Foundation Trust. You can read more about the success here. The move to Foundation Trust status is part of reforms introduced by the previous government and continued by the Coalition. These give NHS trusts more […]
Read MoreWycombe Hospital consultation meetings
A crucial public consultation on the future of Wycombe Hospital began on 16 January. It is being run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Wycombe Hospital. This is our chance to have our say on proposals to change how NHS services are provided in High Wycombe. The exercise runs until 16 April and there […]
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