Damning report on hospital decisions
The Department of Health came under attack today after a report criticised a decision to build Peterborough's new hospital and put Hinchingbrooke Hospital in private hands.
The Department of Health came under attack today after a report criticised a decision to build Peterborough's new hospital and put Hinchingbrooke Hospital in private hands.
Crisis in the NHS, as two hospitals in the East are told their finances are unsustainable. Peterborough Hospital is paying a million pounds a week under its PFI agreement, while the private company running Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has failed to make the savings it had hoped.
The MP for Peterborough, Stewart Jackson was a member of the Public Accounts committee set up to look into NHS finances. Matthew Hudson has sent this report.
Bright to start before thicker cloud and more persistent rain returns during the afternoon and continues through the rest of the day.
Anger is mounting over a new warehousing development in Northamptonshire - being built on top of a 4,000 year old prehistoric monument.
Sunday's marathon was the hottest on record, with temperatures reaching 23.2C.