Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Patients suffering under NHS rationing, say GPs

Creeping rationing of NHS care in England is making patients suffer unnecessarily, doctors are warning. BBc News Website

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Topics: Care, Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS, NHS Trusts

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Hinchingbrooke hospital 'profit deal' revealed

Details of the deal which allows the private sector company Circle to profit from running an NHS hospital have emerged.

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Topics: Department of Health, Funding, Health, General, Health Services, Hospitals, Money, NHS, NHS Trusts, Politics

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Stroke survivor Mark Belsey 'abandoned' by services (Video)

Many stroke survivors feel abandoned after they leave hospital and are being denied the chance to make the best recovery because of a lack of post-hospital care, a report suggests

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Topics: Strokes, NHS, Hospitals, Care at Home

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Stroke survivors 'being denied best recovery chance'

Many stroke survivors feel abandoned after they leave hospital and are being denied the chance to make the best recovery because of a lack of post-hospital care, a report suggests.

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Topics: Strokes, Doctors, Care at Home, Hospitals

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Health Secretary sets out objectives for NHS Commissioning Board Authority

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has set out the Government’s strategic objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board Authority and the basis against which the Authority will be held to account.

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Topics: Government, Health and Social Care Bill, Health Services, Hospitals, Andrew Lansley, NHS Trusts, NHS, Adult Social Care

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Consultation over language tests for foreign doctors

Doctors wanting to work for the NHS will have to prove they are fluent in English if proposals go ahead. BBC news Website

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Topics: Doctors, General, Health, Hospitals, Improving Services

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

NHS's Sir Bruce Keogh warns over overnight discharging

Hospitals in England have been told to end the practice of discharging patients in the middle of the night in order to free up beds. BBC News Website

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Topics: Hospitals, NHS, NHS Trusts, General, Discharge, Department of Health

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Overnight discharges from NHS hospitals to be examined

The government is investigating after figures emerged suggesting that hospital patients in England have been discharged overnight to free up beds. From the BBC News Website

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Topics: Discharge, Department of Health, General, Hospitals, NHS, NHS Trusts, Waiting Times

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Health cuts: Welsh NHS Confederation says reform needed to save more cash

The NHS in Wales can not cut its costs further without making radical hospital reforms, according to the body representing health boards and trusts.

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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Elderly hospital care needs 'more complex' (Video)

The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, according to the Royal College of Nursing

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Topics: Carers, Elderly, Hospitals

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Low staffing levels 'harms elderly care'

The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

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Topics: Elderly, Health, Hospitals, NHS, Nurses

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Norovirus alert at Cornwall care homes puts 'pressure on system'

Five care homes in Cornwall that have been hit by a severe strain of the Norovirus has put "pressure on the system", a health care trust says.

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Topics: Care Homes, Hospitals

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Royal Cornwall Hospital ward closed after complaint

A ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital has been closed and staff suspended after a complaint about patient care.

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Topics: Elderly, Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Poltair Hospital closes ward due to staff shortages

A west Cornwall hospital has been forced to close a ward because of ongoing staff shortages over the last four months.

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Topics: NHS, Money, Hospitals

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Private firm starts running NHS Hinchingbrooke Hospital

A private firm has become the first to start running an NHS hospital.

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Topics: Doctors, Health, Hospitals, NHS Trusts, NHS

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Plans for NHS in England an unholy mess, say journals

Changes to the NHS in England have created an "unholy mess", the editors of three leading journals have said.

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Topics: Doctors, General, Hospitals, Health, Money, NHS, Nurses, NHS Trusts

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

NHS reforms 'hindering drive to make savings'

The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs have said. BBC News Website

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Topics: NHS, NHS Trusts, Hospitals, Politics

Friday, January 20th, 2012

West Cornwall Hospital 24/7 urgent care cover proposal

Plans for a 24-hour doctor-led Urgent Care Centre at a hospital in west Cornwall are being proposed.

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Topics: Doctors, General, Hospitals, NHS

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Hospitals told to improve productivity

Hospitals in England must do much better at improving productivity if patient care is not going to suffer in the coming years, experts say.

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Topics: NHS, Hospitals, NHS Trusts

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

The NHS hospitals that feed patients on 86p a meal - while others splash out £7.50

Some NHS hospitals are spending as little as 86 pence a meal on food for patients. New figures show a massive disparity in what is spent per day on food and drinks for patients. Some hospitals spend as little as £2.57 per patient while others spend more than £22 a day - nearly £7.50 per meal. Mail Online

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Topics: NHS, NHS Trusts, Hospitals, Money

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Nursing standards: PM aims to tackle 'care problem'

Nurses have been told to do regular ward rounds, and patients encouraged to carry out inspections to improve hospital standards. BBC News Website

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Topics: Nurses, Care, Hospitals, NHS

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

MRI scans 'are better for heart checks', experts say

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans should be used to assess patients with suspected heart disease, rather than standard checks, experts say. BBC News Website

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Topics: Health, General, Hospitals, New Research

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Healthcare assistants: Mandatory regulation 'needed'

Nurses are stepping up their campaign to get ministers to toughen up the regulation of healthcare support staff in England. BBC News Website

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Topics: Care, Health, Hospitals

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Care for high-risk surgery 'falling short'

The care given to high-risk surgery patients is falling short of acceptable standards, an independent review says. BBC News Website

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Topics: New Research, NHS, Hospitals

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Care regulator 'struggled to deliver'

The health regulator which inspects hospitals and care homes in England has "struggled" since its creation two years ago, a report says. BBC News Website

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Topics: New Research, NHS, Hospitals

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Hospital patients 'more likely to die at weekends'

Being admitted to hospital in England at the weekend is risky, experts say. BBC News Website

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Topics: NHS, Hospitals, NHS Trusts, Failing Care

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Concerns over inquest 'failures' after hospital deaths

Some coroners in England and Wales are failing to fully investigate hospital deaths, the BBC has been told. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Lansley warns NHS trusts not to cut services to save money

Health Secretary to ban hospitals from imposing minimum waiting times for non-urgent treatment. The Independent News Website

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Topics: NHS, Hospitals, Health

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Fraud by staff and patients costs NHS '£3bn a year'

Lives put at risk by financial losses, says report From the Independent News Website

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Topics: Hospitals, NHS, NHS Trusts

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Circle in deal to run Hinchingbrooke NHS hospital

A groundbreaking £1bn, 10-year deal for a private firm to run a struggling NHS hospital has been confirmed. BBC News Website

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Topics: NHS, Hospitals, NHS Trusts

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

NHS: Elderly care dossier shows 'shameful attitudes'

A dossier containing "shameful" stories about the care elderly patients receive in NHS hospitals in England has been published by campaigners. BBC News Website