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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
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Local care 'close to break point'
Health services in the community are reaching breaking point in the UK, the Royal College of Nursing is claiming.
Friday, May 11th, 2012
NHS 'can't cope' with multi-disease patients
The health system in the UK cannot cope with the rising number of under-65s with long-term medical conditions and needs "radical change", says a study in The Lancet. BBC News Website
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
NHS report calls for joined up plan to cut falls by elderly
A more joined-up strategy, driven at the local rather than national level, is needed to cut falls by the elderly, says an NHS Confederation report. BBC News Website
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Devon and Cornwall air ambulances return to duty
Two air ambulances in Cornwall and north Devon have returned to service after being grounded for 36 hours because of safety fears.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
UK air ambulance services cleared to fly again
Air ambulances have been cleared to fly again from Wednesday, after half of the UK's fleet of 32 helicopters were grounded over safety fears.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Social care reform: No half-measures, campaigners urge
There must be no half-measures on the reform of social care, campaigners and council chiefs are warning, amid signs ministers are getting cold feet.
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.
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
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.
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Hospitals overcharging for short-stay patients - report
NHS money is being wasted by hospitals in England wrongly charging the health service for treating short-stay patients, a watchdog says.
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
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
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Discrimination 'denying care home residents hospital access', study suggests
Elderly people in care homes are being denied access to basic NHS services available to everyone because of discrimination, a major study suggests. The Telegraph Website
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
NHS ageism 'harming elderly care'
The elderly are being passed around hospitals in England like parcels, often going without treatment because of ageist attitudes, a report suggests.
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Working with service users to improve services
Guide for commissioners on how NHS staff and service users can work together to improve services. From the Department of Health
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.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
NHS faces 'decade-long savings drive'
The NHS faces a decade-long savings drive, managers believe.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
MPs approve NHS bill as Labour bid fails
The government's health changes have survived their final parliamentary test and are set to become law.
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
'Cutting red tape' will enhance elderly care levels (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.
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.
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
NHS bill: GPs offer to help with health changes
The Royal College of GPs has indicated it is willing to work again with the government on implementing changes to the NHS in England, it has emerged.
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Grieving family say care on ward was 'shocking'
THE GRIEVING family of a pensioner have complained about his treatment and a lack of dignity in the days before he died.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Care home residents lack NHS services - CQC survey
Vulnerable people in care homes may be struggling to get access to GPs and routine medicines, a review suggests.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Overhaul in approach to elderly care 'needed'
Being compassionate should be as important as being clever when it comes to the recruitment of staff to care for the elderly, experts say
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Andrew Lansley heckled by June Hautot in NHS protest
David Cameron has said there "are a few myths we need to bust" and pledged to push ahead with his NHS changes after his health secretary was heckled and jostled outside Downing Street.
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Delay NHS 111 phoneline rollout, doctors urge
Doctors' leaders say they have "serious concerns" about the rollout of the NHS 111 phoneline in England.
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.
Monday, February 13th, 2012
BMA calls for fresh debate on rate of organ donation
Society should have a fresh debate on organ donation, according to a new report by the British Medical Association
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Government defeat in Lords over Health and Social Care Bill
The government has lost a House of Lords vote on its controversial plans to overhaul the NHS in England.
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.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Lords urged to back NHS private work plan
Peers have been urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords.
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
David Flory confirmed as first Chief Executive of NHS Trust Development Authority
David Flory has been confirmed as the first Chief Executive of the NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA).
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
NHS reform bill: Royal College of GPs urges scrapping
The Royal College of GPs has called for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Amendments to Health and Social Care Bill published
The Government has tabled a series of amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill in advance of its Report Stage in the House of Lords, which begins next week.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Private firm starts running NHS Hinchingbrooke Hospital
A private firm has become the first to start running an NHS hospital.
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.
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Government escapes rebellion by medics over NHS
The government appears to have escaped a rebellion by the medical establishment over its controversial NHS reforms in England.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
NHS shake-up: Medical leaders consider position
Talks between ministers and medical leaders have taken place over concerns about changes to the NHS in England.
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
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
NHS changes: Clegg says plans must go ahead
Planned reforms of the NHS in England must go ahead, despite fresh criticism from MPs, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. BBC News Website
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.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
NHS plans: Unions move to 'outright opposition'
The unions representing nurses and midwives have joined others in stating their "outright opposition" to the government's NHS plans in England.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
NHS 'facing neurology disease time bomb'
The NHS in England is facing a time bomb if it does not get to grips with neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, campaigners say.
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.
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
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
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Morning flu jabs 'work better for men'
Flu jabs can be made more effective by changing the time of day they are given - mornings for men and afternoons for women are best - scientists believe. BBC News Website
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Over-40s health check provision in England 'patchy'
The provision of health MOTs for the over-40s in England has been "slow and patchy", says a UK charity. BBC News Website
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
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Bowel cancer screening ‘does cut deaths’
A bowel cancer screening programme in England is on course to cut deaths by a sixth, say researchers studying results from the first million people tested. BBC News Website
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Hospital bed-blocking 'rising'
Patients are facing increasing delays in being discharged from hospital, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. BBC News Website
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Doctors told to do more to keep the long-term ill employed
Politically sensitive draft GMC guidance says doctors should enourage patients to stay in or return to work. From the the guardian news website
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Basic care given to elderly in hospital 'alarming'
Too many hospitals in England are falling short in the most basic care they are giving elderly patients, inspectors say. BBC News Website
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Physiotherapists may get medicine prescribing rights
Physiotherapists could soon have the right to prescribe medicines to patients, in the same way that nurses and pharmacists are allowed to. BBC News Website
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Elderly carers 'need more support from GPs'
GPs throughout the UK should be giving more support to carers who are aged over 60, a charity says. BBC News Website
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Global governments 'must get tough on obesity'
Tougher action - including taxing junk food - is needed by all governments if the obesity crisis is going to be tackled, experts say. BBC News Website
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Single-sex wards in the NHS 'now the norm'
Further falls in the number of patients kept on mixed-sex wards has prompted ministers to suggest single-sex accommodation is now the norm in the NHS in England. BBC News Website.
Monday, August 15th, 2011
Autism sibling risk 'higher than previously thought'
If a child has autism, the risk of a younger sibling also developing the disorder is higher than previously thought, says a large US study. From the BBC News Website
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
NHS funds moved to richer areas, Labour says
Labour is accusing the government of moving NHS spending in England away from poorer areas towards richer parts of the country. BBC News Website
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
New Support for People Discharged from Hospital
Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley on patient re-admissions to hospital
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