‘Preferred provider’ policy unravels
Health secretary Andy Burnham’s “preferred provider” policy is unravelling in the face of Cabinet concerns and the danger of breaching European procurement law.
NHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
Staff vetting scheme fears are discouraging referrals
Managers are not referring staff to a controversial vetting scheme amid widespread concern over its “interfering” approach.
NHS waiting time limits to be enshrined in law
Waiting times for treatment on the NHS are set to be laid down in law, health secretary Andy Burnham has announced.
Mid Staffs families to sue for manslaughter
Families affected by failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have said they are planning to sue NHS managers for corporate manslaughter.
Basildon 'guilty' over patient death
Officials at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust in Essex have today pleaded guilty to health and safety failings that led to the death of a patient with learning disabilities.
Managers in court over hospital death
Officials at a hospital where a severely disabled man died are today due in court accused of breaching health and safety law.
CPS code casts its net NHS wide
The Crown Prosecution Service code, which gives guidance to prosecutors, has widened its definition of who serves the public to include members of the emergency services and health professionals.
OFT to investigate heartburn drug competition
Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the supply of heartburn medicines to the NHS.
Four in 10 junior doctors 'on understaffed rotas'
Four out of 10 junior doctors are working on understaffed rotas, according to a poll.
NHS accused of 'unethical' buying
The British Medical Association has claimed that surgical equipment used by the NHS may be exploiting child labour in its manufacture.
Hull social enterprise plan back on track
A legal challenge preventing the transfer of community services to a social enterprise has been dropped.
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CQC fears over mental health safeguards
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Andy Burnham raises doubts about FT accountability
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Police drop probe into hospital's post-mortems
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DH dismisses own advisory panel's claims on procurement and competition as 'anecdote'
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Auditor general 'quit over laptop porn'
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Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules
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'Bullied' NHS whistleblower wins claim
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Lancet retracts MMR and autism research paper
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European court ruling boosts NHS contract bidders
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Andrew Wakefield behaved 'unethically'
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Mental health chief says departure not linked to trust deaths
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Lib Dems call for tightening of foreign GP law
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Out of hours GP complaints pass 500
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Call to scrap compulsory retirement age
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Trust reviews data security measures after laptop theft
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Police probes deaths at mental health trust as chief exec announces departure
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Manager wins compensation after 'wrong colour' dismissal
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Basildon prosecuted over disabled patient's death
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Bill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations
Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes leaves the foundation trust regulator this week with no regrets about his stormy journey, as he tells Sally Gainsbury in his final interview
Trusts still fail to give whistleblowers a voice
More than a decade after trusts were told to give staff ‘maximum freedom of speech’, health workers are still scared to raise concerns about care. We look at why whistleblowers are not getting the protection they deserve
Trusts in the dark over cost of private patients
How much should NHS hospitals be charging to make a profit on private care? With foundation trusts’ income cap up for debate, Sally Gainsbury looks into costs, calculations and rates of return
Rose Gibb: The case that puts a stop to big pay-off cheques
Former chief executive Rose Gibb’s failure to secure the large severance sum she believed she was assured of marks a sea change in how the NHS handles pay-offs, reports Alison Moore
