Latest news – Page 1608
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NewsCleaning cut claims rejected
A Scottish health board has rejected claims by Labour that “cuts” to cleaning jobs are putting patients’ health at risk.
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NewsCoalition to attack 'culture of waste'
Labour’s legacy will come under attack from the coalition government today.
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News'Informed' public would remove NHS budget protection
Frontline NHS services should not be spared from measures to tackle the economic deficit, according to a “citizen’s jury” set up by business consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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NewsC diff deaths falling
The number of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Scotland is falling, official statistics show.
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NewsHSBC boss warns against stringent cuts
“Cutting into the muscle” of the UK’s public sector with huge budget reductions could cause lasting economic and social damage, a leading banker has warned.
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NewsPublic health campaign to boost disabled sport uptake
More disabled people across London should see sport as a possibility in their lives, according to a joint NHS and local government strategy.
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NewsDr Foster Intelligence stake could be sold
The Department of Health’s stake in Dr Foster Intelligence could be sold following the announcement of a “strategic review” of options for the future of the enterprise.
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NewsStruggling PCT appoints second interim CEO this year
Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, has taken over as interim chief executive of NHS Peterborough, the PCT announced.
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Unison wins unsocial hours equal pay tribunal
An employment appeal tribunal has backed a union claim that women should be entitled to the same level of unsocial hours payments as men.
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NewsLabour attacks NHS over £4m hospitality bill
The NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on hospitality for staff and visitors over the past three years, official figures show.
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NewsCuts may hit 'things we genuinely value', warns PM
Drastic public spending cuts will mean the axe for “some things that we genuinely value”, David Cameron has warned as he braced voters for painful decisions.
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NewsUK breast cancer rates worse than east Africa
Breast cancer rates are more than four times higher in the UK than in eastern Africa, figures show.
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NewsPCT chief exec calls time on NHS career due to illness
NHS Suffolk chief executive Carole Taylor-Brown announced she is stepping down at the end of September due to health reasons.
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NewsNHS workers of South Asian heritage sought for book
Runnymede, the race equality think tank, is currently researching the contribution of South Asian communities to the NHS and is seeking former NHS workers to take part.
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NewsCancer drug fund access warning issued
Patients hoping to access the government’s £50m cancer drugs fund could face difficulties depending on where they live, according to the Rarer Cancers Foundation.
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NewsNHS strike ban 'should be considered'
The government should consider banning strikes by NHS workers as unions prepare to take action against spending cuts, an employers group has suggested.
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NewsTrust appoints stroke director
Southampton University Hospitals Trust has appointed its first director to run and promote the region’s NHS stroke services.
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NewsNicola Sturgeon in talks with unions over job cuts
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has held talks with union leaders and medical chiefs about looming job cuts in the NHS.
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NewsManagers 'hinder organisations'
Many managers wrongly believe they excel at managing their staff, a misjudgment which is hindering the UK’s “already struggling” businesses, according to the Chartered Management Institute.
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NewsNHS service reconfigurations 'surge' expected
The NHS looks set to see a “surge” of major changes to hospital services in the next 18 months after the government effectively lifted its moratorium on reconfiguration.