All News articles – Page 1244

  • News

    Asthma danger campaign launched

    2008-02-11T11:39:00Z

    Asthma UK has launched a campaign to make people aware of how dangerous asthma can be and to raise funds to support research into the condition.

  • News

    GPs in impossible position - BMA

    2008-02-11T11:37:00Z

    GPs have accepted an option from the Department of Health that will see practices open for a further 30 minutes a week for each 1,000 registered patients.But they feel they have been put in an impossible position, the BMA has said. All GPs will be balloted on the move later ...

  • News

    NHS reform is stalled, think tank claims

    2008-02-11T11:34:00Z

    The government is in denial about the stalled progress of NHS reforms on the ground, think tank Reform has claimed.

  • News

    Green light ISTCs, government urged

    2008-02-11T11:31:00Z

    The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to green light more independent sector treatment centres.

  • News

    Decision on ISTCs 'pivotal', says Confederation of British Industry

    2008-02-11T10:00:00Z

    The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to give the go-ahead to a further wave of independent sector treatment centres.

  • News

    Decision on ISTCs 'pivotal', says Confederation of British Industry

    2008-02-11T10:00:00Z

    The Confederation of British Industry has challenged the government to give the go-ahead to a further wave of independent sector treatment centres.

  • News

    Funding for Scottish NHS boards rises to £8bn

    2008-02-08T13:11:00Z

    Funding for NHS boards in Scotland will rise to £8bn next year, health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

  • News

    More to do on tobacco control, says WHO

    2008-02-08T13:09:00Z

    A World Health Organisation study has found that while progress has been made in tobacco control, not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures.It has outlined an approach governments can adopt in an effort to prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this ...

  • News

    Letter advises on waiting time data

    2008-02-08T13:06:00Z

    Department of Health national 18 weeks director Nick Chapman has written to trusts about two new collections of audiology services data that will be introduced in 2008-09.

  • News

    Guidance on reference costs collection

    2008-02-08T13:02:00Z

    A document has been released outlining the requirements for the 2007-08 reference costs collection.

  • News

    DH publishes costing manual

    2008-02-08T12:59:00Z

    The Department of Health has published a manual setting out the principles and practice of NHS costing.

  • News

    DH seeks Granger replacement

    2008-02-07T16:41:00Z

    The Department of Health is recruiting a chief information officer following the departure of Richard Granger from his post as director general of IT for the NHS.

  • News

    DH seeks Granger replacement

    2008-02-07T16:41:00Z

    The Department of Health is recruiting a chief information officer following the departure of Richard Granger from his post as director general of IT for the NHS.

  • News

    Dental regulator takes company to court

    2008-02-07T13:16:00Z

    The General Dental Council has launched legal proceedings against a company it claims has been illegally operating a dental business.Community First for Treatment is accused of receiving payment for dental work in two practices in Peterborough and Boston. The GDC claims that, contrary to the law, the majority of the ...

  • News

    Connecting for Health unveils new IT training programme

    2008-02-07T13:08:00Z

    NHS Connecting for Health will introduce a new IT skills training programme on 3 March, replacing its European Computer Driving Licence programme, which will close later that month.

  • News

    New health and social care complaints system

    2008-02-07T13:02:00Z

    Councils and the NHS are to trial a new health and social care complaints system, the DH announced today.

  • News

    Migrant medical training applications curtailed

    2008-02-07T12:59:00Z

    Temporary changes to immigration rules will reduce the potential pool of migrants applying to UK postgraduate medical training from 5,000 to 3,000 in 2009, the Department of Health has said.

  • News

    DH appoints interim information chief

    2008-02-07T12:52:00Z

    The Department of Health has appointed Matthew Swindells as interim chief information officer, replacing Richard Granger who left the department last week.

  • News

    Regulator told to include public in its work

    2008-02-07T09:00:00Z

    The National Consumer Council has called on the Healthcare Commission to move beyond the 'rhetoric' of public engagement to ensure services meet patients' needs rather than those of regulators.

  • News

    Sharp rise in untreated hypertension

    2008-02-07T09:00:00Z

    The annual health survey for England has revealed that 2006 saw a large rise in the number of people with high blood pressure going untreated.