News – Page 842
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NewsGovernment rejects BMA's rationing warning
The government has rejected a warning by the new leader of Britain’s doctors that the health of NHS patients was being put at risk because they were being denied access to operations and drugs.
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NewsAnti-reform doctor Kailash Chand elected as BMA deputy chair
Retired GP Kailash Chand - one of the most high profile medical activists against the government’s health reforms - has been elected as deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council.
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NewsAccuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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NewsKidney donations site to launch
A controversial website offering patients the chance to plead for kidney donations will launch in the UK today.
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NewsNurses warned not to use own phones for work
Nurses should avoid the temptation to use their own mobile phones for work purposes, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsSteve Field appointed to NHS Commissioning Board
Steve Field and Keith Willett have been appointed to senior positions on the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH tightens up rules on PCT redundancies
The Department of Health has tightened up the approval process for NHS redundancy payments as the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities approaches.
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NewsRevealed: extent of harm to patients under NHS care
More than 20 per cent of patients suffer avoidable harm during their care at some trusts, a national survey of frontline NHS services has revealed.
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NewsPatients lodge 3,000 complaints a week
Patients lodged 3,000 complaints about their experience of the NHS every week in the past year, figures suggest.
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NewsDozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
Dozens of ambulance stations could be closed across the East Midlands under plans intended to improve emergency response times.
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NewsPlans for coping with fewer staff criticised
Government departments do not have long-term plans in place for new ways of working with fewer staff, a group of MPs has warned.
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NewsHospital fire probed over arson link
A fire at a hospital is being investigated by detectives amid fears it may be linked to three other suspected arson attacks.
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NewsChief: £170m mental health trust 'lost its way'
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust must win back the support of its commissioners, its new chief executive has said
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NewsCall to maintain Cancer Drugs Fund
Tens of thousands of cancer sufferers could be denied life-extending drugs unless the government finds a way to continue funding treatment for patients, a charity has warned.
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NewsNew rules to tackle drugs lottery
More details have come to light of how hospitals that delay acting on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance will be forced to explain hold-ups to patients.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS appointments missed
One in 10 health appointments were missed last year, costing the NHS millions of pounds and delaying treatment for other patients, figures suggest.
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NewsIncrease in new consultants affects NHS job market
An annual survey of newly-qualified medical consultants has revealed the first indications of a workforce bulge, with new medics experiencing a “hostile” jobs market.
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NewsRegional pay consortium claims it can save 6,000 jobs
More than 6,000 NHS “jobs” in the South West could be saved if major changes go ahead to staff pay, and terms and conditions, it has been claimed.
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NewsCrackdown on foreigners' use of NHS treatment
Ministers have warned they will not tolerate abuse of the NHS by foreign visitors after a woman reportedly flew from Nigeria so that she could have her baby in a British hospital.
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NewsHuge rise in gastric bypass ops
The number of gastric bypass operations carried out by the NHS in England has risen five-fold during the past five years