News – Page 981
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NewsTory peer almost 'lost will to live' working on Change4Life campaign
A Conservative peer has given a highly critical assessment of her experience of working with the Department of Health on public health campaigns.
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NewsGeneral hospital wards worse for heart patients
People with heart failure are twice as likely to die if they are admitted to a general hospital ward rather than one specialising in cardiology, research has suggested.
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NewsPCT grant cuts Dorset shortfall
Dorset county council’s budget shortfall will be cut by £2.8m after an extra government grant was afforded to the county’s primary care trust.
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NewsIncrement deal 'still on the table' as Employers meets with unions
NHS Employers is meeting with unions today to discuss the rejected proposal to freeze pay increments and avoid compulsory redundancies.
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NewsCameron steps in to defend health reforms
The prime minister has defended his government’s NHS reform proposals, saying there is “no quiet life option”.
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NewsMinister fires warning shot over cuts to PCT public health posts
Public health minister Anne Milton has told primary care trusts not to cut public health capacity, ahead of their transfer to local authorities as part of the government’s health reforms.
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NewsThree single-practice consortia made pathfinders
The average population size among pathfinder commissioning consortia remains large, but there are three single-practice groups among those announced today.
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NewsHealth secretary announces 89 more pathfinders
More than half the English population is covered by pathfinder commissioning consortia after the Department of Health announced a further 89.
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NewsHealey appoints new adviser from NHS Confed
The NHS Confederation’s senior policy manager has been appointed as a special adviser to shadow health secretary John Healey.
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NewsWarnings over NHS reforms
Health bosses have warned of closed hospitals, treatment rationing and lower standards of patient care as a result of the government’s controversial reforms of the NHS.
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NewsRCS warns on 'backdoor rationing' in NHS
The NHS is adopting a “dangerous path” by stopping certain elective surgical procedures to save money, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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NewsMan held over hospital staff attack
A man is being held by police in connection with an attack at a hospital that left two staff members and five patients injured.
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NewsFlu jab restriction 'not down to cutting costs'
The government’s chief medical adviser has insisted that cost-cutting was not to blame for the decision not to vaccinate all under-fives against flu.
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NewsDementia research funding prioritised
The government has urged researchers to apply for funding for dementia studies, after pledging to prioritise the disease.
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NewsWinter flu deaths reach 112
Flu claimed the lives of 112 people in the UK since September, according to government data.
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NewsConsultants highlight hidden costs of NHS white paper
Plans to ramp up commercialisation in the NHS will lead to more money being paid out in overtime as trusts are unable to plan for the future, consultants have warned.
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News'Direct management' of under-par consortia an option, says Nicholson
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has set out the measures he anticipates using on commissioning consortia that are not competent by the go-live date.
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NewsOne in five GP practices are underperforming
Nearly one in five GP practices are underperforming across a significant number of quality and performance measures, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsReadmission savings plan softened
Commissioners face having to redraw their budgets after changes to emergency readmission policy.
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NewsLondon reviews future of PCT support body
An agency launched less than two years ago to support London’s primary care trusts could be shuttered in March, after nearly £70m of public investment.