News – Page 1962
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Non-executive was unlawfully sacked
The Appointments Commission has admitted unlawfully sacking a non-executive director of a primary care trust who opposed an ill-fated independent treatment centre contract.
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Scottish MSP calls for mass clearout on senior board
The Scottish health minister has been asked to sack the entire senior management team of NHS Western Isles amid claims that it has descended into farce.
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Litigation Authority: negligence cost concerns
The NHS Litigation Authority has expressed concerns over the high level of legal costs charged by claimant lawyers in clinical negligence claims.
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Mental health is subsidising other trusts
Mental health trusts are being forced to subsidise other parts of the health economy, a report has warned.
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RCP: don't measure medics on HES
Trust data is 'not accurate enough' to monitor the performance of individual consultants, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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UK tops state spend poll
More healthcare is funded by the state in the UK than in many other Western countries, a study claims. An analysis of 12 comparable nations found that the NHS's share of UK spending increased from 80 per cent in 1998 to 86 per cent in 2005, due to extra government ...
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Scottish patients face forced quarantine
Members of the public could be quarantined by force in their own homes if they have contracted or been exposed to a serious infectious disease under new legislation being considered by the Scottish Executive.
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Radiation overdose triggers probe
Immediate inspections of Scotland's five cancer radiotherapy centres will be held after a report into a radiation overdose found a catalogue of failings.
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BUPA predicts £11bn hole in NHS funds
A report commissioned by private health insurer BUPA claims the NHS should brace itself for a projected £11bn funding gap and subsequent return to 1997 levels of performance by 2015 if high levels of investment do not continue.
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PCT chief to double up in housing role
The new chief executive of Swindon primary care trust is one of the first to take on a joint local authority role that includes housing.
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Don't blame managers for deficits, ex-chief tells MPs
NHS managers should not be blamed for the financial ills caused by government short-termism, MPs heard last week.
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Half of new nurses out of work
Almost half of newly qualified nurses have not been able to find jobs this year, MPs heard last week.
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It's the Richard list as IT boss tops survey
The man in charge of the review of the health service's IT systems is the highest-paid person in the NHS.
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Tribute to 'hounded' GP
Health chiefs who were accused of 'hounding' a GP who eventually hanged himself have set up an award to commemorate his work.
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Confusion around merger of key inspectors
Uncertainty surrounds the proposed merger of the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection, which was expected to be announced next week.
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Scotland: first privately run treatment centre signed
Contracts were signed last week for Scotland's first privately run regional treatment centre for NHS patients.
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Mental health services for young better but still patchy
Access to child and adolescent mental health services in England is improving overall but remains patchy, according to an ongoing survey published by the Department of Health.
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Hewitt calls on czars to calm reconfiguration fears
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has asked the national clinical directors to compile reports setting out the medical case for hospital reconfiguration.
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Non-execs step down from troubled trust
Three non-executive directors have stepped down at a trust beset with financial problems and controversy over possible service changes.
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Media watch
Another week and another revelation about the Department of Health's troubled IT programme, this time from a very unlikely source.