All articles by The Press Association – Page 12
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NewsAmbulance response times worsen
Ambulance response times to 999 calls for patients with life threatening conditions have got worse over the last two years, official figures show.
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HSJ LocalMedway's leaders to step down
Both the chief executive and chairman of an under-fire NHS foundation trust are to leave, it has been announced.
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NewsMidwife shortage 'truly worrying'
The safety of pregnant women and their babies may be put at risk by a lack of NHS funding and a national shortage of 2,300 midwives, MPs have said.
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NewsGovernment accused over mesothelioma legal costs
The government has been accused of purposefully “overturning” the will of Parliament and of giving false assurances that mesothelioma sufferers would be made exempt from having to use their damages payments to cover their legal costs.
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NewsSurge in over-90s needing ambulances
The number of very elderly people needing to go to hospital by ambulance has risen 81 per cent since 2009-10, according to new figures.
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HSJ Local£4.5m payout for brain injury girl
A 10-year-old girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury shortly after her birth is to receive £4.5m in compensation.
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NewsOne in eight surgeries 'research ready'
Roughly one in eight doctors’ surgeries are now “research ready” after signing up to an initiative encouraging GPs and their patients to get involved in primary care research.
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NewsDismay over dropped mental health funding survey
The government has been accused of scrapping an annual survey of mental health spending because it highlighted funding cuts.
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NewsComedian announces candidacy for anti-privatisation party
The comedian Rufus Hound is planning to run for the European Parliament to campaign against the privatisation of the NHS.
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NewsPatients 'should be more pushy'
British patients should adopt more “pushy” American attitudes with their doctors to get drugs they are entitled to, the head of the NHS rationing body has said.
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NewsPatient data opt-out 'difficult'
The government has been accused of deliberately making it hard for people to prevent their confidential patient records being sent to a national database.
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Stethoscope 'may soon be obsolete'
The development of new, more accurate and compact ultrasound devices could soon consign the stethoscope to medical history, two US heart experts predict.
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HSJ LocalBoy 'should have received high dependency care', inquest hears
A four-year-old boy who died following major heart surgery on a controversial hospital ward should have been receiving high-dependency care when he suffered a cardiac arrest, an inquest heard on Wednesday.
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NewsTrusts 'mis-recording' waiting data
Some hospital trusts are failing to accurately monitor how long thousands of their patients are waiting for treatment, a report has found.
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NewsOutpatient waiting figures soar
The percentage of outpatients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report, which also says more hospitals are falling into deficit.
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NewsHeart guidance 'could save lives'
Coroners could help save the lives of hundreds of people by telling bereaved family members to get themselves screened for inherited heart conditions, a charity has said.
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NewsBoards told to curb use of independent providers
Scottish health boards have been told to clamp down on their use of the private sector for treating NHS patients.
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NewsHealth database sparks privacy fears
Debate has reignited about the sale of patient records containing information on mental health conditions, diseases like cancer and habits such as drinking or smoking being sold to organisations such as drug and insurance companies.
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NewsTiny needles make jabs less painful
Scientists have designed smaller needles that take the pain out of injections.
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Doctor 'laughed at' consultant plea
A junior doctor was laughed at by a senior colleague when she suggested a consultant should examine a four-year-old girl who died hours later after suffering a severe infection, an inquest has heard.