All articles by The Press Association – Page 2
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'Huge variation' in therapy waits
Latest national figures have shown wide variation in the length of time patients diagnosed with anxiety or depression wait for therapy.
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Stevens calls for tougher public health incentive policies
Simon Stevens has recommended empowering local government to set tougher public health policy, and giving financial incentives, such as tax breaks, to employers which promote health.
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Consultation launched on heart surgery standards
NHS England has begun consultation on a new set of standards for congenital heart disease services, in the latest chapter of the long-running debate on the future of children’s cardiac surgery.
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Deprived mothers 'get worse care' than wealthiest
More needs to be done to help poor women through pregnancy, experts have said, after new research found that they have a worse experience than better-off mothers-to-be.
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Hospitals to put CQC 'scores on doors'
Hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries could be legally required to display their Care Quality Commission ratings to help patients make more informed choices about where they go for care.
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Mental health wait times 'too long'
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face ‘unacceptably long’ waits for help, experts have warned.
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BMA calls for next government to tackle lifestyle issues
Alcohol, smoking and poor childhood diets are among public health issues that should be targeted by the next government, doctors have said.
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RCP joins calls for NHS funding increase
The Royal College of Physicians has warned politicians that a “crisis of care” in NHS hospitals can “only be avoided by a significant increase in health funding”.
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'Variations' in mesothelioma care
More needs to be done to ensure people who suffer from asbestos-related cancer are seen by specialist doctors, a new report has suggested.
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Many boards 'ignore needs of dying'
The needs of dying people and their families are being “ignored” by many local health bodies, two charities have warned.
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MEPs urged to exempt NHS from trade deal
The leader of the country’s biggest union has written to all UK MEPs urging them to vote against a controversial EU-US trade deal if the NHS is not exempted.
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MPs back legal move to enable 'super CCGs'
MPs have approved a motion to give clinical commissioning groups greater flexibility and control in the way that they work to commission healthcare services for their communities.
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Surgery patients report ‘accidental awareness’
More than 150 UK patients could wake up every year while undergoing surgery, figures suggest.
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Hospital chiefs urged to tackle A&E crowding
Up to half a million patients could be put at risk every year as hospitals struggle to admit patients to hospital wards from bursting A&E departments, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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Services “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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MPs call for action on pancreatic cancer
Patients suffering from the “silent killer” of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs were told yesterday.
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Doctors to contest ministerial seats in 2015 election
Aggrieved doctors are planning to stand against the prime minister and the health secretary at the next general election.
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Report finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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Voters 'not behind' tax hike for NHS
Most voters would not be willing to pay extra tax to increase NHS funding, a poll has revealed.
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MP in call over community hospitals
The government should “go further” in recognising the central role of community hospitals in providing local, cost-effective healthcare, a Tory backbencher has said.