All articles by The Press Association – Page 42
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NewsLabour will reverse Health Act, says Burnham
Labour will scrap the government’s flagship reforms of the NHS if they come into power at the next general election, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsRegional pay would threaten £10bn loss to economy
The economy could lose almost £10bn if the government presses ahead with controversial plans to introduce regional pay in the public sector, according to a new report.
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NewsCQC reveals abortion law breaches
Doctors in 14 trusts pre-signed abortion documents before assessing whether patients met the legal requirements to have their pregnancies terminated, the health watchdog has found.
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Dehydration patient died after staff 'failures'
PERFORMANCE: A man died of dehydration after being neglected by medical staff, a coroner has ruled.
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NewsHealth minister faces vote of confidence
Wales’ health minister, Lesley Griffiths, is to face a vote of no confidence from opposition parties in the Welsh Assembly.
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NewsPCTs restricting access to sexual health services - report
MPs have warned the government that soem trusts are actively restricting women from accessing contraceptive services, in a new report published today.
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Staff shortage closes children's ward to admissions
A children’s ward has stopped admitting patients for three weeks due to a staff shortage.
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NewsSurgeons in warning over old equipment
Financial constraints on the NHS could lead to doctors operating on patients with outdated equipment, surgeons have warned.
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NewsEnd-of-life care pathway 'used to cut costs'
Hospitals may be withholding food and drink from older patients so they die quicker to cut costs and save on bad spaces, leading doctors have warned.
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Ex-NHS staff held in payment probe
Two former NHS employees have been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials, Scotland Yard said.
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NewsData error trust reviews deaths
An trust is probing whether its poor record keeping was responsible for 25 patient deaths.
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NewsChildren's heart surgery to end at Royal Brompton
Managers at a hospital at the centre of a bitter legal row over plans to streamline paediatric heart services said they were baffled at Wednesday’s decision to stop it performing heart surgery on children.
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NewsTrusts receive £1 billion bailouts since 2006
Struggling NHS trusts have received more than £1 billion in bailout funds in six years, figures show.
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NewsNHS pays out £1.2bn in litigation claims
The NHS has paid out a record £1.2bn in litigation claims in one year in England, it has emerged.
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NewsManagement of AF 'needs revising'
A potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder is not being properly managed in the UK, according to a new report.
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NewsDementia service access criticised
Dementia sufferers need better access to memory specialists, MPs said, after a report revealed that some patients are waiting over a year to be seen.
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NewsWelsh youngsters 'not offered health funds'
Health officials in Wales have been accused of letting young people who have cerebral palsy “suffer unnecessarily” by failing to offer funds for surgery which could help with mobility.
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Ex-NHS worker held in police payments investigation
WORKFORCE: A former NHS employee from west London has been arrested by police investigating claims that journalists bribed police officers and public officials.
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Doctors mull over further industrial action
Doctors will today debate whether to call for another day of industrial action over the government’s controversial pension reforms.
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NewsKeogh outlines junior doctor death-rate measures
Patients are put at risk when junior doctors start work, the NHS medical director conceded as he outlined measures to end the so-called health service “killing season”.