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NewsReform cuts costing 6,000 nursing posts, Labour warns
Money earmarked for the costs of reorganising the NHS could pay to prevent the loss of 6,000 nursing jobs, Labour claims.
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NewsDeath rates higher after weekend admissions, study confirms
Patients admitted to hospital at weekends have a greater chance of dying than those admitted on a week day, a large-scale review of NHS data has reiterated.
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NewsRoyal College of GPs joins calls for Health Bill to be scrapped
The UK’s largest medical royal college has called for the prime minister to scrap the Health and Social Care Bill, branding it “damaging, unnecessary and expensive”.
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Campaign to increase doctors working in Wales launched
A campaign to encourage more doctors to work in Wales has been launched by Cardiff’s health minister Lesley Griffiths.
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NewsHinchingbrooke plans set out by new owners
The private provider at the first NHS hospital to be taken over by a private sector firm have set out their vision to turn around its fortunes.
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NewsNearly half of GPs dealing with 'burnout'
Close to 50 per cent of doctors suffer from emotional exhaustion related to burnout, according to researchers.
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NewsDH warns over severe weather
The Department of Health has warned people to keep an eye on local weather reports as forecasters warn that scattered snow showers and freezing temperatures are on their way to the UK.
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NewsWarning as social care funding falls £0.5bn
Spending on older people’s social care in England has fallen by half a billion pounds, according to a new report.
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NewsHealth board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'
A health board has been fined after an “entirely avoidable” chain of events resulted in a hospital patient being diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, the Crown Office has said.
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News'Be clear' bowel cancer campaign launched by government
A government campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
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NewsMore private clinics to treat implant patients for free
Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge.
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NewsRoyal colleges will 'continue dialogue' on reform
The government looks to have avoided a major rebellion from the influential royal colleges over its plans to overhaul the NHS.
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NewsFire service to discuss sharing ambulance stations
Fire authority leaders are to discuss a report suggesting that millions of pounds could be saved if fire stations were shared with the ambulance service.
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Unions to hold reform summit with royal colleges
Health unions and royal colleges will hold a summit tonight to discuss the government’s controversial reforms of the NHS.
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NewsFine hospitals restricting bowel cancer care, charity says
Hospitals that fail to offer bowel cancer patients a full range of appropriate treatments should be fined, a charity has said.
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NewsOrgan donation target 'will be missed'
The head of a kidney charity has launched an attack on the government over organ donation, saying it will miss a target to boost donor rates by 50 per cent.
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NewsLansley defends reforms from 'unfair and out-of-date' report
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his reorganisation of the NHS, describing a highly critical report by MPs as “out of date” and “unfair” to the health service.
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NewsFears over hundreds of staff employed without security checks
A Scottish health board has demanded an urgent review after it emerged a private contractor failed to perform necessary checks on employees at a hospital.
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NewsEfficiency savings drive being 'distracted' by reforms
The government’s controversial NHS reforms are a “distraction” from the £20bn savings and long-term care for the elderly challenges, leading healthcare figures have said.
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NewsInsurance scheme planned for cosmetic surgery patients
An insurance scheme for patients who undergo cosmetic surgery could soon be introduced, following the recent breast implant scandal.