All articles by The Press Association – Page 66
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NewsAction demanded over hospital deaths
Labour has called for urgent action following a report about an increase in deaths from dehydration in Scottish hospitals.
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NewsGovernment stands by pension change
The government is on course for an autumn showdown with the trade unions after Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander insisted ministers would not back down over plans to reform public sector pensions.
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NewsCameron to embark on new reforms
David Cameron is set to embark on a fresh round of public service reforms, radically changing the way services are delivered.
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NewsKing's Fund calls for hospital mergers
Twenty hospitals need to be merged or taken over to improve the quality of care for patients, the head of the King’s Fund has said.
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NewsGovernment losing its way over reforms - CBI boss
A business leader has accused the government of “losing momentum” over its public sector reforms, which he said had been “derailed”.
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Bare midriffs banned at hospital
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust has warned staff against wearing clothes that expose their “midriff” or “excessive cleavage”.
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NewsHealth Bill to be sent back to committee
The government’s proposed changes to the controversial health reforms will be sent back to a committee of MPs next week.
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NewsOlder women less likely to have breast cancer surgery
Older women are less likely to have breast cancer surgery than those who are younger, research suggests.
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NewsAlan Milburn hits out at NHS reform 'car crash'
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has branded the coalition’s watered down NHS reforms the “biggest car crash” in the service’s history.
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NewsMore workplace bullying since spending cuts, union claims
Government spending cuts are fuelling workplace bullying and “silencing” people worried about losing their jobs, a union claimed today.
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NewsGP-private healthcare link raises conflict of interest concerns
The government’s reforms have raised fears about the risk of financial conflicts of interest after a survey suggested that large numbers of the doctors on new commissioning boards will have links with private healthcare companies.
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NewsCall for spot checks to improve elderly care
The Welsh government has called for spot checks to make sure health boards are treating vulnerable patients with dignity.
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NewsOne million to strike over public sector pensions
Industrial action across the rest of the year has grown more likely after the leader of one of the country’s biggest unions warned that more than one million public sector workers were set to take strike action unless the government pulls back from its controversial pension changes.
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NewsAssisted suicide documentary defended by Pratchett
Sir Terry Pratchett has defended his documentary about assisted suicide, which showed the moment a millionaire hotelier with motor neurone disease took a lethal dose of barbiturates to end his life.
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NewsFewer young blood donors prompts 'generation gap' fears
Fears are growing of an “alarming generation gap” in blood donors after figures showed a 20 per cent drop in the number of young blood donors over the last decade.
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NewsCancer patients to be hit by welfare reform
Government plans for welfare reform will plunge cancer patients into poverty simply “because they have not recovered quickly enough”, campaigners say.
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NewsCare abuse investigation set for next month
A serious case review into allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties at a residential hospital in Gloucestershire has been set for July.
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NewsCameron and Clegg set for backbench showdown over reform
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are preparing for a showdown with disgruntled backbenchers over changes to the proposed NHS reforms, amid complaints they have been “playing politics” over the package.
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NewsCrucial report on NHS reforms released today
Recommendations on how best to amend the government’s reform plans for the NHS are to be unveiled later today.
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NewsHealth Bill could be sent back to MP committee
The proposed health service reforms could be sent back to a committee of MPs, a senior government minister has confirmed.