All articles by The Press Association – Page 71
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NewsNHS 'failing to help' obese staff
The NHS is failing to tackle obesity among its own workforce, a report has claimed.
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NewsTake fight to Tories, urges Clegg
Nick Clegg will urge Liberal Democrats to “take the fight” to the Tories in local elections on 5 May as he attempts to calm party fears over the impact of the national coalition.
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NewsAdult social care 'faces £1bn cut'
Spending on adult social care is to be slashed by around £1bn this year as councils struggle to cope with budget cuts at a time of increased need, new figures show.
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NewsCameron promises changes to NHS plans
David Cameron has promised “proper and substantive” changes to the government’s NHS reforms but insisted his under-fire health secretary was doing an “excellent” job.
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NewsNHS denying patients care, claims surgeon group
British surgeons have accused the NHS of denying needy patients treatment in order to balance their books.
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NewsEmployment tribunals 'failing' employers and employees
Business leaders have called for changes to help speed up employment tribunals, claiming that the system was “failing” both employers and workers.
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NewsCalls to 'save country's future nurses'
A university vice chancellor has attacked plans to cut student nursing places and called on the health secretary to “save the education of the country’s future nurses”.
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NewsUnions to meet NHS Blood Service over privatisation
Union leaders are to meet officials at the NHS Blood Service as part of their campaign against any moves to privatise the organisation.
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NewsEmergency care wards 'struggling', warns college president
Hospitals are “struggling to cope” with an increasing demand for emergency care because of limited numbers of staff and beds, a leading casualty doctor has said.
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NewsAccident and emergency waits rise 65 per cent
The number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E has jumped 65 per cent since the government scrapped a target, NHS figures show.
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NewsHospital cleaning system criticised
A hospital has been ordered to improve its cleaning schedule system and staff training following an inspection.
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NewsBig gap in cancer operation survival rates
A study of post-operative death rates for one of the most common cancers has revealed “worrying” differences between NHS hospitals.
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NewsClegg plays down aide quit threat
Nick Clegg has played down a threat from one of his closest allies to quit over controversial NHS reforms.
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NewsUnused drugs 'cost NHS millions'
Millions of pounds of NHS money is wasted on unused medicines that are “stockpiled” in people’s homes, nurses have said.
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Front line 'must be NHS priority'
Health minister Simon Burns has insisted that the NHS must make frontline services a “priority” as new figures were released by a union showing clinical staff accounting for half of planned job losses in the health service.
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NewsClegg aide threatens to quit over reforms
One of Nick Clegg’s closest allies has threatened to quit unless the government slows down the pace of its controversial NHS reforms.
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NewsTrusts in royal wedding pay row
More than 100 trusts in England are refusing to give enhanced pay rates to staff who work on the day of the royal wedding later this month, union leaders have complained.
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NewsC difficile infection rates falling
The number of older people recorded as having contracted the C difficile hospital bug in Scotland has dropped by 37 per cent in a year, statistics showed today.
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NewsManager who pumped NHS funds into stud farm told to pay cash back
A former senior NHS manager who channelled £200,000 of hospital funds into her stud farm business has been ordered to pay the money back.
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News'Sub-optimal' post-operative care putting patients at risk
Patients’ lives are being put at risk because of inadequate care following emergency operations, surgeons claim.