All articles by The Press Association – Page 78
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NewsPoll reveals public mistrust of reforms
Just one in four people support GPs using private companies to provide NHS services, one of the key measures of the government’s health reforms, the results of a new poll suggest.
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NewsNigel Edwards calls for constructive dialogue on competition
The head of the NHS Confederation has urged for “constructive dialogue” about the effect of greater competition in healthcare.
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NewsReforms are evolution not revolution, insists Cameron
Prime minister David Cameron has defended the health reforms, claiming the need to modernise the service was “essential”.
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NewsKing's Fund challenges health reform claims
The health secretary’s claims over why the NHS must be reformed are questionable, according to a leading health economist.
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NewsConsultants' £40m pay claims rejected
The Scottish first minister has disputed claims that Scotland paid an extra £40m to highly paid NHS consultants in the last year.
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NewsThousands of cancer patients 'denied radiotherapy'
Tens of thousands of people with cancer are missing out on potentially curative radiotherapy, it was claimed today.
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NewsDecontamination costs revealed to MPs
Decontaminating used crutches costs hospitals more than replacing them, MPs have been told.
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NewsCQC warns cuts could hit care standards
Standards in nursing homes across the country could drop as owners come to terms with public sector spending cuts, the chairwoman of the Care Quality Commission warned today.
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NewsNicholson midwives claim 'an error'
NHS chief executive David Nicholson’s claim that there was a shortage of 4,500 midwives was an “error”, health secretary Andrew Lansley has told MPs.
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NewsLabour attacks government on waiting times
Labour has attacked the government’s NHS reforms, claiming that longer waiting times for patients showed cuts were already starting to bite.
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NewsLansley: reforms will not see banker-style bonuses
Health secretary Andrew Lansley today defended sweeping NHS reforms against claims that GPs would qualify for banker-style bonuses and private firms would win major contracts.
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NewsSNP makes NHS record central to election campaign
The Scottish National Party highlighted improvements in the NHS and promised to protect health budgets in messages to supporters as the party launched its election campaign today.
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NewsDementia patients 'need more home care'
About 50,000 people with dementia will be forced into care homes early because of a lack of support in their own homes, experts warn.
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NewsTrust ordered to pay £6.4m negligence claim
A boy who suffered severe brain damage during his delivery at an NHS birth centre in Hertfordshire has been awarded £6.4m in settlement of his medical negligence claim.
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NewsRow over ambulance staff wage cut claim
Up to £5,000 a year could be lost from frontline ambulance staff wages as part of a drive to cut costs, union officials have claimed.
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News1,600 job cuts criticised by Unison
Union leaders have attacked plans to cut 1,600 posts at a Midlands trust, warning it could lead to a possible repeat of the hospital scandal that led to hundreds of avoidable deaths.
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NewsNHS fraud rises a third in three years
The number of fraud cases investigated in the NHS has risen by 37% in the last three years amid the economic downturn, official figures have revealed.
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NewsNHS writes off £35m owed by foreign patients
The NHS has failed to collect more than £35m owed by overseas patients for treatment in England since 2002, according to official figures.
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NewsUK breast cancer rate blamed on obesity and alcohol
The UK ranks 11th out of 50 countries for rates of breast cancer, according to a new report.
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NewsTrust fined after asbestos breaches
A trust and a security firm it hired have both been fined for health and safety breaches after asbestos was released into a hospital.