All articles by The Press Association – Page 79
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NewsHospitals face fines for mixed-sex wards
Hospitals will be fined £250 per patient per day for breaking rules on mixed-sex accommodation after more than 11,000 breaches in just one month, the government has said.
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NewsGovernment 'may take over flu vaccine ordering'
GPs could be forced to hand over control of ordering flu vaccine after complaints about this year’s programme, the government’s director of immunisation has suggested.
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News40% of A&E patients do not need treatment
Almost 40% of people attending A&E and minor injury units leave without needing any treatment, according to a new report.
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NewsNHS reforms 'risk patient backlash'
An influential health think tank has warned that the proposed radical changes to the NHS could turn patients against GPs because doctors are likely to start receiving “unpalatable” cash bonuses.
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NewsGeneral hospital wards worse for heart patients
People with heart failure are twice as likely to die if they are admitted to a general hospital ward rather than one specialising in cardiology, research has suggested.
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NewsPCT grant cuts Dorset shortfall
Dorset county council’s budget shortfall will be cut by £2.8m after an extra government grant was afforded to the county’s primary care trust.
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NewsMan held over hospital staff attack
A man is being held by police in connection with an attack at a hospital that left two staff members and five patients injured.
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NewsRCS warns on 'backdoor rationing' in NHS
The NHS is adopting a “dangerous path” by stopping certain elective surgical procedures to save money, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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NewsWarnings over NHS reforms
Health bosses have warned of closed hospitals, treatment rationing and lower standards of patient care as a result of the government’s controversial reforms of the NHS.
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NewsFlu jab restriction 'not down to cutting costs'
The government’s chief medical adviser has insisted that cost-cutting was not to blame for the decision not to vaccinate all under-fives against flu.
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NewsConsultants highlight hidden costs of NHS white paper
Plans to ramp up commercialisation in the NHS will lead to more money being paid out in overtime as trusts are unable to plan for the future, consultants have warned.
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NewsDementia research funding prioritised
The government has urged researchers to apply for funding for dementia studies, after pledging to prioritise the disease.
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NewsLatest flu death figures to be published
Latest figures on the number of flu deaths will be published on Thursday as the mother of a three-year-old victim urged the government to further review its vaccination policy.
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NewsPanel rules on nurse accused of child sex
A district nurse accused of serial sex with a child will face the full force of claims against her, a professional panel ruled on Wednesday.
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NewsStroke care inconsistencies exposed
Stroke survivors in England receive patchy care depending on where they live, according to a new report.
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NewsReport: chronic pain sufferers get poor advice
The government must take action to ease the suffering of people with long-term pain, according to a report from the Patients Association.
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NewsHopes for 'universal' flu vaccine
Patients who had swine flu last year developed protective antibodies that could be used to make a jab to guard against most kinds of influenza, US scientists have said.
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NewsMedical research 'suffocating under bureaucracy'
Red tape is stifling British medical research, a new report has claimed.
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NewsPM defiant over flu jab shortage
David Cameron has warned that lessons must be learned from Britain’s recent flu vaccine shortage as the country faces “significant outbreaks” for years to come.
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NewsNorovirus prevention advice issued
Advice on how to avoid passing on infections such as norovirus has been issued by Welsh chief medical officer Dr Tony Jewell.