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Let more people die at home, says end of life care report
Hundreds of thousands of people who would rather reach the end of their lives at home are instead dying in hospital, a study by think tank Demos says.
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Quarter of cancers found during emergency care
Nearly a quarter of cancer diagnoses in England are made when patients arrive at hospital in an emergency, a study has found.
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Report points to prison care lapses
Lapses in clinical care may have led to at least four prisoners’ deaths from heart disease in the last four years, a watchdog has said.
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital - CQC report
An NHS hospital is to be kept under “close review” after a series of breaches relating to quality and safety standards, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
People needing emergency treatment are losing out because managers prioritise pre-booked patients in order to hit targets, senior doctors have warned.
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'27,000 posts earmarked for cuts'
The Royal College of Nursing claims nearly 27,000 NHS job have been earmarked to be cut in the UK - including 18,000 in England - which it warns risks endangering patient care.
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Former RSM president condemns NHS reforms as 'anathema'
A leading doctor has warned of the damage that could be done to the standard of cancer treatment in the UK by the government’s plans for the NHS.
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Search NHS Evidence from hsj.co.uk
Hsj.co.uk users can now search the healthcare information website NHS Evidence via a new search bar.
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NHS Professionals reports first modest profits
NHS Professionals has turned its first ever monthly profit, according to interim financial results shared with HSJ.
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UK women 'more likely to die of cancer'
Women in the UK are more likely to die of cancer than in the rest of Europe, figures have revealed.
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DH confirms sale of Dr Foster Intelligence
The Department of Health has announced it is seeking to sell its stake in information analysts Dr Foster Intelligence.
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Former NHS chief attacks private health insurance 'lottery'
Former NHS chief executive Lord Nigel Crisp has attacked a lack of transparency in private health insurance policies, which he claims has created a “private healthcare lottery”.
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£800m savings identified through better COPD care
NHS commissioners could save more than £800m over the next decade by improving care pathways for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, analysis available exclusively to HSJ subscribers suggests.
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Leading lights to judge HSJ ideas awards
Leading lights from the public service and business worlds have agreed to help judge the inaugural HSJ and Capgemini Liberating Ideas Awards.
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An American Dream we should believe in
The NHS too often looks to the US for inspiration, encouraged by a shared language and the size of the American healthcare system.
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Healey will ‘get stuck into’ broken promises on health
Shadow health secretary John Healey has spoken of his determination to expose the government’s “broken promises” on the NHS, in his first interview with the specialist health press since taking up the role.
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Lansley accelerates his plans as Labour’s opposition falters
The government’s reforms are picking up pace.
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Elderly miss out on post surgical care
Managers have been urged to improve the treatment of elderly patients after a survey found that only a third of older patients who died in hospital following surgery received good care.
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Lansley promises 'robust' working time directive talks
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised to take a “robust approach” to future negotiations on the European working time directive.
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Pharma lead issues warning on pricing
The government’s proposed reform of NHS drug pricing may not save the service money, the head of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has warned.