All News articles – Page 1154
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Local LIFT projects pick up speed as successful bidders named
Successful bidders for the Express local improvement finance trust framework have been named by the Department of Health.
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Pilots open health boards to public candidates
Members of the public will have the chance to stand for election to health boards in Scotland from next year, after the Scottish Parliament passed the necessary legislation.
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Cash for healthy lifestyles
Economic incentives such as paying people not to smoke should be incorporated into public health strategy, a government policy group has said.
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New choice for IT programme
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has revealed the Department of Health is negotiating with software developers to set up potential alternatives to the two hospital record systems available through the national programme for IT.
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DH denies claims of next stage review 'waffle'
The Department of Health has vigorously denied MPs’ claims that reforms in the next stage review amount to a long list of unranked priorities and “a lot of waffle”.
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Rebuilding public confidence will take time and community engagement
Eric Morton was appointed interim chief executive at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust on 5 March - the week after Martin Yeates resigned from the post. Mr Yeates had joined the trust in 2005.
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NewsNext stage review: SHAs steer Darzi plans through financial storm
The recession and the subsequent question marks over funding mean SHAs’ visions published last year are being recast. But, as Alison Moore finds out, many have made strong progress regardless
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MPs oppose options for trusts that miss FT deadline
The NHS will face significant political opposition to attempts to eliminate all non-foundation trusts.
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MPs oppose options for trusts that miss FT deadline
The NHS will face significant political opposition to attempts to eliminate all non-foundation trusts.
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Learning disabilities services miss local needs
Learning disabilities commissioners are failing to provide the leadership required to meet the needs of local populations, regulators have found.
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NHS financial forecast worsens
The NHS has been issued with stark new estimates of the impact the recession will have on its finances.
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NewsScottish cancer centres lead on high-tech radiotherapy
All of Scotland’s cancer centres are to be allocated money to provide high-tech radiotherapy.
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South East London acute merger approved
Health secretary Alan Johnson has approved the merger of Bromley Hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Queen Mary’s Sidcup trusts into South London Healthcare trust.
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CMO calls for network of pain clinics
A national pain service model or pathway of care should be developed to stop chronic pain ruining people’s lives, while the feasibility of a national network of pain clinics should be looked at, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has said in his annual report.
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Raising alcohol prices could save NHS £1bn a year
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has proposed enforcing a minimum price of 50 pence per unit of alcohol in a bid to reduce the effects of drinking on health and society.
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Government accused of 'wanton experimentation on the public'
MPs have accused the government of “wanton large scale experimentation on the public” through poorly evidenced health inequalities policies.
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NHS quality board members announced
The Department of Health has announced the 12 expert and lay members of the national quality board.
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NewsPractice based commissioning: give GPs control or risk world class status
Primary care trusts will be restricted to the lowest score in world class commissioning unless they can prove they are supporting practice based commissioning.
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a review of health visiting in response to Lord Laming’s report into the death of Baby P.
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Scottish BMA leader demands review of extended opening hours
The British Medical Association's lead Scottish GP has demanded a review of policy on extending GP opening hours in Scotland.