All News articles – Page 1178
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Coding errors distort bills for PCTs
Up to £1bn of the bills hospital trusts sent primary care trusts last year could be wrong, tests by the Audit Commission have suggested.
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Huge contrasts found between UK nations
Patients in the UK’s four nations have dramatically different experiences of the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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Drug treatment link to benefits is concerning
Bravo, Paul Hayes, for declaring the direct interest of the National Treatment Agency in the green paper on welfare 'reform'.
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Hospitals hold back choose and book slots
A senior Department of Health official has criticised 'significant numbers' of hospital trusts for holding appointments back from the choose and book system.
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Monitor rejection highlights areas for improvement
While Monitor did turn down our foundation trust application, this should not detract from the fact that we are already one of the best-performing mental health trusts in the country. We hold 'excellent' and 'good' Healthcare Commission ratings and have a track record of delivery against our targets.
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Surrey is first to agree its integrated care proposals
The first primary care trust to unveil its plans for an integrated care pilot has warned that commissioners will have to overcome existing 'anomalies' to make the initiative work.
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Medics may lose out on job agency rights
Civil servants are trying to amend a legal 'technicality' that grants junior doctors the same rights as employment agency workers.
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Conservatives unveil public health proposals
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has outlined the Conservatives' new policy proposals on public health.They include separate and effectively ringfenced public health budgets and an independent secretary of state for public health.
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NICE gives go-ahead for Lucentis
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has said primary care trusts should fund the use of ranibizumab - commonly known as Lucentis - for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration if certain conditions apply.
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London Assembly to probe underage drinking
The London Assembly has launched an investigation to find the true extent of underage drinking and alcohol misuse in the capital and to help find the best ways to tackle the problem.
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Scottish waiting times reach record low
Waiting times for treatment in Scotland's accident and emergency departments are at a record low, according to statistics published today.
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Elderly 'going hungry' on wards
Many hospitals are still not doing enough to prevent older people from going hungry on hospital wards, according to Age Concern.Following monitoring undertaken as part of the Hungry to be Heard campaign, the charity claims 43 per cent of NHS trusts have still not introduced protected meal times.
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Diabetes risk greater in caesarian babies
Mothers giving birth by caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk of their baby developing type 1 diabetes in childhood compared with those who have natural births, according to new research.
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New mothers accept higher risks than clinicians
First-time mothers are prepared to accept greater risks than clinicians before requesting an elective caesarean, new research has found.
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DH grants £1m for palliative care institute
The Department of Health has announced a £1m grant towards a purpose-built institute for research into end of life care.
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Health bodies 'should release more information'
The information commissioner has called on health authorities to begin 'proactively disclosing official information'.
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BDA highlights NHS dentistry drop
The British Dental Association has highlighted what is sees as 'significant problems' with the dentists' contract and patient charges introduced in April 2006.
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IVF advisory group publishes update
The expert group on commissioning NHS infertility provision, established by the government in March, published an interim report on IVF treatment today.
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Drug firms call for debate on access
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry is calling for a public debate on access to modern medicines.
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East of England bolsters IVF provision
Primary care trusts in the East of England have agreed a new fertility policy that will raise and standardise the number of IVF treatment cycles offered.