All News articles – Page 910
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NewsConsortia commissioning benefits 'poorly defined'
The government and local NHS leaders need to better demonstrate the benefits and purpose of consortia commissioning, work by the NHS Alliance has found.
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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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NewsSouth Central unveils PCT cluster plan
Nine primary care trusts in the south central region are to be amalgamated into three clusters, their strategic health authority has announced.
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Community foundation trusts may buy premises with Treasury cash
Aspirant community foundation trusts will be able to acquire the primary care trust estate they operate from with Treasury resources, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsKent maternity services to be reviewed
Maternity services across Kent are under review following the controversial decision to centralize services in one part of the region and the closure of a midwife-led birthing unit in another.
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NewsThe Healthcare Innovation EXPO
Healthcare Innovation Expo 2011 is the premier event for health and social care commissioners and providers. With over 150 seminars, 100 speakers and 250 exhibitors all featuring high impact innovations to improve patient care and productivity, this is your must attend event of the year.
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NewsLINks effectiveness questioned
Figures claiming to show a potential fourfold return on investment in Local Involvement Networks have been described as “back on an envelope” calculations, raising questions about how cost effective new Healthwatch arrangements will be.
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NewsWaiting targets survive as £750m cancer strategy announced
Cancer waiting targets are to be preserved by the coalition government and £750m invested in improving survival rates over the next four years, the Department of Health has announced.
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NewsPCT restricts doctors from making 'expensive, non-urgent referrals' to London providers
A primary care trust has told clinicians it must approve any referrals to London trusts because of the extra expense involved.
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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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NewsHealth workers snub pay freeze deal
Health workers’ leaders have rejected a two-year pay freeze offered in return for a no compulsory redundancy agreement, it has been announced.
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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.
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NewsMonitor issues list of lessons to be learnt from failed FT bids as list of planned mergers grows
Monitor has published a list of lessons to be learnt from recent failed foundation trust applications.
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NewsAssisted dying campaign backed by top surgeon
One of Britain’s most respected surgeons has backed a right-to-die campaign by saying that he would help terminally ill patients end their lives.
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NewsHospital governors 'must be fit for purpose'
Governors of NHS hospitals must be “fit for purpose” to steer their institutions through the government reforms, senior health chiefs have reportedly warned.
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NewsEast Sussex chair to step down
The chair of a struggling trust is to step down because she does not want to commit to seeing it through foundation trust status.
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NewsBoard warned over asbestos exposure risk
NHS managers have come under fire for failing to protect staff from asbestos exposure in hospitals.