All News articles – Page 917
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Dorrell's committee warns about impact of 'unprecedented' efficiency target
The Commons health committee has warned real terms cuts to adult social care will almost inevitably translate into unfunded extra demand on the NHS.
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Student nurse intake to be cut
The number of students entering into nursing and midwifery courses will be reduced, the Scottish health secretary has announced.
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Emergency tariff to cost trusts nearly £200m
Hospital trusts are expected to miss out on nearly £200m income under the marginal emergency tariff during this year, according to information provided to HSJ.
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IRP to review ward closure
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel is to review the closure of a single ward at a troubled acute trust.
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British public attitudes at ideological crossroads
The country is at a “political crossroads” but attitudes are now “far closer” to many of Margaret Thatcher’s core beliefs than when she left office, a report on social trends has claimed.
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Disability funding overhaul to improve patient choice
Disabled people will be able to use government money to buy their own support services or equipment under a “radical shake-up” of decision-making in parts of Britain.
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Delayed hospital patient discharges double
Almost twice as many patients as last year are enduring delayed discharges while a place in a care home is found on their behalf, figures have shown.
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NHS Employers proposes salary increment freeze
NHS Employers – the body that represents the Department of Health in pay negotiations with NHS staff – has proposed to freeze Agenda for Change pay increments for two years in exchange for a “no compulsory redundancy” agreement.
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Survey finds support for Labour health record
Public satisfaction with the NHS reached an all time high last year, according to a national survey of opinion.
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All admitted patients to have blood clot test
All patients being admitted into Scottish hospitals should be assessed for blood clots, new guidelines have said.
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First single room-only hospital opens
The first publicly funded UK hospital to feature single rooms only has been opened on the site of a disused steelworks in Ebbw Vale, South Wales.
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Weekend admission 'raises death risk'
Being admitted to hospital with internal bleeding on a bank holiday pushes up the risk of dying by 41%, researchers have said.
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DH U-turns on cash cut to children's hospitals
The Department of Health has dropped plans that would have seen a significant drop in funding for some specialist children’s hospitals, following political protest.
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Consortia should share finance directors, says NHS finance chief
Some commissioning consortia are likely to share finance directors, the deputy NHS chief executive has confirmed.
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Maximum 0.3 per cent increase for PCT allocations
Primary care trusts will see a maximum of 0.3 per cent real terms growth in their allocations for 2011-12, the NHS deputy chief executive has said.
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'Strained relationships' at trusts criticised
The “strained relationship” between two trusts has been criticised after an inquiry into the potential misdiagnosis of patients.
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NHS approaching breaking point - RCP
The NHS could reach “breaking point” within the next few years due to increasing demands on the service, senior doctors have said.
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Pension changes to cost workers £67bn - NAO
Changes to public service pension schemes introduced in 2007-08 will cost NHS staff, teachers and civil servants a total of £67bn over the next 50 years, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
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Patient information is 'at risk'
More than half of hospital staff involved in providing information to the public believe their services are likely to be cut, according to a survey.