News – Page 1535
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NewsCall to extend radiotherapy care
Thousands of cancer patients are missing out on access to radiotherapy and few people know it can help cure the disease, a charity has claimed.
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News60 management jobs axed
The latest round of cuts in the NHS will see almost 60 health managers and administrators in Durham lose their jobs, it has been reported.
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NewsTrusts 'not following carbon reduction scheme'
New research has found that most trusts do not yet comply with impending legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsIT job opportunities slump in public sector
Just 4% of new computer-related jobs currently being created were in the public sector following a series of spending cuts by the government, according to a new study.
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NewsMillions 'can't get through on GP phone lines'
Millions of people struggle to reach a GP because they are met with an engaged tone when they call their local surgery, according to a survey.
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NewsScottish spending priorities set out
Scotland’s finance secretary John Swinney has set out the priorities for the Scottish budget ahead of looming cuts.
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NewsMost voters 'back tax rises and spending cuts'
A majority of voters (60%) believe that the government is right to raise taxes and cut spending to bring down Britain’s state deficit, according to a survey.
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NewsSuperbug risk from hospital sinks
The Department of Health has issued an alert warning that hospital wash basins have been identified as a source of gram negative bacteria.
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NewsGovernment urged to scrap pensions 'fair deal'
Charity leaders have urged the government to scrap pension rules for outsourced workers they say will bar people from getting the best deal from public services.
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NewsNHS Derbyshire appoints director
NHS Derbyshire County has appointed a new director of commissioning and informatics.
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NewsAlcohol consumption plummets
Alcohol consumption in the UK has seen its biggest decline in 60 years, according to new industry figures.
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NewsMinimum alcohol price 'will save £700m'
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700m in 10 years, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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NewsNHS managers to be offered pay-offs in return for jobs
Managers will have until the end of October to decide whether to sacrifice their job in return for a lump sum pay-off, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospital trusts gain under new payment by results tariff
Hospital trusts could save “real money” as a knock-on effect of meeting new tariff standards for hip fracture surgery, according to a leading clinician.
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NewsPatient organisations fear losing voice
The government will do “nothing”, or “not much” for the NHS, according to a survey of almost 900 patient organisations, shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsDH puts Monitor chief job on ice
The government’s civil service recruitment freeze is delaying Monitor from recruiting a new chief executive, despite urgent calls for “strong leadership” at the regulator, which is set to be given sweeping new powers.
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NewsTrusts not meeting equality requirements
More than 90 per cent of NHS organisations could be failing to meet their legal requirements to publish equality documents, a consultancy firm has warned.
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NewsPatients ‘should be able to complain by email’
Patients should be able to make complaints to the health service ombudsman about NHS services via email or telephone, the Law Commission has proposed.
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NewsFoundation trust chief calls for state support
Foundation trusts will still need state backing for private loans, according to a chief executive who lost £464m in government funding for a hospital scheme.
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NewsHSJ100: Staying power is at the heart of NHS influence
As we prepare our list of the most influential people in health in 2010, Alastair McLellan and Darius McQuaid look back at who has wielded most power in the NHS during the last four years