News – Page 1812
-
News
One in four workers are stressed, survey shows
A survey has highlighted the problem of workplace stress, which can lead to mental illness, heart disease, back pain and gastrointestinal problems.
-
News
GP employment advisers to be trebled
The government will treble the number of employment advisers in GP surgeries and pilot a new £8m advice and support service for smaller businesses, work and pensions secretary Peter Hain and health secretary Alan Johnson have said.
-
News
Maternity services satisfactory, says Healthcare Commission
Women are, overall, positive about maternity services, according to a Healthcare Commission survey of 26,000 mothers.However, the results highlighted wide variations between trusts in responses to questions about postnatal care, communication, food and cleanliness.
-
News
Alzheimer's patients need more social contact, report says
People with dementia who live in care homes typically spend two minutes in every six hours socially interacting with other people, according to research from the Alzheimer's Society.
-
News
Malnutrition survey highlights risks for patients
A quarter of all adults admitted to hospitals and care homes in theUKare at risk of malnutrition, a survey has found.
-
News
Diagnostic waiting times fall in Scotland
There has been a significant drop in patients waiting more than nine weeks for key diagnostic tests, according to official figures for Scotland published today.
-
News
Open window warning from HSE
The Health and Safety Executive has warned hospitals and care providers they have a duty to ensure the safety of their patients, especially from the dangers of open windows.
-
News
List of PCTs to go with under-doctored areas story
The full list of PCTs are: Manchester, Barking and Dagenham, Knowsley, Sandwell,Wolverhampton City, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, Liverpool, Sunderland Teaching, Birmingham East and North, Halton and St Helens, Heart of Birmingham Teaching, Barnsley, Leicester City, Oldham, Blackburn with Darwen, Stoke on Trent, Hounslow, Hull, Nottingham City, Blackpool, Ashton, Leigh and ...
-
News
Cancer spend varies hugely, Conservatives claim
Spending by primary care trusts on cancer patients varies hugely across the country, according to the Conservative Party.
-
News
Infection control gets £54m boost in Scotland
The Scottish government is to spend £54m on tackling healthcare-associated infections over the next three years.The measures include establishing a national MRSA screening programme and monitoring hand hygiene compliance.
-
News
HIV stigma persists, Red Cross survey shows
One in seven young British people would not be willing to stay friends with someone diagnosed with HIV and one in five would not care for an HIV-positive member of their family, according to a survey carried out for the Red Cross.
-
News
Counterfeit condoms warning
Consumer advice body Consumer Direct London and condom manufacturer Durex are warning people in London to check packets of Durex condoms before they use them after counterfeit condoms were seized across the city.
-
News
Care UK
Care UK has called on the Department of Health to 'reinforce confidence' in the market by proceeding to financial close on the outstanding independent sector treatment centre schemes.Care UK chief executive Mike Parish said that although the company had been left 'shaken' when the DoH announced earlier this month that ...
-
News
Karen Reissmann
A chief executive who sacked a trade unionist nurse has broken her silence after months of strike action.Sheila Foley, head ofManchestermental health and social care trust, has until now remained tight-lipped about the dismissal of senior nurse Karen Reissman, who says she lost her job for speaking out in her ...
-
News
New practices for under-doctored areas
Thirty-eight primary care trusts identified as having the poorest provision of GPs have been selected as the first to benefit from 100 new GP practices over three years.
-
News
TB and hand hygiene feature in CMO's newsletter
The chief medical officer has sent his latest newsletter to all doctors in England.
-
News
NHS priority treatment for veterans
Health secretary Alan Johnson and veterans' minister Derek Twigg have announced major improvements to the support available to armed forces veterans who develop health problems as a result of their military service.
-
News
73,000 UK adults are HIV-positive, says Health Protection Agency
The Health Protection Agency has warned of a continuing HIV and sexually transmitted infections epidemic among gay men.
-
News
Clinical leadership narrowly focused - NHS Alliance report
Focusing the clinical leadership agenda on GPs is not enough, a report by the NHS Alliance says.Clinical Leadership for NHS Commissioning looks at how clinicians from a wide range of professions can help redesign and deliver healthcare services and contribute to the commissioning process.
-
News
18-week target update
The Department of Health has published an update on the latest developments around the 18-week patient pathway.