News – Page 1826
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Is Darling's spending review a good deal for the NHS?
At first glance, the NHS appears to have done well from chancellor Alistair Darling's comprehensive spending review, but a closer look suggests it falls short of Sir Derek Wanless's recommendations and on the future costs of adult social care, argues John Appleby
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
Trusts have failed to hit targets for reducing MRSA and many are not meeting basic standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
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Health check: commission promises to intervene in 33 worst-performing trusts
Annual performance ratings have revealed a persistent gap between high-flying trusts and those languishing in the bottom half of the tables.
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Health check: PCTs struggle to improve
Primary care trusts are struggling to improve as quickly as other sectors and have seen a decline in the quality of their services.
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Health check: trusts set to hit flagship waiting time target
Waiting times for operations and treatment have improved over the last year, the health check reveals.
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Health check: Cornwall trust weak on quality and resources
Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust was one of four trusts to score weak on both quality of services and use of resources for the second year running.
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More HSJ coverage of the annual health check
Follow the links below to read more about this year’s health check
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Health check: IT problems limit patient choice
The government's patient choice target is proving too tough for many trusts, the health check reveals.
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Long-term care reforms will seek fairer system
The government's review of long-term care could shift the balance of payment between the individual and the state.
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Welsh trust mergers get green light
The Welsh government is set to go ahead with its reconfiguration of acute services across south east and west Wales.
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Health check case study: Mid Cheshire Hospitals trust praises staff
Mid Cheshire Hospitals trust has praised the efforts of staff in turning around a double 'weak' rating to a double 'good' assessment.
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One in four hospital trusts not hitting infection control targets
A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failingto meet new standards on infection control, according the Healthcare Commission's annual health check.Forty-four trusts were not complying with one or all aspects of the hygiene code, standards seen as key after the recent deaths from hospital infections.
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Midwives reject government pay offer
The Royal College of Midwives has voted to reject the government's staged pay offer 'as a matter of principle', saying that it amounts to a below inflation pay award.
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500 more school nurses needed, says Unite
The union Unite has called for 500 more school nurses to fight the obesity crisis.
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NHS Employers issues pay circular
NHS Employers has published a pay circular designed to provide trusts with the information they need to implement the 2007 pay award for staff on Agenda for Change, following the NHS trade unions' acceptance of the revised proposal made in August.
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Ambulance staff wages posted on web
A union has taken legal advice after ambulance managers posted details of the salaries of call-centre staff on the internet.
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Latest diagnostic waiting times
The Department of Health today published statistics showing the NHS's progress in tackling waiting times for diagnostic tests such as scans.
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30 years to tackle obesity trend
It will take at least 30 years to reverse the trend of spiralling obesity, according to a new report by government think tank Foresight.
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Older people get poor deal on care homes
Older people paying as much as £30,000 a year for a room in a care home often do not know how that money is spent, reveals a new report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection.A fair contract with older people? also found that sometimes people paying for their own ...
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Unison anger over infection 'slur'
Unison today demanded an apology from the former chair of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust over claims nurses' actions had contributed to a fatal outbreak of the superbug Clostridium difficile.