News – Page 1871
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Mental health review group named
Members of the group that will undertake a limited review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 have been announced.
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Scottish anti-fraud measures launched
NHS Scotland anti-fraud measures were due to be launched this morning by health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
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Career coaching: yes, you can phone a friend
In a new series, management coaches tackle HSJ readers' issues. This week, Dorothy Larios helps a trainee frustrated by a perceived lack of opportunities
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Welsh Assembly backs patient compensation scheme
A Welsh Assembly committee has welcomed plans for a scheme to ensure NHS patients get compensation in cases of medical negligence.
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NHS values investigation published
The Nuffield Trust today published the results of a major project examining NHS values in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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DH asks how best to sack ineffective chairs
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on the best way to get rid of primary care trust chairs or non-executive trust directors who are not up to the job.
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Report raises worries over ultrasound quality
A national review of maternity services by the Healthcare Commission has revealed huge variations in quality and raised concerns about the standards of ultrasound checks on unborn babies at a third of trusts.Health secretary Alan Johnson announced extra funding for maternity services over the next three years in response to ...
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Payment by results consultation published
The results of a consultation on the future of payment by results have been published by the Department of Health.
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Anger over C difficile pay-off
The former chief executive of a trust at the centre of an infection control scandal is to get a £75,000 pay-off.Rose Gibb, who led Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, will only get her 'legal entitlement' of six months' salary, the trust said yesterday.
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Patients report poor access to GP services
One in five patients is still finding it difficult to get a convenient appointment to see their GP, a survey by consumer campaigners Which? has found.
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Dementia services lag behind need, MPs claim
The prevalence and scale of suffering from dementia has not been matched by NHS funds or status, the public accounts committee said today in a report.
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New pay scale for unsocial hours
NHS Employers and trade union officials have agreed on a provisional new pay scale for unsocial hours.
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Scottish funding to tackle obesity
The Scottish government aims to invest an extra £40m in healthy living and eating programmes targeted at reducing the country's obesity problem.
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Darzi seeks patients' views on NHS
Junior health minister Lord Darzi is today meeting NHS staff, patients and members of the public.More than 1,000 people will be asked to give their views on the NHS in general and particularly on their feelings about GP access and opening hours.
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Department stalls over Freedom of Information requests
The Department of Health has been failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act. Two requests regarding senior DH civil servants made by HSJ last year have been delayed.
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Super-regulator could be threat to vulnerable
Plans for a new super-regulator have been attacked for cutting costs at the expense of vulnerable patients and social care users.
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Women denied pain relief during childbirth
Women are often left alone during childbirth and denied proper pain relief according to a survey.
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Tooke report into MMC may be illegal
Recommendations made by the Tooke report into Modernising Medical Careers may be illegal, the Department of Health has claimed.
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Most PCTs want to keep existing accountability systems
Most primary care trusts do not want new structures for improving accountability to patients, NHS Confederation research suggests.
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Dementia could gain same priority as cancer
A parliamentary report has called for dementia to receive the same priority as cancer and the Department of Health to appoint a dedicated lead for the condition.