All articles by The Press Association – Page 24
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Blood products company sold to US firm
Private equity firm Bain Capital has bought a majority stake in the government-owned blood products company Plasma Resources UK.
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Call to reshape primary health care
Increasing numbers of GPs are building organisations that are capable of preserving the personal, local nature of general practice while also offering patients and communities a greater range of services, a review has said.
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NHS emergency care 'unsustainable'
NHS emergency care is “unsustainable”, leading doctors have said.
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Call for reforms on EU patient costs
Hospitals should be given greater incentives to recoup the cost of treating EU nationals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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College urges paediatric reconfiguration
Health services for children must be radically changed or young patients could face serious safety risks, leading doctors have said.
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Hospital had 'suboptimal standards'
Tameside General Hospital is set to be heavily criticised in a series of reports by NHS England medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh.
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Shortfall of 16,000 GPs predicted for 2021
A funding gap between 2013 and 2021 could lead to a shortfall of 16,000 family doctors in England, the Royal College of General Practitioners has said.
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'Obesity epidemic bankrupting NHS' says Lord
An “obesity epidemic” is bankrupting the NHS, a former consultant surgeon has warned in the Lords.
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Call for change to drug price rules
Progress towards personalised medicines is being held back by the way drug prices are set, it is claimed.
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Two thousand gynaecology patients' notes 'reviewed'
A hospital trust has been forced to review the patient notes of thousands of women after concerns were raised about the work of a senior gynaecologist.
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MPs slam 'substandard' out-of-hours service
MPs have launched a scathing attack on a “substandard” out-of-hours GP service run by a private company.
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Barking's 'failings' slammed again
A hospital is continuing to fail emergency patients almost two years after inspectors called for improvements, a regulator has found.
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NHS 'paid £435m in redundancies'
The NHS has spent more than £435m making staff redundant as part of its controversial health reforms, official figures show.
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Low-tech process 'can cut IVF cost'
A low-tech simplified form of IVF that makes use of baking soda has the potential to slash the cost of assisted conception, bringing it within reach of millions more childless couples around the world, research has shown.
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Scottish Tories call for action on dementia
The Scottish government needs to be prepared for an “intensifying” dementia crisis, Tories have said.
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'Courageous action' required to ensure NHS makes 75th birthday
As the NHS celebrates its 65th birthday, a study has warned it might not make it to its next milestone unless officials to take “courageous action” to transform the service.
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Experts challenge data publication
Publishing surgeons’ performance data is “unlikely” to correctly identify poorly performing medics in some specialities, researchers have said.
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Details of NHS fit and proper person test emerge
A fit and proper person test for senior healthcare managers will be made a requirement of Care Quality Commission registration it has emerged.
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Work still to be done on health integration
Adult social care and health service leaders have highlighted issues that still need to be ironed out before NHS and social care services can be fully integrated, a new poll indicates.
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Dorrell warns 'Nicholson challenge' will remain in place
Health bosses will have to keep pursuing efficiency and savings after the next general election, the chair of the Commons health select committee has told MPs.