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UPDATED: Hunt anti-bureaucracy drive could cut paperwork by a third
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a major review of “cumbersome bureaucracy” in the NHS which he hopes will cut paperwork by a third.
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Calls for action to tackle sharp rise in emergency readmissions
Campaigners have called for renewed efforts to tackle inappropriate discharges after new analysis found the number of elderly patients requiring emergency readmission to hospital had nearly doubled in the past decade.
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Hunt: Managers and clinicians should be 'struck off' over Mid Staffs scandal
The managers and clinicians responsible for poor care that led to hundreds of deaths in the Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal should be struck off, the health secretary has said.
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Labour MP calls for moratorium on A&E closures
A Labour MP has called on ministers to impose a moratorium on closures of hospital emergency departments until the NHS Commissioning Board’s national review on the subject has been carried out.
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NHS flaws 'led to scandal' - Taylor
Perverse incentives, which mean it is better for NHS managers to allow standards of care at hospitals to fall rather than admit they are failing, led to the scandal at Stafford Hospital, a health service expert has said.
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NHS changes vow over Mid Staffs inquiry
A public inquiry into regulators’ failure to prevent routine neglect at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trustl must lead to a more “patient-centred” health service, the NHS Confederation has urged.
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Central health database challenged
Privacy campaigners and medical groups have questioned a move that will see GPs hand over patient information to a central information bank.
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Lewisham decision sparks fresh debate on future NHS
The announcement that accident and emergency and maternity services are to be downgraded at Lewisham Hospital has sparked a fresh round of debate of the future of the NHS.
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Care 'could consume half spending'
Health and social care could consume half of government spending in 50 years’ time, the King’s Fund has predicted.
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Telephone physio 'as effective'
Over-the-phone physiotherapy appointments could save time and money if rolled out across the NHS, a study suggests.
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A&E 'overstretched', says Labour
Hospital accident and emergency departments are overstretched and understaffed with patients forced to wait in ambulances just to gain admission, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NHS 'a very strong brand' overseas
Dozens of countries have inquired about setting up NHS organisations abroad after the health service’s starring role in the Olympics opening ceremony, reports suggest.
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Lord Owen registers bill to overturn key Lansley reforms
One of the leading opponents of the 2012 Health Act has announced a parliamentary bill to remove some of its most contentious elements.
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Police 'helping ambulances daily'
Concerns are growing over the number of times police are stepping in to take patients to hospital instead of ambulance crews.
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NICE's QALY approach 'flawed'
Research funded by the European Commission has claimed the quality adjusted life years approach to deciding which treatments are made available by health services is “dangerously flawed”.
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Warning on NHS trusts' death rates
Death rates at five trusts have been “higher than expected” two years in a row, figures show.
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A&E units get that Monday morning feeling
Hospitals’ accident and emergency departments are at their busiest on Monday morning, dealing with double their average hourly attendance, research shows.
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Cash injection for maternity units
Health minister Dan Poulter has announced that £25m will be split across more than 100 hospitals to improve maternity units.
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Extra £7m winter help for Northern Ireland hospitals
An extra £7m will be used to ease winter pressure on hospitals in Northern Ireland, it was revealed.
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Asthma cases 'down after smoke ban'
The number of children admitted to hospital with symptoms of asthma has fallen since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect, a study has found.