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Southern Cross to defer rent in bid to slash £230m rental bill
Under pressure care home provider Southern Cross will underpay its rent over the next four months as it seeks a long-term solution to its financial crisis.
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Jopling appointed to Middlesex hospital board
STRUCTURE: Mark Jopling has been appointed to the West Middlesex University Hospital board of directors.
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Leading doctors call for heart treatment policy changes
Some of Scotland’s top heart doctors are calling for a policy change on the alternative treatment offered to patients considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery.
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Clinician led changes to surgery 'could save NHS £40m'
The NHS could save more than £40m a year by making simple changes to the way patients are prepared for surgery and helped to recover, according to the Department of Health.
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Conservative MP calls for reform 'red lines'
Conservative MPs are being urged to oppose changes that deputy prime minister Nick Clegg wants to make to the government’s plans for NHS reforms.
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Macmillan urges support for cancer patients
A charity has called for the health service to acknowledge the long-term impact for cancer patients after new statistics showed the survival rates for many patients are improving.
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Hospital alcohol admissions hit one million
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has exceeded one million in a year for the first time, a report has found.
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CQC attacks NHS elderly care levels
Inspections into care standards have raised serious concerns about the way NHS hospitals treat elderly people.
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Approval for £77m hospital redevelopment
Initial plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of a North Wales hospital were approved by the assembly’s health minister Lesley Griffiths.
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Clegg denies NHS reform profit motive
Nick Clegg has insisted the government’s healthcare reforms did not amount to NHS privatisation.
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Trust issues 18,600 parking fines in 12 months
More than 18,600 parking penalties were issued by three hospitals during 2010, according to consumer group Which?.
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International index finds UK obesity growing
A new international index launched online today has highlighted the UK’s worsening obesity problem.
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Epsom and St Helier launches plans to save £18.7m this year
WORKFORCE: Epsom and St Helier has announced it needs to save £18.7m by March 2012 to help close the gap between income and expenditure.
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Sharp rise in young attending A&E
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children taken to A&E departments with common illnesses, research suggests.
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Call to overhaul NHS dental system after TV probe
An undercover investigation has revealed that some dentists are overcharging patients for treatment that should be available on the NHS.
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MS patients register launched
The first national database to gather information about multiple sclerosis was launched today, as a charity slammed the state of care for people with the disease.
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'Skills gap' in public sector jobs
A gap between public sector workers and managers is forming in terms of having the skills and confidence needed to find a job in the private sector, a study has found.
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Two women die after Royal Oldham A&E wait
PERFORMANCE: Two women died after they had to be treated in ambulances outside a hospital because its A&E unit was full.
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NHS waste costing millions of pounds annually
The NHS can save millions of pounds a year on the products it buys by making a concerted effort to tackle waste, MPs have said.
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Health expert 'can appear before MPs' - DH
The Department of Health has denied stopping the expert leading a review of the controversial NHS reforms from appearing in front of a Commons committee.