All articles by The Press Association – Page 83
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Hospital cleanliness requires 'radical improvement'
Rapid improvements need to be made in the cleaning of hospital equipment in Scotland, inspectors have said.
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Royal College of GPs appoints new chief
Neil Hunt has said he is looking forward to leading the senior management team and staff at the Royal College of GPs after being appointed its new chief executive.
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Mid Staffs inquiry hears from Cure the NHS campaigner
A campaigner whose mother died at Stafford Hospital has said the 86 year old once collapsed on a ward after being left without her oxygen supply.
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Mid Staffs doctors and nurses 'will not be named'
Doctors and nurses criticised during the public inquiry into disastrous standards of care at Stafford Hospital will not be named, it has been ruled.
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PCT job losses 'will happen within a year' - Unison
The loss of thousands of jobs through the abolition of primary care trusts will happen within a year, instead of the previously expected two years, union leaders have claimed.
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Plain packaging for cigarettes planned
Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in grey or brown plain packaging in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking.
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Ed Miliband promises 'profound change'
Ed Miliband has promised “profound” change to the Labour Party on the scale of Tony Blair’s reforms of the mid-1990s.
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NHS Plus announces new director
NHS Plus has confirmed the appointment of Professor John Harrison as its next director.
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GPs 'face patient revolt over reform plans'
Doctors face a patient revolt and the threat of demonstrations outside their surgeries because of government NHS reforms, a GP leader has warned.
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Women 'expect to retire later'
Women are twice as likely as men to believe they will stay in employment once they reach the state pension age, a report has claimed.
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NHS leads access-to-care survey
The NHS provides Britons with the most widely accessible treatments among 11 leading industrialised nations studied by an American think-tank.
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Boards urged to improve cost-saving measures
Scottish health boards should improve the way they compare costs to help tackle budget constraints, a report has found.
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Sturgeon stops NHS consultant awards
An awards scheme for NHS consultants will be halted in a move to save up to £2m for frontline services, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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iPhone app rates NHS services
A free iPhone application that allows patients to keep track of their NHS appointments and rate the services they use has been launched by former health minister Lord Darzi.
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Government to set out social care plans
The government will today set out further details of its thinking on reform of the system of long-term care for the elderly in England.
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Children's hospital told to improve cleanliness
Health inspectors have called for a number of improvements to a children’s hospital in Scotland following an unannounced visit.
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Managers warn against cuts
Two thirds of public sector managers say the government’s short-term budget cuts will prevent many public services from tackling long-term issues, according to a survey.
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Report points to prison care lapses
Lapses in clinical care may have led to at least four prisoners’ deaths from heart disease in the last four years, a watchdog has said.
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Quarter of cancers found during emergency care
Nearly a quarter of cancer diagnoses in England are made when patients arrive at hospital in an emergency, a study has found.
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Let more people die at home, says end of life care report
Hundreds of thousands of people who would rather reach the end of their lives at home are instead dying in hospital, a study by think tank Demos says.