All articles by The Press Association – Page 86
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NewsAssault prosecutions up five-fold since 2005
Prosecutions for assaults against emergency service staff in the Scottish NHS have increased five-fold since 2005, according to the latest figures.
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NewsPublic sector job losses to hit 750,000
The number of public sector jobs to be axed as a result of the spending cuts will be around 750,000 - a quarter of a million more than government estimates, a respected economist has warned.
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NewsFall in cervical cancer screening numbers
The number of women tested for cervical cancer dropped this year, figures show, prompting concerns the “Jade Goody effect” may be tailing off.
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NewsRise in annual new cancer cases
The annual number of new cancer cases increased by 4% for men and 3.7% for women, according to the latest figures.
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NewsPublic sector managers unprepared for spending cuts
More than two-thirds of public sector managers are not ready to deal with imminent cuts coming from the government’s spending review, a new survey has reported.
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NewsAvoidable errors to blame for wrong organ removals
Avoidable errors led to the wrong organs being removed from the bodies of 25 donors, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsPublic sector morale 'at all time low'
Morale among public sector workers has hit an all-time low ahead of this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review, with many fearing huge job losses, according to a new study.
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NewsNHS 'must listen harder to complaints'
The NHS needs to “listen harder” to patient complaints, according to a report.
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NewsPatients to have choice of where to die - Lansley
People should be given the choice about where to die - with thousands more able to pass away at home, according to government plans.
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NewsWard closed after C diff deaths
A hospital ward has been closed after the death of two patients who had contracted the Clostridium difficile infection, health chiefs have said.
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NewsMaternity ward sealed off over skin infection
A maternity and neo-natal ward where two babies and a mother fell ill with a skin infection has been sealed off.
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NewsScotland to press ahead with free prescriptions
The Scottish government will press ahead with plans to scrap prescription charges entirely, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.
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NewsCall for action on alcohol pricing
Health groups have called for the government to act to tackle the “plague” of illness caused by cheap alcohol after it was revealed that youngsters could get drunk for half the price of a bar of chocolate.
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NewsHigher compensation payouts rejected
Hundreds of people contaminated with infected blood will not receive higher compensation payments to match those in the Irish Republic, the government has announced.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser fined for anti-competitive activity
Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been fined £10.2m for abusing its dominant position in the supply of its Gaviscon heartburn treatment to the NHS.
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Poor quality work still gets bonus
High-earning NHS consultants in England get paid bonuses even if the quality of their work gets worse, according to a BBC report.
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NewsNHS joins Black History month celebration
The NHS has launched a new website dedicated to putting the spotlight on black health heroes as part of the UK-wide Black History month.
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NewsPrivate tests 'need monitoring'
Regulators should have a bigger role in monitoring private companies offering body scans, genetic testing and medicines online, a report has said.
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NewsDrug treatment referrals criticised
The head of a drug rehabilitation facility has claimed it is being prevented from treating Scottish patients, and raised concerns about Scottish government drug policy.
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NewsClaire Rayner dies with warning on NHS reform
The patients’ rights campaigner Claire Rayner, who died on Monday, told her relatives she wanted her last words to be: “Tell David Cameron that if he screws up my beloved NHS I’ll come back and bloody haunt him.”