All articles by The Press Association – Page 87
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Centrally held patient records 'could save lives'
Centrally-held electronic records of core patient information could save lives and should be available in emergency situations, a Department of Health review has found.
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NHS advised on nutrition for older people
New guidelines have been published aimed at driving up the quality of meals served to old people.
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Software error blamed for false obesity letters
Hundreds of children may have been wrongly told they are overweight because of a “software error”, the NHS Information Centre has said.
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Reform timetable ambitious but achievable - Lansley
The timetable for implementing reforms of the NHS is “ambitious” but not unachievable, the health secretary has said.
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GPs sceptical reforms will benefit patients
Most GPs are sceptical that the government’s planned overhaul of the NHS will actually benefit patients, a poll suggested.
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Shortage of surgical training posts criticised
Hundreds of people aspiring to become surgeons are being left behind due to the lack of training posts available at the NHS, according to a new investigation.
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Caesarean rates 'vary widely' in UK
A new study has suggested that the differences in opinion between doctors across England is the cause of varying rates of Caesarean sections carried out in the country.
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Lord Hutton calls for end to final salary pensions
Public sector final salary pension schemes should eventually be scrapped and staff contributions should increase in the short term, according to an independent commission led by Lord Hutton.
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NHS budget ringfence 'irresponsible'
It would be “irresponsible” to promise the NHS’s budget can be ringfenced, Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has said.
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Staff safety warning over cuts
Public sector workers could be put at risk of injury or illness because of the government’s spending cuts, safety experts have warned.
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Mental health costs 'soar to £105bn'
The economic costs associated with poor mental health have increased from £28bn to £105.2bn a year, according to research.
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Charity calls for social care overhaul
The NHS should move away from traditional approaches to social care for older and disabled people and look to new approaches such as social enterprises and family-based care, according to a a report published today.
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£70m pledged to post-discharge care
Patients should receive a “seamless service” when they leave hospital, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said, as he announced £70m funding for helping people settle at home.
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Lansley warns Tories to brace for unpopularity
Conservatives must be prepared for increasing unpopularity as the spending cuts begin to affect public services, party activists have been warned.
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Hospital trust rejects Bible ban
A ban on bedside Bibles considered by an hospital trust that feared the Christian holy books could spread germs has been rejected.
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Scottish NHS facing £5m tax bill
The NHS in Scotland is facing a tax increase of more than £5m this year, according to figures released by Labour.
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'Self-serving' trusts damaging patient care
Trusts are damaging patient care by failing to commission services from a wide range of companies, a think-tank has claimed.
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PM announces new measures to tackle cancer
Thousands of lives could be saved every year under government plans to tackle cancer, the Department of Health has said.
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Government urged to plan for ageing population
A charity has urged the government to plan for the “significant challenges” of funding an ageing population as new figures showed more people than ever are celebrating their 100th birthday.
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UK 'behind on pain management'
Many British patients are receiving inadequate chronic pain management, a report has revealed.