Costs are too high and NHS chiefs tried to suppress figures, select committee report says
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Monday, 29 March 2010
ORGAN TRANSPLANT ALLOCATION RULES MADE MORE FLEXIBLE FOR EXCEPTIONAL CASES
Organ donors will in future be allowed to donate their organs to a family member or close friend in need of a transplant under new rules, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.
Basic surgical procedures 'denied to thousands' amid NHS cost cutting
Basic surgical procedures which could improve the lives of thousands of people are being denied amid NHS cost cutting, some of the country's leading doctors have warned.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
NHS to expand in the global market
The NHS could generate additional funding from other countries and organisations using its knowledge and products, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
Woman, 79, dies after surgical swab was left inside her for nine months
A hospital has been branded an 'absolute disgrace' after a pensioner died when a surgical swab was left inside her for nine months.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Britain Gets Bed Bug Bitten!
Figures released today show that, despite spending a third of our lives in bed, most Brits change their pillows so infrequently that 70 per cent of our bedding is filled with excrement from thousands of dust mites.
Tuberculosis rates and treatment remain a concern
Joint press release by WHO Regional Office for Europe and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Calls to halt England NHS patient database development
Doctors' leaders have called for a halt in the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Operating Theatre Lighting
We are a research team at Loughborough University and we are working on a project funded by the Centre for Evidence based Purchasing (CEP) which, as part of the NHS purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) is intended to ensure best value win procurement for the NHS.
Monday, 8 March 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
£4 million private hospital in Carlisle empty for two years
A purpose-built £4 million private hospital with an operating theatre has stood empty in Carlisle for two years because nobody wants it.
Friday, 5 March 2010
Briefing re suspension of paediatric cardiac surgery at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
We have temporarily suspended the paediatric cardiac surgery service while we investigate concerns that have been raised.
Cleanliness warning for hospital
A hospital has been told to take "swift action" to remedy problems found in a cleanliness check.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Call for nurses, midwives and health service boards to restate their commitment to high quality care
Prime Ministers Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England sets out the way forward for the future of the professions.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Nuffield Health backs Savvy Citizens Campaign
The Chartered Institute for IT campaign highlights importance of accessing health information
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