Posted on Sunday, 6th June 2010 by admin
The Government will finally grant a long-awaited public inquiry into a hospital where up to 1,200 patients needlessly died. PM David Cameron has bowed to demands from relatives of those who died in the care of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. A full public inquiry could be announced as early as Wednesday and follows a [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 6th June 2010 by admin
Almost £37 million was paid out in bonuses to staff at quangos and in the NHS last year. The Liberal Democrats said that answers to Freedom of Information requests showed £36.969m was paid out to public sector bodies in the 2008-09 financial year. Of that, £26m was paid out in so-called “distinction awards” for senior [...]
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Posted on Monday, 17th May 2010 by admin
Going to the gym can become quite a tedious task… particularly when you aren’t getting the results you want. So, how can you improve your workout to get the muscle gains you want… fast? It’s not actually as hard as you may think, and providing you put in the effort, you could see effects within [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 16th January 2010 by admin
The NHS has spent over £39 million pounds on lawyers to support the National Programme for IT, which has so far lost half of its lead suppliers. The troubled programme is over four years late and has seen two out of four main suppliers exit after tough contract negotiations. Read more
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Posted on Friday, 15th January 2010 by admin
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been recognised for making it easier for hospital staff and visitors to eat more healthily, by gaining a prestigious national award. David Matheson, catering Manager at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary picked up the healthy living award at the recent Promoting Health Service conference in Edinburgh. The healthy living award, [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 30th December 2009 by admin
Over the last three years, the budget of the NHS Counter Fraud unit was £32.4 million, while the squad recovered £10.1 million. The figures, contained in a Parliamentary written answer obtained by the Liberal Democrats, also show that fewer than 200 convictions were secured. Read more
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Posted on Tuesday, 29th December 2009 by admin
It seems like the NHS has hardly been out of the news over the last 10 years. Targets, superbugs and swine flu have all grabbed the headlines. But just how significant will the noughties prove to be? From feast to famine could well sum up the past decade for the NHS. The noughties kicked off [...]
Posted on Tuesday, 29th December 2009 by admin
Hospitals are facing a rule change that could mean that the £2 billion in assets held by NHS charities effectively become part of the general NHS budget, it has emerged. The Department of Health insists that donations to NHS charities will still be controlled by charity trustees rather than the Government. But charities leaders said [...]
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Posted on Monday, 28th December 2009 by admin
Campaigners are today renewing calls to get hospital car park charges scrapped for cancer patients. Patients at Leicester’s hospitals foot bills of more than £300 each to park while undergoing potentially life-saving treatment, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. Read more
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Posted on Monday, 28th December 2009 by admin
Tests for anthrax poisoning on a heroin user who was suspected of having the condition have proved negative. The patient, who was admitted to Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary on Christmas Day, has skin lesions – a typical symptom of the condition. Read more
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