Archive: Department Of Health

Furious GPs lock stethoscopes with critical Hunt

Political consequences of pressure on A&E now transfer to GPs' doors

GPs' leaders are engaging in a bitter exchange of insults with health secretary Jeremy Hunt today, as relations between the government and health professionals reaches a new low.

Hunt continues NHS offensive with 'coasting' attack on hospitals

Confidence building? Hunt says NHS 'dotted' with failures

Waiting time rule change comes to aid of 'lost' NHS patients

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MRSA Action UK health warning on misleading headlines as Department of Health proclaim hospitals are MRSA-free

Having seen and read the latest headline and Press Release from the Department of Health “MRSA in the NHS at a record low - 25 acute Trusts are MRSA-free for more than a year”, we believe that the headline is somewhat disingenuous in its announcement as it implies that the Trusts have been totally MRSA-free.

MRSA Action UK take part in developing the Department of Health's Patient-Led Inspections of the Hospital Environment

The Government is committed to a more central role for patients and the Prime Minister has announced that a new system of Patient-Led Inspections will replace Patient Environment Action Teams from 2013. The results of the new inspections will be reported publicly to help drive up standards of care.

BHA: Government publishes Framework for Sexual Health Improvement

On Friday the Department of Health published its sexual health policy document, A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England. The document sets out the Government’s policies and ambitions around unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, sexual health services and abortion. It also sets out the situation with respect to sex and relationships education (SRE). The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the report, but regrets that steps have not been taken to improve the quality of SRE.

MRSA Action UK has been certified as a provider of safe, reliable, high quality health and social care information

MRSA Action UK has been certified as a provider of high quality health and social care information by The Information Standard scheme. MRSA Action UK met the scheme criteria of producing safe and reliable health and social care information. The organisation has consequently been awarded The Information Standard quality mark, which it can display on its literature and website illustrating to the public that its information can be trusted.

Podcast: The NHS blame game

Politicians, managers, medical staff: will anyone take responsibility for the NHS?

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Hunt continues NHS offensive with 'coasting' attack on hospitals

Still in danger? NHS faces sweeping reforms and spending cuts

Jeremy Hunt has launched into another attack on the struggling NHS, telling mediocre hospitals: "Coasting can kill."

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Stafford hospital's future in doubt after watchdog 'special administration' move

Stafford hospital placed in special administration

Stafford hospital has become the first foundation hospital to be put into special administration.

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NHS boss hunted over 'diabolical' patient deaths

Sir David Nicholson is the target of campaigners' frustrations after those in power rejected 'scapegoats'

Conservative MPs are set to take on embattled NHS chief executive David Nicholson by signing a motion urging him to resign.

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Baby boom stretching midwife services to tearing point

Newborn babies and their mothers face "patchy" services across UK

England needs another 5,000 midwives to cope with the current baby boom, peers will be told later.

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Confidence building? Hunt says NHS 'dotted' with failures

Jeremy Hunt accepts NHS standards remain inconsistent

Shocking levels of care seen at Stafford hospital still exist in pockets "dotted" across the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

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Comment: Breast cancer screenings are worth the cost

Pennery sits on various expert management groups for UK and European breast cancer research.

Breast cancer screening saves live and is worth the cost, despite the health department’s findings.

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You have been warned: NHS chiefs fear 2013 'turning point'

The NHS could begin to suffer serious reverses from next year as financial pressures set in, a leading health think-tank has warned.

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Expert demolishes 'myth' of falling NHS productivity

Productivity: The latest battleground in the future for the NHS

The Conservatives are propagating a "myth" about declining NHS productivity to justify the coalition's reforms, a Department of Health adviser has claimed.

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NHS reforms face another Lords mauling

Under NHS reforms, trusts can receive up to 49% of funding from non-NHS sources

Plans to allow more private sector involvement in the NHS will be debated in the Lords later as the struggle over the health and social care bill continues.

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