Tag Archive: NHS

Dec 02

Hospitals ‘full to bursting’ as bed shortage hits danger level

Death rates at more than a dozen trusts are worryingly high, says Dr Foster report based on NHS’s own performance data

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Dec 02

NHS doctor’s view: more admissions, less beds –a recipe for chaos

‘Black alerts mean we’re totally full, closed to admissions. That used to happen once in 10 years. Now it’s once or twice a year’

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Nov 10

Healthcare sell-off makes GPs millions

£48m buyout exposes profits to be made by doctors from coalition’s NHS reforms

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Nov 06

Is it ever OK to decide that a person is so old they are beyond repair?

We’re in trouble when we start viewing people in the same way we do cars and choose to stop replacing faulty body parts

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Oct 30

MPs criticise department of health over bankrupt hospitals

Public accounts committee warns that a ‘growing number’ of NHS trusts are facing financial difficulty

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Oct 10

Atos calls in public sector to take on outsourced medical assessments

Company charged with carrying out ‘benefit tests’ gives £22m contract to Lanarkshire NHS as MPs query value of deal

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Oct 09

Cancer, heart and stroke specialists face NHS axe

Charities and doctors warn that planned reductions in teams of experts will affect fight against killer diseases

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