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27/07/2010Report into nursing may drive people to private medical coverMore people may be tempted to seek private medical cover following a report into nursing in the NHS. Called High Impact Actions for Nursing and Midwifery: The Essential Collection, the report reminds nurses...
» read more23/07/2010NHS failing to treat mini-stroke victims quickly enough, says reportPeople worried about stroke may wish to consider taking out health insurance following a damning report on the NHS. A study has found that failure by the health organisation to quickly treat victims of...
» read more19/07/2010Babies born outside of working hours more likely to die, says studyOut of hours staff shortages at NHS hospitals mean that children born at night or on the weekend have a lower chance of surviving than those born during working hours, it has been suggested. Researchers from...
» read more15/07/2010NHS reforms a 'significant risk' to qualityThe recently announced NHS reforms are a threat to the quality of the service the organisation provides. That is according to NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson, who voiced his concerns in a...
» read more08/07/2010NHS jobs cuts to have 'disastrous' effect on patient careImpending cuts to frontline NHS staff will have a 'disastrous' effect on the service's ability to offer quality care to patients, it has been claimed. An investigation by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)...
» read more29/06/2010NHS urged to drop homeopathic treatmentsHomeopathic treatments should no longer be offered by the NHS or pharmacies where they are currently stocked, doctors have claimed. Those attending the annual British Medical Association conference voted...
» read more28/06/2010Doctors with poor English 'a risk to patients'Foreign doctors with a poor grasp of English are placing patients at risk by practicing in the UK's NHS hospitals, it has been warned. According to the British Medical Association (BMA), tougher language...
» read more24/06/2010Scrapped NHS targets could lead to a return to 'free for all'The government has announced plans to overhaul the NHS waiting time targets introduced by Labour. Patients will no longer be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours in the hope of increasing...
» read more23/06/2010NHS discriminating against disabled patients, says MencapPeople with learning disabilities receive poorer care from the NHS, doctors and nurses have said. A survey by learning disability charity Mencap found that almost half of doctors (46 per cent) and over a...
» read more18/06/2010NHS surgery targets a risk to patients, says pollTargets and budget pressures in the NHS are putting patients' lives at risk, a poll of surgeons has suggested. A survey carried out by the University of Bournemouth found that 40 per cent of the 549 general...
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