by Sam | 19 Nov 2014 | Health
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman, the last resort for patients complaining about care in the NHS, isn’t doing its job properly. That’s the damning verdict of the Patients Association, which has published seven cases of patient complaints that it claims were...
by Sam | 19 Nov 2014 | General Election 2015
Conservative MPs will not be expected to stay in Westminster on Thursdays, according to a letter from chief whip Michael Gove. The letter, which was reported in The Times, was sent to Conservative MPs earlier in the month. They will be expected to be in Westminster...
by Sam | 19 Nov 2014 | Health
Labour will refuse to provide the NHS with the additional funding demanded by the health service until major changes are made to reduce wasteful care, according to Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham. Speaking at the Foundation Trust Network annual conference, Mr...
by Sam | 18 Nov 2014 | Economy
Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested that cuts to public spending will have to carry on for years in order to secure the British economic recovery. The Prime Minister has issued the warning following the announcement that Japan, the world’s third largest...
by Sam | 18 Nov 2014 | Health
As reported this morning in the Daily Mail, the Care Quality Commission has identified 1,200 GP practices that are failing to provide patients with adequate levels of care. Having reviewed nearly all of the 8,000 GP practices in the country, against a measurement of...
