NHS mistakes cost £2.5 annually, says Hunt

The Guardian has reported that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will say today that mistakes, such as giving patients the wrong drug, cost the NHS budget £2.5 billion annually, adding that budgetary constraints are not an excuse for not improving  safety. Hunt is expected...

NHS England spend almost £200,000 on expenses

Freedom of information requests from The Daily Telegraph have found that nine NHS England board members spent £195,82 on travel, meals and hotels in 2013-14.  Simon Stevens, who took up the NHS England Chief Executive last month, ordered an immediate ban on first...

NHS England confirm CSU cuts

It’s been reported that around 300 NHS Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) staff are facing redundancy in the first wave of management job cuts since last April’s reorganisation. NHS England has confirmed there would be a 3% reduction in staffing levels in...