by Sam | 8 Jul 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics
The Department of Health has published the outcome of its consultation period on the Duty of Candour. As part of the publication, the Department also clarified what penalties would be put in place for providers that breach new fundamental standards of care, and...
by Sam | 24 Jun 2014 | Uncategorized
A fifth of hospital trusts in England may be covering up mistakes, a government review suggests. The analysis of reporting incidents shows 29 out of 141 trusts were not registering the expected number of safety incidents. The review said this may be a sign of a...
by Sam | 30 May 2014 | Politics
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has this week given wide ranging interviews to both The Daily Telegraph and The Health Service Journal (£) in which he has begun to set out his vision as to what the future of NHS care will look. The headline recommendation...
by Sam | 14 May 2014 | Uncategorized
The Labour Party has claimed that the number of foreign nurses working for the NHS has increased whilst the number of training places for the profession has been cut. Labour has said that the number of EU nurses and midwives who registered to work in the UK last year...
by Sam | 13 May 2014 | Uncategorized
Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced that a Labour Government would look to reintroduce the entitlement for patients to receive an appointment at a GP surgery within 48 hours of seeking one, and 24 hours if the patient is in “serious need”. Miliband...
