by Chris Rogers | 28 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
The NHS in Wales has faced criticism after it emerged that they had spent over £2.1 million since 2010 making up to 25 people redundant. Four health boards had made payments, and one paid almost £800,000 to three people. The Welsh Conservatives have been critical of...
by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
The Health Committee has surmised that Public Health England (PHE) need to find a “clear direction” in order to effectively look after the nation’s public health interests. In a report following the Health Committee’s first meeting with PHE, Committee Chair Stephen...
by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Yesterday’s Health Select Committee hearing looking at the reason for the delay in the Care.data project has found that Atos have been awarded the contract to extract patient records from GP practices as part of the scheme. MPs on the Committee raised concern...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Professor Nick Black has said that death rates at hospitals should be ignored as an indicator. Professor Black, who has been appointed by NHS England to lead a review into the matter, said the rate was “a distraction” that did not have “any value” since it did not...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Economy
A study by Monitor has worried that an increasing number of NHS foundation trusts are in financial trouble. The regulator found that more than a quarter of the 147 trusts had a deficit, almost twice as many as last year. The study also confirmed that waiting lists had...
