by Chris Rogers | 20 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour’s administration in Wales of a “betrayal of patients” after it was claimed that warnings about high death rates in six hospitals had been ignored. Labour MP Ann Clwyd initially raised concerns with the...
by Sam | 20 Feb 2014 | Health, Public Sector
Dependent on your view, the delay in rolling out the NHS data-sharing scheme is either a body blow to medical treatment and patient care or the greatest thing for personal privacy since ID cards disappeared into the political void. The arguments for and against the...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that risk analysis conducted by the NHS has revealed that the new medical records database could be vulnerable to computer hackers or open to abuse by those wishing to identify patients ‘maliciously’. The study warned that public confidence in the...
by Chris Rogers | 14 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that former Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose will lead a review into NHS management. The Health Secretary has praised Sir Stuart as an “inspiring leader” who could advise on how leadership within the health service...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has confirmed that millions more people should be prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins to protect them against heart attacks and strokes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for around 180,000 deaths per year...
