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Recruitment firms on the defensive as trusts urged to review agency staff
Specialist recruitment agencies are urging the NHS not to make them a scapegoat for its own failings as the health service looks to make...
Hospital at centre of collapsed fraud case goes into administration
The former chief executive of a specialist mental health provider in Norwich has called for an independent inquiry into the handling of a failed...
NHSPN defends ISTC payments
The NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has dismissed suggestions that independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) providers should be paid lower tariff rates for treating less...
NHS patients unaware they can choose private hospitals
New research suggests that few patients are aware that they can attend privately run hospitals under the government’s patient choice scheme.According to a survey...
Three Shires gets £3m facelift
The BMI Three Shires Hospital is undergoing a £3m refurbishment programme to expand and modernise its departments.The programme will create several new facilities for...
DH expects new rights to be ‘cost neutral’
Few patients are expected to exercise their new right to seek redress from their primary care trust (PCT) if it breaches the 18-week waiting...
IHAS offers positive response to DH consultations
Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has offered a positive response to two recent consultation documents focused on maintaining and enhancing patient safety.In response to...
NHS patients rank hygiene above waiting times
Patients rate cleanliness and hygiene above shorter waiting times when receiving treatment on the NHS, according to an opinion poll carried out by COMRES...
Plans unveiled for new £7m hospital
A new £7m private hospital could open on the former Abbey Caldew site in Carlisle if the local council gives the go-ahead.A planning application...
Camden health centre shelved
The future of one of London’s GP-led health centres looked uncertain last month after Care UK’s contract to run the scheme in Camden was...
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