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Choose and Book abused to meet 18-week targets
NHS hospitals across England are openly abusing the electronic choose and book appointment system in a bid to meet the government’s flagship 18-week referral-to-treatment...
Sainsbury’s opens first in-store GP surgery
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is piloting the first supermarket GP surgery at its store in Heaton Park, Manchester.The ‘Doctors in Store’ surgery, which opened last...
Lib Dems back right to private treatment
The Liberal Democrats Spring Conference has backed plans to give NHS patients the right to seek private treatment if they cannot be seen within...
Mixing NHS and private treatment
Anne Milton asked (29 February 2008: Column 1978W) if the health secretary will place copies in the Library of all guidance the Department of...
Patient involvement in private sector
Stephen O’Brien asked (21 February 2008: Column 960W) what plans the Department of Health has to support the involvement of patients and the public...
Potential bill to buy back ISTCs ‘misleading’ says Partners Network
The NHS Partners Network has criticised reports that the Department of Health (DH) could have to spend millions buying back independent sector treatment centres...
Breast cancer detection rates increase
The expansion of NHS breast screening services to 65-70 year-olds may have contributed to a significant rise in cancer detection rates in England, according...
GP contract has failed to increase productivity
The new GP contract, introduced in 2004, has cost the Department of Health (DH) £1.76bn more than originally anticipated without any gains in productivity,...
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