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Ruling could mean more patients treated abroad
The NHS could be forced to refund the cost of treatment in other EU countries if patients have to wait longer than doctors advise...
Pre-op tests beneficial for high risk patients
Early results of a trial at the London Clinic have revealed that fewer patients considered to be high risk suffer complications after surgery when...
Unfair funding system is preventing charities from delivering services
The government’s aim of encouraging voluntary providers to deliver care outside of hospitals may not be achievable unless the state pays the true cost...
NHS could save £78m by reducing spending on agency staff
The NHS needs to take further action to reduce sickness absence and subsequent spending on agency staff, Patricia Hewitt said last month. Speaking at...
Portland opens new operating suite
The Portland Hospital has officially opened its new theatre suite. The HCA-owned hospital invested approximately £800,000 in the refurbishment, which involved refitting two operating...
NI trusts should make more effort to recover private patient debts
Trusts in Northern Ireland need to make more effort to recover costs from private patients. According to a report by the Northern Ireland Audit...
NHS waiting lists rise
NHS waiting lists rose by almost 1% in April, according to the latest figures published by the Department of Health (DH). The greatest rise...
Care UK signs first national GP contract
Care UK has been awarded the first centrally-procured contract to provide GP services in under-doctored areas in a deal thought to be worth £5m...
Majority of GP out-of-hours contracts awarded without tender exercise
Only 39% of primary care trusts (PCTs) ran a competitive tendering exercise for out-of-hours care contracts when they took over responsibility for provision from...
GP premises ‘bursting at the seams’
GPs are being prevented from expanding their patient services because of insufficient space despite the government’s claims that record sums are being invested in...
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