Hospitals launch legal challenge to save £300 million in rates
A group of 20 NHS hospital trusts has launched a legal bid for business rates relief in a landmark case that could save under-pressure hospitals nearly £300 million a year.
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New ‘state-of-the-art’ cancer facility to be built after Manchester hospital fire
A new “state-of-the-art” cancer research facility will be built at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, on a site which was devastated by fire. The blaze started on the roof of
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Health inspectors raise concerns over private hospitals’ safety and leadership
Two fifths of private hospitals in England are failing to meet expected safety standards, according to a report by health inspectors. While the majority of independent acute hospitals provide good
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Swansea man, 80, died in hospital ‘after waiting 23 hours for ambulance’
An 80-year-old man died in hospital after waiting 23 hours for an ambulance and a further seven hours before being admitted, his son has said. Darren Williams, 48, said his
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Heart imaging software among innovations being ‘fast-tracked’ for NHS use
Heart imaging software which could save tens of thousands of patients from undergoing invasive tests are among the latest medical innovations to receive NHS backing. The technology, which creates a
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NHS staff charged up to £80 a week to park at hospitals – study
Three out of 10 hospitals charge staff for car parking, new figures show. Doctors and nurses are expected to pay at 348 out of the 1,175 hospitals with parking facilities,
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Private GP service offered within NHS hospital’s pharmacy
Patients visiting an NHS hospital can opt to pay for a private GP service operating within its pharmacy. The pharmacy in Sheppey Community Hospital in Kent is offering the MedicSpot
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Health Boards approve plans for new Major Trauma Centre in Cardiff
Health Boards across Wales have approved plans for Wales’ first Major Trauma Network across south west Wales and Powys with the Major Trauma Centre located at the University Hospital of
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University applications for nursing courses down by 10%
The number of people applying to train to become nurses has fallen by 10%, new figures show. Figures on UCAS undergraduate applications show that there were 43,700 applicants to nursing
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Third of NHS Trusts fail to join scheme to cut sugary drink in hospitals
More than a third of NHS trusts have failed to sign up to a scheme to cut sales of sugary drinks in hospitals, new figures show. NHS England said 80
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