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‘Low-priority’ items could go in NHS prescriptions shake-up to cut costs

By Sally Wardle28th March 2017News England

Travel vaccinations, gluten-free foods and omega-3 supplements may no longer be available on the NHS under major cost-cutting plans. NHS England will next month launch a consultation as it works

Report highlights ‘serious gaps’ in mental health crisis care for children

By Ella Pickover22nd March 2017News England

There are “serious gaps” in crisis care for children with mental health problems, a new report has warned. One in 10 local health areas has no plan to improve crisis

£17.6 million spent on management consultants hired to draw up NHS cutbacks

By Jane Kirby21st March 2017News England

Firms including KPMG, McKinsey and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have made millions of pounds from plans that could lead to the closure or downgrade of NHS hospitals. Health bosses have spent at

Nine in 10 health workers say low morale harming staff retention

By Jane Kirby17th March 2017News England

Low morale and poor pay are key reasons why the NHS struggles to retain staff, according to a new survey. A poll of 2,000 NHS workers found that structural reorganisations

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

By The Press Association16th March 2017News Scotland

No families have been excluded from the review into adverse events at a maternity unit where some babies died, a health watchdog has said. The Scottish Government ordered Healthcare Improvement

Health & social work pay ‘particularly weak’ as public sector workers feel pinch

By Alan Jones15th March 2017News England

The average pay of public sector workers is falling following years of wage restraint coupled with rising inflation, a new report reveals. The Resolution Foundation forecast that average real pay

King’s Fund warn vulnerable patients suffering in pain due to NHS rationing

By Jane Kirby14th March 2017News England

Patients are suffering in pain due to NHS rationing, which is affecting access to community nurses and hip operations, a new report says. People at the end of their life

New £1,000 per employee immigration charge ‘could cost NHS millions of pounds’

By Aine Fox13th March 2017News England

A new immigration charge could cost the NHS millions of pounds and make staff shortages worse, leading healthcare professionals have warned. The health service should be exempt from paying the

Newcastle NHS chief on extended leave pending probe into ‘very serious issues’

By Tom White10th March 2017News England

The NHS’s longest serving chief executive has been placed on extended leave after an investigation was launched into “a number of very serious issues”. Sir Leonard Fenwick, who has run

CQC publish regulatory fees for care providers from April 2017

By Iain MacDonald10th March 2017Reports & Resources

Following a public consultation last year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has outlined the fees that providers of health and adult social care in England will be charged from April

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‘Low-priority’ items could go in NHS prescriptions shake-up to cut costs

Report highlights ‘serious gaps’ in mental health crisis care for children

£17.6 million spent on management consultants hired to draw up NHS cutbacks

Nine in 10 health workers say low morale harming staff retention

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

King’s Fund warn vulnerable patients suffering in pain due to NHS rationing

New £1,000 per employee immigration charge ‘could cost NHS millions of pounds’

Newcastle NHS chief on extended leave pending probe into ‘very serious issues’

Mother of woman who took own life brands daughter’s abuser ‘a monster’

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‘Low-priority’ items could go in NHS prescriptions shake-up to cut costs

Report highlights ‘serious gaps’ in mental health crisis care for children

£17.6 million spent on management consultants hired to draw up NHS cutbacks

Nine in 10 health workers say low morale harming staff retention

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

Health & social work pay ‘particularly weak’ as public sector workers feel pinch

King’s Fund warn vulnerable patients suffering in pain due to NHS rationing

New £1,000 per employee immigration charge ‘could cost NHS millions of pounds’

Newcastle NHS chief on extended leave pending probe into ‘very serious issues’

CQC publish regulatory fees for care providers from April 2017