Patients receiving care from commercial providers of out-of-hours care report poorer ratings of care when compared with not-for-profit or NHS providers, a new study has shown. In the first study
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Skills for Health has commissioned a new report that explores the latest available research, a literature review of existing evidence and current opinion around the use of Assistant Practitioners in
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Security guards are being called in to help control dementia patients in some NHS hospitals, new figures show. Seventeen of 42 NHS hospital trusts in England revealed that their security
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A senior NHS agency manager has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for fraud after she received a kickback of more than £50,000 stolen from the public purse. Julie Angrish, the
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The NHS is facing a major shortage of workers in key areas such as primary care and mental health, a think-tank has warned. Community nursing is also suffering from a
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A new, £20m-a-year Welsh Government fund will support people in their own homes and local communities, reducing pressure on hospitals, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The
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A new, single body for Wales to strategically oversee workforce planning and commission education and training places for the NHS in Wales is needed, an independent review has recommended. The
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David Cameron has pledged to meet NHS funding needs “in full” as the Tories and Labour unveiled rival health policies targeting new mothers and OAPs. With the General Election outcome
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Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Fiona McQueen, has announced the launch of a new awards scheme for Scottish based nurse, midwife and allied health professional researchers. This is an
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The Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland has criticised the late-night transfers of elderly patients saying it was an “indictment of the state of our health service”. Claire Keatinge
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