Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a clampdown on staffing agencies that are “ripping off the NHS”, in a bid to improve the health service’s financial woes. Agency staff bills
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A cross-sector strategic partnership has been established between the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and NHS 24 Health Information Services (HiS). This new third sector and public
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Self-styled ‘angel turned evil’ Victorino Chua has been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering two patients and poisoning 20 others. Father-of-two Chua, 49, described by detectives as a
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“Angel turned evil” killer nurse Victorino Chua is facing life in jail after he was found guilty of a murderous poisoning spree at his hospital. Filipino Chua, 49, injected insulin
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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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