Senior NHS manager warns of ‘£75-a-night hospital stay’
Hospital patients could be asked to pay for their “bed and board” if funding does not match increasing demand, a top health service manager has warned. Rob Webster, chief executive
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Suicidal psychologist blames employers bullying management style
A psychologist wept yesterday as she told an employment tribunal she thought about suicide because of bullying she allegedly suffered at work. Dr Hayley Dare has taken a case against
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Burnham vows better deal for carers and ‘one team’ plan for health integration
Carers will be given better support if Labour wins next year with funding for breaks and annual health checks, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has revealed. In a key note
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Miliband pledges 36,000 jobs as part of major healthcare investment
Ed Miliband put the NHS at the heart of his general election pitch today, promising to boost funding by soaking mansion owners, tax dodgers and tobacco firms. The Labour leader
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Independence politicians clash over NHS funding
Politicians in the Yes and No camps have clashed over NHS funding in a debate before Scotland’s youngest generation of voters. The BBC’s Big, Big Debate in Glasgow’s SSE Hydro
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Lack of suitable housing costing the NHS millions every year
Unsuitable housing is leaving thousands of older people facing unnecessary delays in being discharged from hospital, according to new analysis by Age UK. Official figures show that patients who need
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Use NHS land to build more residential care, says former care minister
NHS Trusts should sell surplus land next to hospitals to build enough care homes and supported living apartments to meet increasing demand, Paul Burstow MP will say. The former Care
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East Kent NHS trust put into special measures over patient safety
One of the largest hospital trusts in England is to be put into a failure regime because of “serious failures” in patient safety. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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Taskforce to tackle delayed hospital discharges in Scotland
In response to new delayed discharge statistics, which suggest the number of people remaining in hospital following treatment has continued to rise since April 2014, the Scottish Government has announced
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500 Modern Apprentices announced for NHS Scotland
Scottish Health Secretary, Alex Neil, has announced 500 new Modern Apprentices will be recruited across the NHS in Scotland during a visit to Ninewells Hospital. The commitment to employ a
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