Webwatch – My NHS | Open data for better services
The government has recently launched the MyNHS website, which brings together a variety of important health and care system transparency data. Visitors to the site will be able to find
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Report: NHS England sets out ‘Five Year Foward’ vision
THE NHS is at a crossroads and needs to change and improve as it moves forward. That is the message from NHS England’s Chief Executive Simon Stevens as a Five
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10 million’ drink admissions placing ‘intolerable strain’ on NHS
Almost 10 million NHS admissions in England over a year were related to alcohol, new figures have revealed. Alcohol Concern said the health service was facing an “intolerable strain” from
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New healthcare website to stimulate debate in Wales
Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has launched the new website Making Prudent Healthcare Happen, with 15 chapters designed to stimulate debate about the impact they can have on
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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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