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Private firms account for a third of NHS contracts

December 10, 2014
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A large percentage of NHS contracts in England have been awarded to private sector providers since 2013, according to data …

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Hunt sets out plans for expanded NHS budget

December 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing Budget, Hunt, NHS, UK, election, health, king's fund

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid out his plans for the future of the NHS in a speech to parliament, …

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NHS needs £2 billion more in funding

November 26, 2014
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Healthcare think tank the King’s Fund has called for an additional £2 billion to be injected into the NHS in …

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Hunt unveils £10 billion NHS savings plan

November 14, 2014
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid out efficiency plans that he hopes will save the NHS up to £10 billion …

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NHS to ‘kitemark’ health-related apps

November 13, 2014
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Plans to improve the quality of patient care by introducing a ‘kitemark’ to safely validate healthcare apps have been announced …

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NHS staff striking over pay

October 13, 2014
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Over 400,000 NHS staff have gone on strike for four hours as a 1% pay rise requested by Unions was …

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Doctors who miss cancer to be named and shamed

July 1, 2014
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In a new government initiative doctors who consistently fail to diagnose signs of cancer could be publically named on an …

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Government gets £74m rebate from pharma

June 30, 2014
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The UK government has received a £74 million refund from the pharma industry after it was deemed to have spent …

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Review into NHS cover ups

June 25, 2014
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Ministers have ordered a review into the whistleblowing culture within the NHS as it’s announced that 20% of hospitals have …

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Andy Burnham: NHS needs a ‘reset’

June 6, 2014
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The NHS must be ‘reset’ in order to make it into a 21st century health service, according to shadow health …

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Robert Francis QC joins Care Quality Commission

June 4, 2014
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Robert Francis QC is to join health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as a non-executive director.  Francis will be …

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Survey: free NHS in ‘jeopardy’

March 31, 2014
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A survey commissioned by the NHS Confederation suggests that nearly half of UK MPs believe an NHS which is free …

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UK government launches ‘Sign up to Safety’ initiative

March 26, 2014
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A new ambition to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS by half over the next three years, cut costs and …

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NHS unions threaten action

March 14, 2014
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Unions representing NHS staff in England have reacted strongly to a new round of below-inflation pay rises and have threatened …

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Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees

March 12, 2014
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The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …

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