
The government has promised that patients will not be forced into having their personal health records shared by doctors and …

The Department of Health has announced that five new members will join the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) from May. The …

A raft of voluntary of charities and community groups are to share £3.5 million in the next financial year as …

The shadow of Mid Staffs looms long over NHS England’s new three-year business plan, with a move towards fundamental change …

The government has launched plans to ensure that the needs of patients are paramount in any future dealings with the …

NICE will be responsible for assessing the full value of medicines – taking into account their benefit to patients and …

Increasing cost pressure on the NHS will lead to a breakdown in health and social care services unless commissioning becomes …

A review of NHS complaints handling, aimed at ensuring that all hospitals listen to and act upon the concerns of …
Dr Jim Hogan was speaking at the Prescriber and Pharmafocus conference: CCGs, the new NHS and Pharma in December.First of …

The NHS Commissioning Board has announced interim arrangements for the post of chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. Later …

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has angered NHS groups with a speech in which he said some hospitals were ‘coasting’ and …
The government has agreed to alter a key part of the Health and Social Care Act after GPs protested about …

Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS, has been involved in testy exchanges with MPs at the House of …
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Neil Churchill as the director of Patient Experience. In this new role Churchill will ensure that improving patient …

The ABPI has fired its latest salvo in the clinical trial transparency debate by announcing it will appoint a new …