NHS
Obesity costs could hit £5bn by 2025
February 12, 2010NHS, obesity
A new review of UK health services has come up with half a dozen ways in which the government should …
National clinical directors appointed
January 26, 2010NHS, UK, appointment, dementia, elderly, liver disease
A trio of national clinical directors, whose areas of influence cover dementia, older people and liver disease, have been appointed …
NICE to revamp chronic heart failure guidance
January 18, 2010NHS, NICE, chronic heart failure
NICE is moving to update its clinical guidance on the management of chronic heart failure in adults. Draft recommendations are …
Moyes fires parting shots at government
January 18, 2010Monitor, NHS, foundation hospitals
The head of Monitor, the body charged with regulating the leading ‘foundation trust’ hospitals, has aired his views on the …
NICE dementia guidelines not being followed
January 15, 2010NHS, NHS trusts, NICE, dementia
Few NHS trusts are following NICE’s 2006 guidelines on dementia, according central government auditor the National Audit Office. A NAO …
Tories plan public health drive
January 15, 2010Conservatives, NHS, NHS funding, binge drinking, public health
The Department of Health would be renamed the Department of Public Health under a future Tory government, says shadow health …
World Class Commissioning: how to be partners in quality
January 14, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS funding, commissioning, funding, healthcare, marketing
World Class Commissioning has been heralded as a critical mechanism to revolutionise healthcare services in the UK. Now two years …
More detail needed on Conservative NHS manifesto, says think tank
January 8, 2010Conservatives, NHS, king's fund
The Conservative Party’s draft manifesto on the NHS has been given a cautious welcome by the King’s Fund, which says …
England moves forward on generic substitution
January 8, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, generics, substitution
The UK Department of Health has started a consultation on proposals that would allow generic medicines to be substituted for …
Charles Gutteridge appointed health informatics ‘tsar’
January 7, 2010DH, NHS, UK, appointment, informatics
The Department of Health has appointed its first national clinical director for informatics. Charles Gutteridge has been medical director at …
NICE chief executive knighted in New Year’s honours
January 6, 2010Andrew Dillon, NHS, NICE, UK, appointment
Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), has been knighted in the 2010 …
Sir Liam Donaldson steps down as England’s chief medical officer
December 18, 2009Liam Donaldson, NHS, UK, appointment
England’s chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson will step down in May 2010 after 12 years of service. Details for …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
December 11, 2009Medical Communications 2009, Facebook, NHS, digi, digital pharma, google, iphone, sidewiki, year in review
The Department of Health this week launched mental health programme New Horizons, following a consultation period that included a dedicated …
UK faces north/south divide on cancer
December 1, 2009Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS
There is a marked north/south divide when it comes to cancer patients’ chances of recovery, according to new statistics. The …
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