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Foundation trusts’ private income limit could be dropped

March 11, 2009
NHS

The House of Lords is set to debate an amendment to the Health Bill which could remove the private patient …

Darzi plans for a faster NICE process

March 3, 2009
NHS

Health minister Lord Darzi has unveiled proposals that would see the NICE appraisal process speeded up considerably. NICE has been …

Anger over private firm’s role in prescribing controls

February 19, 2009
NHS

Pharmacy and GP representatives have attacked plans for a private company to oversee primary care prescribing costs.Private provider Assura is …

Patient surveys to be a world first for NHS

February 13, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, PROMs, hc

Patients who have a hip replacements or varicose vein surgery on the NHS will be among the first patients to …

Mixed reaction for national dementia strategy

February 4, 2009
NHS, hc

The government's national dementia strategy, announced this week, has received a mixed reception from patient groups and the media. The …

Green light for kidney cancer drugs in Wales

January 26, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, par, rcc

Kidney cancer patients in Wales are to gain access to the four new drugs that are still denied on the …

Prescription charges abolished for cancer patients

January 23, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, hc

Cancer patients in England can now apply for free NHS prescriptions, potentially saving individuals up to £100 each year. The …

Personal health budgets on the horizon

January 22, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, hc

Patients will have greater choice and more control over the kind of healthcare they receive under new government measures. The …

Engaging with the NHS in 2009

January 22, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, event, healthcare, priorities

Delegates arriving at the conference to the strains of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds must have wondered whether they …

Postcode prescribing to persist warn MPs

January 20, 2009
NHS, par

The draft NHS Constitution will not help end the postcode lottery surrounding access to drugs, the Health Select Committee has …

PCTs will struggle with Next Stage reforms, say MPs

January 15, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, hc, reform

Lord Darzi's forthcoming programme of NHS reforms will be hampered by PCT failings, according to MPs. The Health Select Committee …

Most GPs offering extended hours

January 15, 2009
NHS, primary

More than two-thirds of GP surgeries are now offering extended opening hours, according to official figures. The Department of Health …

UK pharma to lose

January 8, 2009
Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, par

The UK pharmaceutical industry stands to lose £225 million in annual profits under its new pricing agreement with the government. …

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