NHS success rates to be made public
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Patients will be allowed to compare the quality of the clinical care provided in each NHS department.
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A review of NHS hospitals charging for car parking is expected to be announced by the Scottish Government.
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Social services and ContactPoint included A document produced for London NHS reveals plans for extensive sharing of personal data between the NHS, social services, education and the police. Obtained by William Heath's Ideal Government blog, it says that the "Health and Social Care Integration Project" should fit with "known and future national developments... e.g. ContactPoint for Children, the Common Assessment Framework for Children, the Care Programme Approach, the Single Assessment Process for Older People, the Proposed Common Assessment Framework for Adults and its link with the NHS Connecting for Health National e-SAP Project.â¦
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Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet.
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Life & style: Many pamphlets for patients at GP surgeries have no NHS authorisation. Rather, they are put out by companies promoting products
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Conservatives intend to link GPs' salaries to patient satisfaction, according to reform blueprint.
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The world's leading drug companies have promised to publish more data about clinical trials into new medicines to reassure the public about their safety.
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iSoft problems 'will not prevent delivery' Richard Granger, director of NHS IT has assured MPs that a core information exchange system for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will be available to UK hospitals next year.â¦
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WASHINGTON - Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that
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Public expectations of the NHS are running ahead of what the health service can deliver, research suggests.
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Despite marked improvements in NHS finances nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in the red, a report finds.
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The results of the largest ever study into hospital acquired infections in Scotland are due to be revealed.
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The NHS is reducing waiting times for treatment, improving survival rates and living within its budget, a report says.
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The health service should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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Newly-released figures for hospital infections such as the superbug MRSA show Welsh hospitals are performing better than their English counterparts.
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A faster, more streamlined system of assessing treatments for the NHS should be introduced, MPs say.
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Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that works to improve