Private firms to tackle NHS waits
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Health Minister Andy Kerr confirms the private sector will be enlisted to help cut NHS waiting lists in Scotland.
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Waiting times and the numbers waiting for treatment are falling steadily with the National Health Service demonstrating &quot;sustained improvement&quot;, Sir Nigel Crisp, the NHS chief executive said yesterday.
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A faster, more streamlined system of assessing treatments for the NHS should be introduced, MPs say.
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Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is to send trouble-shooters to tackle cancer treatment waiting lists in two health board areas.
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The move to treat more people outside hospitals will be threatened if a key NHS reform is expanded further.
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Contracts given to private clinics for NHS work mean they are paid even if they are little used, critics say.
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David Cameron's blueprint for NHS reform seeks to abolish government targets for reducing waiting times.
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A private health care firm criticised for the way it runs its out-of-hours GP service is to take on more doctors.
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WELSH secretary Peter Hain is expected to match an ambitious promise to slash hospital waiting times when he launches Labour's pledge card for Wales today.
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NHS patients in Scotland are being treated quicker than ever, the latest snapshot of figures shows.
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Patient safety is at risk because of delays in hearing misconduct cases against nurses, the BBC learns.
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The government is launching a proactive fight for hospitals to tackle MRSA and other infections.
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The World Bank's private sector arm  and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced  plans to explore private health care opportunities in Africa.
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A website aims to allow patients to see how private and voluntary hospitals and health providers are performing.
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OTTAWA - Ontario plans to shorten wait times for some health services by opening nine new MRI testing centres and buying back private clinics already offering the service.
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A&E departments in England are on course to meet a four-hour waiting time target, a report says.
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Pharmacies in England and Wales could  offer some services currently provided by GPs under a new contract.