NHS chief hails waiting list fall
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Sir Nigel Crisp is expected to laud another drop in hospital waiting times, but will say more needs to be done.
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The assembly government hits back at a doctor's claim that health staff 'weep in despair' over Welsh waiting lists.
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The health minister says he will see for himself problems which caused A&Es across Wales to shut to all but critical patients.
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Hospitals could be stripped of services in the run up to the next general election, the new NHS chief says.
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The surgeon tasked with improving the NHS warns that the day of 'one-size-fits-all' hospitals is over
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Hundreds are warned they may face problems from ops under an assembly government bid to cut waiting lists.
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Tough new targets to tackle Wales's high NHS waiting lists are set to be announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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The Lib Dems are promising to introduce a maximum waiting time for community mental health care as figures show patients are facing long waits.
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Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons tells Labour MPs he will devote one day a week to cutting NHS waiting times.
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Health secretary warns four NHS hospitals over persistent poor service to patients.
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Doctors leaders have backed down in a dispute with the government over extending GPs opening hours.
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Nurses&#39; leaders warned last night that the expansion of the NHS was &quot;built on sand&quot;, relying too much on the recruitment of overseas and temporary staff who may quit at short notice.
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A Tayside plastic surgeon has taken patients off his waiting list to help meet government targets.
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Health secretary writes to every GP in England urging them to accept plans to extend surgery opening hours
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Neonatal units in England are having to close their doors to new admissions once a week on average because of staff shortages, a watchdog says.
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THE number of organ transplants carried out in Scotland has dropped by almost a fifth in the past five years because of a growing shortage of suitable donors.
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The head of London&#39;s largest hospital says he is optimistic massive staff cuts can be avoided despite a $53-million deficit and a warning from Ontario&#39;s health minister that hospitals must balance their budgets.