Tories to drop NHS wait list targets
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Conservatives intend to link GPs' salaries to patient satisfaction, according to reform blueprint.
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Government plans to allow the enforced treatment of potentially dangerous mental health patients are likely to be watered-down.
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A Tayside plastic surgeon has taken patients off his waiting list to help meet government targets.
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Propose switch to decentralised, interoperable databases The Tory party has put forward a rescue plan for the NHS IT system in the wake of the latest government data losses, which were revealed over the weekend. Nine English NHS trusts have owned up to large scale losses of personal data, and although in most cases the nature of this data has yet to be revealed, City &amp; Hackney Primary Care Trust reportedly mislaid the names and addresses of 160,000 children.â¦
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Mr Cameron brought the Conservative conference to a close David Cameron has said the NHS is safe in his hands as he brought the annual Conservative conference to an end.Comment
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Targets set by Whitehall for public services like schools and hospitals could be cut by two-thirds, a cabinet minister indicates.
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Patients are to be given the right to opt out of having information stored on the NHS electronic database.
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PETER HAIN has told the Assembly's new Health Minister to adopt English measures to drive down Welsh waiting lists - as fears mount the issue could cost Labour prized seats in the General Election.
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Labour leadership candidate Peter Hain has criticised his own government for falling behind the Tories in health opinion polls.
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Controversial proposals to remove benefits for three years from people who refuse their third offer of a job are to be announced by the Conservatives tomorrow
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The number of health visitors in England has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years, trade union Amicus says.
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The health minister pledges to investigate claims of waiting list manipulation.
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Doctors leaders have backed down in a dispute with the government over extending GPs opening hours.
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Questions are being raised about the NHS's ability to push ahead with plans to close services.
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Doctors are threatening an all-out attack on the government's NHS reforms, labelling it 'not fit for purpose'.
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Patients are waiting too long in many hospitals in England and are hidden from official figures, survey findings suggest.
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PM launches drive to avert 200,000 deaths a year in new attempt to regain initiative from Tories