If the benefits of service-line management (SLM) are to be realised then hospital boards must be prepared to cede power and control to clinical teams, despite the difficult financial climate, says a report published today by The King’s Fund
NHS patients should be able to benefit from genomic technology which can improve the health service’s understanding of the nature of disease and mean that treatment can be tailored to patients’ individual genetic make up – providing the right treatment to the right patient
A new survey of care provided by local councils reveals shocking increases and wide disparities in charges for services for vulnerable older people
A major report into the NHS in Scotland has cast doubt on the wisdom of its English counterpart’s continued and controversial pursuit of market-based reforms
The Government’s first ever national cancer campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer will be launched today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow
New guidance from the General Medical Council will prevent doctors entering into contracts or agreements that seek to stop them raising concerns about poor quality care
The management of end of life care, particularly for patients suffering from more than one medical condition (co-morbidity), could be addressed by GPs having anticipatory care plan discussions with patients, suggests a study in this month’s British Journal of General Practice (BJGP)
The new urgent care telephone number NHS 111 may have the potential to bring real benefits to the health care system but, according to a recent NHS Alliance survey, is in danger of ‘getting lost in translation’
The public will be asked if they think the law should be changed to allow science to move a step forward so a cure could be found for potentially fatal inherited diseases, the Government has announced today
Tens of thousands of people across the country will get help during the cold weather following 163 successful proposals from councils for a share of £20 million of Government funding, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.
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