Hospital site to be redeveloped

Hospital site to be redeveloped: Plans to build an NHS Resource Centre and up to 125 new homes on the site of a Victorian hospital in Northamptonshire are approved despite strong opposition. BBC Local News

That was 2011, that was

That was 2011, that was: It was the year that the government failed to implement its health bill, unveil an NHS information strategy, or finish off some of the unfinished business of the National Programme for IT in the NHS. EHI Insight

Tobacco display ban due in England

Tobacco display ban due in England: Tobacco displays in supermarkets to be removed in the next 100 days. Healthcare Today

Afghanistan and Iraq veterans set to pile pressure on health service

Afghanistan and Iraq veterans set to pile pressure on health service:

Armed forces cuts could see thousands more combat veterans needing help to cope with range of mental illnesses. Cuts to the armed forces could lead to thousands more combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan needing help to cope with a range of mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, a charity has warned.

Last year a report published in the Lancet indicated that 4% of those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan reported suffering from probable PTSD, and 19.7% symptoms of common mental disorders such as anxiety. It also raised concerns over the misuse of alcohol. Guardian

NHS cuts have affected patient care say four out of five doctors

NHS cuts have affected patient care say four out of five doctors:

Exclusive poll backs up consultants' protests over bed closures and longer waiting times for surgery

The coalition's pledge to protect the NHS is in fresh doubt after four out of five doctors said they had seen patient care suffer as a result of health service cuts during 2011.

A poll of GPs and hospital doctors, carried out for the Guardian, challenges David Cameron's promise to "cut the deficit, not the NHS".

Doctors cite hospital bed closures, pressure to give patients cheaper, slower-acting drugs, cuts to occupational health support, and reductions in community health services as examples of recent cost-cutting measures. Guardian

David Cameron plans minimum alcohol price in England

David Cameron plans minimum alcohol price in England: Drinkers will pay a minimum price for alcohol of 40p or 50p a unit under PM's plans to tackle growing health crisis. Telegraph

Problem with risky French breast implants 'identified a decade ago'

Problem with risky French breast implants 'identified a decade ago': The breast implant manufacturer at the centre of an international health scare was found to be producing "adulterated" products more than a decade ago, it has emerged. Telegraph

Carers to get legal rights and support in reforms

Carers to get legal rights and support in reforms: Carers are to be given legal rights under government plans to increase the assistance available to the six million Britons who look after other people. Telegraph

GPs responsible for up to 9,000 patients

GPs responsible for up to 9,000 patients:

Local health services are coming under increasing strain as figures show that some GPs are responsible for 9,000 patients. Independent

NHS private income cap to be lifted

NHS private income cap to be lifted:

Health service reforms will pave the way for NHS hospitals to earn up
to half of their income from private work, it was reported today. Independent