Trust buys ambulances for obese

Trust buys ambulances for obese: The East Midlands Ambulance Service is to spend about £800,000 on ambulances capable of dealing with obese patients. BBC Northamptonshire

NHS shake-up a distraction - MPs

NHS shake-up a distraction - MPs: The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs say. BBC News

VIDEO: MPs voice fears over NHS reforms

VIDEO: MPs voice fears over NHS reforms: The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs have said. BBC News

Councils get new public health framework

Councils get new public health framework: Andrew Lansley announces the first public health framework against which councils will be measured Public Service

Arrangements for the additional public holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Arrangements for the additional public holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: The Government has announced that there will be a special public holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The 2012 late May public holiday will be moved to Monday 4 June 2012 and an additional Jubilee public holiday will be on Tuesday 5 June 2012. NHS Employers

The "never events" list for 2012/13

The "never events" list for 2012/13:

The "never events" list has been updated with minor amendments to two of the "never event" definitions. The changes are to "never event" number 18, 'Transplantation of ABO incompatible organs as a result of error' and "never event" number 23, 'Misidentification of patients'. This paper sets out the revised list and definitions for use in the NHS in 2012/13.

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• Department of Health - publications

Good governance handbook

Good governance handbook:

The Good Governance Institute has collaborated with the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership to produce this report into the foundation principles of good governance. Drawn from academic study, the various governance codes and law and established better governance practice, it identifies nine foundation principles. This report explains how to apply these within health and social care organisations.

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• Good Governance Institute - publications

Four patients a day die from hunger

Four patients a day die from hunger: New figures suggest four patients a day die from hunger or thirst in hospital. Healthcare Today

Andrew Lansley announces public health shake-up

Andrew Lansley announces public health shake-up: The Health Secretary says councils will be given extra-funding to take back responsibility for public health for the first time since the 1970s. The Daily Telegraph

NHS plan to save £20bn jeopardised by 'salami slicing' hospitals

NHS plan to save £20bn jeopardised by 'salami slicing' hospitals:

Senior MPs, including a former Tory Health Secretary, today cast doubt on the Government's ability to save £20bn across the NHS without rationing important services. The Independent

Wellness Incentives, Equity, and the Five Groups Problem

Wellness Incentives, Equity, and the Five Groups Problem: This Commonwealth Fund–supported study explores the equity concerns associated with wellness incentives, an increasingly popular way for employers to encourage participation in prevention programs, which can both improve workers' overall health and reduce costs. The Commonwealth Fund