Benefits of technology shown in mobile health worker project: The benefits of mobile technology for health staff and patients are outlined today in the final report of the mobile health worker project, a study on introducing mobile devices at 11 NHS pilot sites.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
GP's long-term conditions scheme saves £2,000 per patient
GP's long-term conditions scheme saves £2,000 per patient: A GP-led care programme that aims to reduce hospital admissions for patients with long-term conditions could save the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds. GP Online
'Grave concerns' over new GP data set
'Grave concerns' over new GP data set: GPs and privacy experts have "grave concerns" about an extensive new data set to be extracted from GP practices. E-Health Insider
SMEs 'enthusiastic' for app directory
SMEs 'enthusiastic' for app directory: Healthcare app developers are excited about the NHS Commissioning Board's new online apps directory, which is now live.E-Health Insider
Updated staff engagement toolkit now available
Updated staff engagement toolkit now available: Our popular online toolkit Engaging your staff: the NHS staff engagement resource has been updated with ten new case study examples and revised text in key sections. NHS Employers
Spirituality and ageing: implications for the care and support of older people
Spirituality and ageing: implications for the care and support of older people: This report examines how person-centred care can be achieved by addressing the spiritual needs of older people.
Flu stretching hospitals in US
Flu stretching hospitals in US: Healthcare services and drug supplies are being stretched to the limit in the United States as the authorities warn this year's flu season is severe.Official figures indicate that influenza is now "widespread" in 41 states, with high numbers of cases reported in New York, where state governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a public health... Healthcare Today
Going paperless 'would save NHS billions' - BBC News
Going paperless 'would save NHS billions' - BBC News:
 BBC News | Going paperless 'would save NHS billions' BBC News ... long in the offing. It was Mr Hunt's predecessor Andrew Lansley who first pledged in 2010 to start an information revolution to ensure patients could use the web to report their experiences, rate NHS organisations and access their records so there ... Hunt: Paperless NHS in five yearsWalesOnline Jeremy Hunt attacks the NHS again. Why criticising the health service is both ...Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Hunt: NHS 'should go' paperless by 2018Health Service Journal The Guardian -TopNews United States -Daily Mail all 166 news articles » |
NHS regulator rules out tax exemptions for private health firms
NHS regulator rules out tax exemptions for private health firms: Monitor responds to critics by confirming recommendations on tax exemption will not be part of NHS competition review.
Reform of system for approving NHS drugs taking too long, say MPs
Reform of system for approving NHS drugs taking too long, say MPs: Health committee criticises lack of progress two years after consultation document on subject was published.
Government proposals to change the system for approval of drugs that can be used in the NHS are still in a "nebulous" state and taking an unacceptably long time to be worked out, say MPs.
Government proposals to change the system for approval of drugs that can be used in the NHS are still in a "nebulous" state and taking an unacceptably long time to be worked out, say MPs.
Why NHS funding needs a total rethink
Why NHS funding needs a total rethink: The health service no longer offers cradle to grave care, which is free at the point of use. It needs a new financial model.
NHS admits widespread restrictions on cataract surgery
NHS admits widespread restrictions on cataract surgery: Sight-saving cataract operations are being restricted across about half of England, the medical director of the NHS has admitted.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Doctors are refusing to carry out 'pointless' tests for dementia, warns Jeremy Hunt
Doctors are refusing to carry out 'pointless' tests for dementia, warns Jeremy Hunt: Doctors are refusing to carry out tests for dementia as they believe it is pointless as there is no effective cure available, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.The Independent
HPA update on seasonal norovirus activity: 15 January 2013
HPA update on seasonal norovirus activity: 15 January 2013: Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show there have been 4,407 laboratory confirmed cases of norovirus this season (from week 27 to week 01 2013). The latest figures are 56 per cent higher than the number of cases reported at this point last year, when there were 2,828 cases.
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