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Debbie Thomason sues Northampton Hospital over late diagnosis BBC News Debbie Thomason was taken to Northampton General Hospital in May 2011 in "excruciating pain" after she had sneezed. Her lawyers say the hospital failed to diagnose cauda equina syndrome, a spine condition, and operate before it was "too late to prevent ...

VIDEO: NHS reform to improve standards?

VIDEO: NHS reform to improve standards?: The NHS is about to undergo its biggest overhaul since its creation 65 years ago, but what will the government's changes mean for patients? BBC News

Why bed sores matter more than reforms

Why bed sores matter more than reforms: What they tell us about the state of the NHS BBC News

Integration is about patient benefits, not organisational processes, says Don Redding

Integration is about patient benefits, not organisational processes, says Don Redding: Last year, when the NHS Confederation asked you, its members, what major changes were required to meet future challenges, the vast majority of you (77 per cent) cited the integration of care – more than any other change. With rapidly decreasing budgets, local authorities and health and wellbeing boards too are acutely aware of the … Continue reading » NHS Voices

Medical management of people who use illegal drugs: new report from the BMA

Medical management of people who use illegal drugs: new report from the BMA: There has been a great deal of debate about illicit drugs in recent weeks. Just before Christmas, we had the House Affairs Committee report, which highlighted the downward trend in recorded drug use over recent years. Earlier this week the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform published their report on legal highs, which recommended a [read the full story...] The Mental Elf

The future of health and social care timeline

The future of health and social care timeline: This timeline picks out some of the key trends - from changes in
population make-up to advances in technology - that will affect how health and social care is delivered over the next 20 years.

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Nationwide review of A&E

Nationwide review of A&E:
A review of A&E services across the NHS is set to take place.
With concerns over a “fragmented” service and rising patient numbers, the NHS medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has announced he will lead a review of the model of urgent and services.
Senior medical professionals fear the level of care – particularly at nights and weekends – is becoming unsafe and one way to address this... Healthcare Today

Hospital pays £1,800 a day for a nurse in NHS staff crisis

Hospital pays £1,800 a day for a nurse in NHS staff crisis: NHS hospitals are hiring agency nurses at rates of up £1,800 a day in a bid to plug dangerous staff shortages, an investigation has found. The Daily Telegraph

British baby boom pushing maternity wards to 'tipping point'

British baby boom pushing maternity wards to 'tipping point': A baby boom has pushed maternity services in the UK to a ''crucial tipping point'', with midwives under intense strain and hospitals struggling to cope. Daily Telegraph

Jeremy Hunt warns of 'bits of Stafford' across the NHS

Jeremy Hunt warns of 'bits of Stafford' across the NHS: Medical failures that saw up to 1,200 patients die needlessly at Stafford hospital are occuring throughout the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has warned. The Daily Telegraph

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Cabinet at war as ministers fight local hospital closures

Cabinet at war as ministers fight local hospital closures: Senior cabinet ministers have come out against plans to close hospital wards in their constituencies, in an apparent challenge to Department of Health plans to rationalise the NHS. The Independent

NHS chief: Hospitals are bad for old people's health

NHS chief: Hospitals are bad for old people's health:
Hospitals are "very bad places" to care for frail, elderly patients and new ways must be found to treat them in the community, the new independent head of the NHS has warned. The Independent