Antibiotics are 'not for snot' Running noses and green phlegm do not mean patients need antibiotics, say doctors and public health experts. BBC News
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Monday, 18 November 2013
Infection control concerns highlighted by RCN and IPS
Infection control concerns highlighted by RCN and IPS The RCN and the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) are working together to highlight concerns over ongoing infection prevention and control arrangements in England.
The return of the 'proper' family doctor?
The return of the 'proper' family doctor? Many newspapers are heralding the return of “family doctors” after the announcement of a new contract agreed between the government and GPs. The GP contract has been agreed between the NHS and GPs in England.
Vascular surgery warning over 21 hospital trusts
Vascular surgery warning over 21 hospital trusts Fears over risk to patients if too few procedures carried out as surgeons say 100 in three years should be minimum.
NHS competition holds up creation of specialist cancer treatment centres
NHS competition holds up creation of specialist cancer treatment centres Hospitals block reorganisations by claiming mergers are anti-competitive and would reduce patient choice.
Malnutrition cases in English hospitals almost double in five years
Malnutrition cases in English hospitals almost double in five years
The shocking impact of recession and austerity on England’s poorest people has come to light again in figures showing the number of malnutrition cases treated at NHS hospitals has nearly doubled since the economic downturn. The Independent
NHS spending on local surgeries has dropped
NHS spending on local surgeries has dropped Family doctors are receiving a smaller slice of NHS funding than ever before and urgently need more support, the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned. The Independent
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- Patient care compromised as funding for general practice slumps across the UK Royal College of General Practitioners
NHS staff face jail if patients are neglected
NHS staff face jail if patients are neglected
Nurses, doctors and managers who mistreat or neglect their patients will face up to five years in prison under a major law change announced by David Cameron. The Independent
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