Free support available – health visitor workforce retention

Free support available – health visitor workforce retention If you’re a provider of heath visiting services and would value some help and advice to support recruitment and retention within your health visiting teams, read on. NHS Employers

Contracting out public services to the private sector

Contracting out public services to the private sector This report brings together evidence from two hearings on contracting out government services, which were held on the basis of reports by the National Audit Office. The report states that it is vital for Parliament and the public to be able to follow the taxpayers’ pound to ensure value for money. It calls for three basic transparency measures to ensure this: the extension of Freedom of Information to public contracts with private providers; access rights for the National Audit Office; and a requirement for contractors to open their books up to scrutiny by officials. House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts

Baby organ donor rules 'deadly'

Baby organ donor rules 'deadly' UK doctors have attacked a "crazy double standard" in organ donation that they say leads to the deaths of babies. BBC News

Thousands of NHS staff rehired

Thousands of NHS staff rehired New figures indicate that almost 4,000 staff made redundant from the NHS in England, before last year's major restructuring, have since been re-employed. BBC News

See also:

• Nearly 4,000 NHS staff laid off then rehired over three and a half years The Guardian

Sick and disabled made to wait for more than six months to know if they will get benefit

Sick and disabled made to wait for more than six months to know if they will get benefit

People with disabilities and severe illnesses are being made to wait for more than six months to find out if they are eligible for financial support from the Government under a controversial new benefits system. The Independent

Thousands of hospital patients being moved at night

Thousands of hospital patients being moved at night Campaigners have branded the practice of moving patients in hospital beds at night "dehumanising" as it emerged the practice increased by almost 20 per cent in the last five years. The Daily Telegraph

Teenage model's cancer death prompts petition plea

Teenage model's cancer death prompts petition plea The family of an aspiring model who died of cervical cancer want MPs to consider lowering the age limit for smear tests to prevent further deaths. The Daily Telegraph