Former deputy Prime Minister shocked by conditions at Northampton General Hospital

Former deputy Prime Minister shocked by conditions at Northampton General Hospital Former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said he was left shocked by the conditions at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) during a visit to see his ill sister. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• ''Nurses treated patients in blocked corridors'' John Prescott shocked by NHS mayhem on hospital visit The Sunday Mirror
• Former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott shocked by conditions at Northampton General Hospital Northants Herald and Post

MPs renew cross-party bid for extra Kettering General Hospital funding

MPs renew cross-party bid for extra Kettering General Hospital funding Our three MPs have put party allegiances aside to present a united front in the battle for more funding for Kettering General Hospital. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Are we destined for a Korean health care system as Labour suggests?

Are we destined for a Korean health care system as Labour suggests? There can be no doubt that election season has well and truly started, with the NHS as one of its central issues. Emma Spencelayh looks at Labour's document 'The NHS as you know it cannot survive five more years of David Cameron' and analyses the content. The Health Foundation

‘Unsocial hours’ pay arrangements need to be restructured in support of seven-day NHS service improvements

‘Unsocial hours’ pay arrangements need to be restructured in support of seven-day NHS service improvements Unsocial hours payments in the NHS need to be restructured, along with a range of other inhibitors to change, to help provide a better, safer and more responsive service for patients. NHS Employers.

Assessment of NHS foundation trusts’ 5-year strategic plans

Assessment of NHS foundation trusts’ 5-year strategic plans This document summarises NHS trusts' 5-year strategic plans as part of Monitor's planning round for 2014-15.

Poor state of diabetes care “costing lives and money”

Poor state of diabetes care “costing lives and money” The poor state of diabetes healthcare in England is leading to avoidable deaths, record rates of complications and huge costs to the NHS, according to a report published by Diabetes UK

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• Poor diabetes care 'costing lives' BBC News

Ebola care centre for pregnant women

Ebola care centre for pregnant women First treatment centre specialising in care for pregnant women opens. BBC News

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• VIDEO: CDC Director optimistic on Ebola BBC News

NHS staff lose N3 internet access

NHS staff lose N3 internet access Internet access through the NHS National Network, the secure broadband network for the NHS in England, was unavailable to many health service staff for several hours today in a major failure. E-Health Insider

GPs are failing to properly treat obesity, study finds

GPs are failing to properly treat obesity, study finds Records reveal lack of intervention and follow-up. OnMedica

Ambulances held back from terminally ill patients to save money

Ambulances held back from terminally ill patients to save money Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said thousands of 999 calls had been downgraded by ambulance bosses – meaning they turned up late to 57 patients who died. The Daily Mail

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• Downgrading of emergency 999 calls requires full investigation, says Labour The Guardian

How cancer death rates have dropped since 1991

How cancer death rates have dropped since 1991 Cancer death rates are dropping, but what are the reasons? The Daily Telegraph

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• Under-80s cancer deaths 'eradicated within 30 years': Death rates from most common cancers will continue to drop, report claims The Daily Mail
• By 2050 no one under 80 will be dying from cancer, study says The Daily Telegraph
• Cancer deaths will be eliminated for all except the over-80s by 2050, new research predicts The Independent

NHS bed blocking doubles, costing public purse £640m

NHS bed blocking doubles, costing public purse £640m The number of healthy hospital patients who have concluded treatment but cannot be discharged has almost doubled with an expected cost to the public of £640 million. The Daily Telegraph