hospitals
Safe in Cameron’s hands? Waiting times for treatments, tests, and A&E all up
With Parliament set to debate the Health Bill this week, new research shows 1.4 million waiting longer than the target times for treatment, diagnostics and A&E.
Loss of nurses in Scotland bad news for patients warns RCN
New figures show that between March and June 486 nursing and midwifery posts were lost within the NHS in Scotland, along with 23 consultant posts.
Cameron’s NHS speech does nothing to address criticisms of health professionals
Dr. Ron Singer, a practising doctor and member of the Medical Practitioners Union - a part of Unite - on David Cameron's speech on the NHS reforms last week.
Healey: “Cameron is a PR man looking for a PR answer”
Shadow health secretary John Healey criticised the prime minister today over the government's response to its own NHS plans, reports Left Foot Forward's Shamik Das.
The sickening PFI profiteerers leeching funds out of the public sector
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, exposes the sickening tax-dodging companies ripping off the taxpayer by leeching funds out of the public sector.
PCTs help struggling hospitals fight Tory NHS cuts
It has emerged today that Primary Care Trusts have been using ‘back door’ methods to help fund NHS hospitals that have been left in the cold by government spending cuts.