healthcare
Long Term Care
There is a wide variety in the ways complaints are being handled across the NHS, primary care and social care services in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.
08 December 2014
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Employee Benefits
Employers are offering no health or wellbeing benefits for 40% of their employees, a survey by Bupa has found.
05 December 2014
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1 min read
PMI
More patients are reporting a good overall A&E experience with the NHS, however many improvements remain to be made, a patient survey by the Care Quality Commission has found.
03 December 2014
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Critical Illness
Two reports from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) have shown that there is a major shortage of NHS doctors and nurses in stroke care.
02 December 2014
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2 min read
PMI
The King's Fund has called for more money to be found in the autumn statement to prevent a financial crisis in the NHS.
26 November 2014
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PMI
Poor communication has topped the complaints received by the Parliamentary And Health Service Ombudsman.
26 November 2014
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1 min read
PMI
The NHS is facing a far greater demand for services than there funds available, Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA council, has warned.
25 November 2014
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1 min read
Individual Protection
LV= has said the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed people will be living longer and in better health highlights the need for financial planning.
20 November 2014
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PMI
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed there are 1,200 GP surgeries in the lowest two categories meaning patients could be at "risk" or "elevated risk" on 38 indicators.
17 November 2014
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3 min read
PMI
NHS England has been criticised in a report on out-of-hours GP services from the Public Accounts Committee.
12 November 2014
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3 min read
