Coalition to unveil bold new proposal for ‘free hospitals’
The coalition has revealed proposals for the creation of ‘free hospitals’ in England and Wales. After the unexpected success of the ‘free schools’ programme, the Government has decided to bring forward...
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NHS to be rebranded as ‘Britain’s Got Illness’
Health Minister Andrew Lansley has confirmed that the latest NHS reforms will require patients seeking treatment to be seen by a panel of three healthcare professionals, ‘sitting behind a desk with...
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Waiting times to assault NHS staff ‘have tripled’, finds study
The latest report on the performance of the NHS has found a familiar but depressing picture of Accident and Emergency rooms full of people who have waited up to three hours to launch an unprovoked...
View ArticleNew NHS 222 phone service to offer second opinions
Stung by the teething troubles the 111 line suffered immediately after launch, clinical commissioning groups have been quick to provide further support to users. From next Monday, anyone unhappy with...
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Ambulance service outsourced to bus and courier companies
Hailed as ‘another triumph of public-private partnership’, it was announced that NHS ambulance services are to be outsourced to a joint venture initiative between Arriva Bus and NextDay Couriers. Under...
View ArticleBlood donor fed up with gratitude, funeral invites
For more than ten years, 34 year-old Jack Nesbit has regularly given blood at a local NHS centre in Tooting. Having always been so proud of his decision to donate, he was delighted with the news that...
View ArticleA&E admissions plummet following removal of the number ‘1’ from phone keypads
Health service chiefs are celebrating A&E waiting times hitting target for the first time since the Crimea war, due to an impressive pincer strategy of requiring all attendees to ring NHS 111...
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