Hewitt pushes ahead with NHS reform
News Article 13 May 2005
Patricia Hewitt has set out plans to increase the number of operations purchased from the private health sector.
Hewitt to announce private sector contracts to meet NHS targets
Press Review 13 May 2005
The NHS is to more than double its use of the private sector to operate on patients on waiting lists in England, the health secretary Patricia Hewitt will announce today.
Watchdog backs NHS age discrimination
Press Review 6 May 2005
Refusing patients treatment on grounds of their age can sometimes be justified, according to the government's NHS watchdog.
Nurses call for clean uniforms
Press Review 27 April 2005
Nurses warned yesterday that the MRSA superbug is being allowed to spread because most hospitals fail to provide them with enough clean uniforms.
Tory leader red-faced after hospital error
Press Review 27 April 2005
After conducting a press conference to denounce MRSA in hospitals yesterday, Michael Howard visited a London hospital and forgot to wash his hands before greeting a patient.
Tories promise new anti-superbug system
News Article 26 April 2005
Conservative leader Michael Howard has promised to introduce a multi-million pound testing system to help rid the NHS of the MRSA superbug.
NHS 'faces nurse shortage'
News Article 25 April 2005
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