Hewitt intervenes in case of terminally ill man
News Article 19 May 2005
The Department of Health said that giving life-prolonging treatment to every patient who demands it would be a major waste of NHS resources.
Issue of the day: NHS funding
News Article 22 April 2005
Party spokesmen debate their plans for investment in the NHS.
Reid sets out funding boost for NHS Trusts
Press Review 10 February 2005
John Reid has pledged to increase the speed of investment in healthcare with the announcement of cash allocations for NHS primary care trusts.
Reid announces NHS trust budgets
News Article 9 February 2005
The health secretary has pledged to increase the speed of investment in healthcare with the announcement of cash allocations for NHS primary care trusts.
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NHS en route to £250m deficit
Press Review 6 January 2005
The National Health Service is facing a deficit of almost a quarter of a billion pounds by the end of this financial year, a new report has warned
NHS staff suspensions drain cash
Press Review 16 November 2004
Delayed investigations into doctors and nurses suspended on full pay is costing the NHS millions of pounds a year according to the Commons' public accounts committee.
NHS drugs deal to save £370 million a year
News Article 3 November 2004
The pharmaceutical industry has expressed dissatisfaction over a new deal which will see a seven per cent reduction in the costs to the NHS of major drugs.
Funding change 'leading to lottery in cancer care'
News Article 27 October 2004
Changes to the way cancer services are funded could damage attempts to end postcode subscribing, MPs have warned.
Reid hits out at NHS productivity data
News Article 18 October 2004
John Reid has criticised "absurd" figures that have suggested a decline in NHS productivity.
Health spending in the spotlight
Press Review 21 September 2004
The government's spending on healthcare in Britain is rising nearly twice as fast as the amount of care provided, according to the Office of Health Economics.
NHS facing cash risks
Press Review 27 July 2004
The Audit Commission has concluded that the new "payment by results" regime in the health service could drive NHS trusts to bankruptcy.
NHS sees continued funding increases
News Article 12 July 2004
The health service will continue to receive a rising share of government funding, Gordon Brown has pledged.
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Distribution of NHS funds slammed
Press Review 8 July 2004
Independent NHS inspectors have said patients in some of the poorest parts of England are losing out because ministers are denying their local hospitals and GPs a fair share of resources.
