Hospital cleanliness 'still not good enough'
News Article 21 February 2005
Patient perceptions of NHS accident and emergency departments are improving, a watchdog has found, but more action is needed on hospital cleanliness.
Reid ready to allow hospital closures
Press Review 3 February 2005
John Reid has said he will introduce greater patient choice even if it forces some hospitals to close.
Foundation hospitals 'need contingency plans'
Press Review 26 January 2005
The Department of Health should develop detailed plans on how to cope when one of its flagship foundation trusts becomes insolvent, according to the head of the foundation trust regulator.
NHS set for foundation status expansion
News Article 18 January 2005
More NHS trusts have been given the go-ahead to continue with their bids for foundation status.
Ambulances 'forced to wait for A&E beds'
News Article 17 January 2005
The leader of Britain's biggest union has attacked government targets on A&E waiting times, which he claims have led to queues of ambulances outside hospitals.
MRSA 'superbug'
Policy Consultation 11 January 2005
Comments from the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Business Services Association.
Reid on MRSA defensive
Press Review 11 January 2005
John Reid claimed yesterday that the government is "really putting cleaners and cleanliness back at the centre of our campaign against MRSA" - the best known of the superbugs.
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Union calls for NHS clean up
News Article 10 January 2005
Unison has called for an end to contract cleaning and an increase in NHS manpower in order to reduce the number of people infected with the MRSA superbug.
Foundation trust expansion welcomed
News Article 4 January 2005
Health ministers and regulators have welcomed a new wave of NHS foundation trusts.
Reid battles superbug
News Article 15 December 2004
In a drive to cut hospital deaths the health secretary has said he will look at "every idea and every initiative" to tackle the problem.
Foundation hospital chief axed
Press Review 15 December 2004
A foundation hospital chairman has been sacked by the independent regulator for failing to address his NHS trust's financial difficulties.
Poll reveals NHS red tape fears
Press Review 13 December 2004
A Guardian poll of chief executives of foundation hospitals has found that many feel they are tied up in red tape.
New instructions on hospital cleanliness
Press Review 8 December 2004
The government has published new cleaning standards for hospitals in a bid to beat the MRSA "superbug".
Latest 'superbug' strategy set out
News Article 7 December 2004
Ministers have set out new cleaning standards for hospitals in a bid to beat the MRSA "superbug".
