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.
£500m school sports plan to tackle obesity
Press Review 14 December 2004
Tony Blair and culture secretary Tessa Jowell will announce proposals leading to children playing five hours of sport a week.
Healthy eating
Policy Consultation 13 December 2004
Comment from the National Consumer Council, the Health Development Agency and the British Retail Consortium.
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.
Shipman inquiry slams GMC
Press Review 10 December 2004
The General Medical Council is more concerned with "looking after its own" than the well being of patients, according to the inquiry into serial killer Harold Shipman.
GMC slammed by Shipman inquiry
News Article 9 December 2004
The General Medical Council is more concerned with "looking after its own" than the well being of patients according to the latest inquiry into serial killer Harold Shipman.
Nurse loophole closed
Press Review 9 December 2004
The government is to crackdown on hospitals and care homes that poach nurses from developing countries.
Dentists withdraw from NHS contract talks
Press Review 8 December 2004
The British Dental Association has pulled out from year-long negotiations on a new NHS contract.
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".
Health concerns over Scottish obesity
News Article 7 December 2004
Experts have gathered in Edinburgh for a major conference on childhood obesity
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".
Ministers to launch MRSA initiative
Press Review 7 December 2004
The government will today launch a new initiative aimed at improving the cleanliness of hospitals, as new figures reveal that 5,000 patients die every year as a result of infections contracted after they were admitted.
Health service waste amounts to £20bn
Press Review 6 December 2004
The Times reports the NHS will cost £20 billion more than it should by 2010 as a result of the government’s "failure to implement cost-effective reforms".
Nurses set to train as surgeons
Press Review 6 December 2004
The government wants nurses to be trained as surgeons in order to help reduce hospital waiting lists.
NHS chief hails improvements
News Article 3 December 2004
The chief executive of the NHS has welcomed figures showing waiting times in England's hospitals have been cut by a third in six years.
