Equal pay award victory for women workers
Press Review 15 March 2005
Having won an equal pay award for women members in North Cumbria, the public sector union Unison could have opened the way to tens of thousands of other health workers to do the same.
NHS targets row grows
News Article 14 March 2005
Health minister John Hutton has rejected doctors' claims that government targets are compromising patient care.
Welsh nationalists slam Labour's NHS record
News Article 14 March 2005
Plaid Cymru have accused Welsh Labour mismanaging NHS hospitals and leaving the system at "crisis point".
Ministers criticised over hospital targets
Press Review 14 March 2005
The government has been warned that Whitehall target-setting is harming patient care in accident and emergency departments.
'Honest debate' needed on NHS
News Article 14 March 2005
Politicians should stop using health service patients and staff as "political footballs", according to the NHS Confederation.
PM acknowledges target flaws
News Article 13 March 2005
The prime minister has conceded that NHS targets may be impeding clinical care.
Doctors to 'desert NHS' over pensions
Press Review 11 March 2005
The British Medical Association has warned that thousands of doctors could desert the NHS over proposed changes to their pensions plans.
Serious injury patients' care 'often inappropriate'
Press Review 11 March 2005
More than half the 7,000 patients needing surgery for traumatic or serious injury in England each year receive inappropriate care, the Department of Health has admitted.
Ministers outline long term care plans
News Article 10 March 2005
The voluntary sector will have an increasingly important role to play in providing services to people in need of long term care, Stephen Ladyman has said.
NHS complaints system 'still fails patients'
News Article 10 March 2005
Reform of the NHS complaints system has failed to improve services, according to the health ombudsman.
Labour pledges to cut NHS waiting lists
News Article 8 March 2005
The Labour Party has detailed its promise to cut waiting times for NHS operations to a maximum of 18 weeks.
Ministers 'were urged to crack down on MRSA'
Press Review 8 March 2005
The chief medical officer warned the government five months ago that emergency legislation was needed to prevent "killing" patients with the MRSA superbug, today's Telegraph reports.
Cancelled operation fines 'will cause more delays'
Press Review 7 March 2005
The Tories have claimed patients will face further delays for operations under government plans to fine hospitals that fail to meet waiting list targets.
NHS patient row escalates
Press Review 4 March 2005
Friday's front pages are dominated by the continuing dispute over a pensioner's cancelled NHS operation.
£60m for councils to support elderly
News Article 3 March 2005
Health minister Stephen Ladyman has detailed a £60 million fund to help councils provide assistance for older people seeking to live independently.
