Category Archives: hospital
Better patient–results and more choice is central to Government’s healthcare plan
New NHS outcomes strategy
The Government has announced its new plan to drive–up results and give patients more control over their healthcare, through the NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13.
The strategy gives a new map of local health services which people will access through the ‘any qualified provider’ policy which starts from April 2012; and a new map of GP practices on the NHS Choices website.
£70m specialist emergency care hospital will be the first in the country
Northumbria plans first specialist UK A&E hospital
New specialist hospital will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will cater for rural areas from 2014
A new £70m specialist emergency care hospital is due to be built in Northumbria and will be the first of its kind in the country.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said it was looking for a construction company to build the new hospital from next year, which will be the first to have specialist A&E consultants on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The trust has earmarked a site alongside the A189 near East Cramlington, with the aim of ensuring fast access from rural areas of Northumberland.
Concerns about our NHS records being shared-this must not happen
NHS Records May Be Shared With Private Firms
11:02am UK, Sunday December 04, 2011
NHS patient records would be shared with private health care companies including firms which test on animals under new government plans.
David Cameron will promise closer links between the health service and the life science sector in a speech on Monday.
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