(issued by BMA Scotland Sunday 27 Jun 2010) Recruitment freezes and unfilled vacancies mask the true impact of economic pressures on the NHS according to a new UK-wide survey of doctors published by the BMA today (Sunday, 27 June 2010). … Continue reading →
Scottish hospitals could save £6 million a year by more efficient use of locum doctors Posted: 17 June 2010 The NHS in Scotland could save almost 15 per cent of the money it spends on locum doctors in hospitals – … Continue reading →
Exclusive: Kate Foster 30 May 2010 Patients will be assessed by nurses instead of consultants and spend less time in hospital under controversial cutbacks to meet waiting time targets in Scotland. Many follow-up appointments will be scrapped altogether and patients … Continue reading →
A major new report published today by Healthcare at Home Ltd explores which technologies and models used in the US for chronic disease management could successfully be adopted here in the UK. The report – Lessons from the US: using … Continue reading →
From The Sunday Times April 25, 2010 Secret NHS cuts to axe thousands of medics Hospitals across England are planning to shed at least 650 doctors and 2,000 nurses under new cost-cutting plans Burnham claims savings can be made just … Continue reading →
By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News Hospital closures are inevitable, many believe Politicians are “not being open and honest” about the issue of hospital closures, a coalition of charities and patient groups says. Jeremy Taylor, head of National Voices, … Continue reading →
ATLANTA, GA (March 1, 2010) – A new Jackson Healthcare survey of hospital nurses found that nurses estimate spending one quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care. Respondents cited regulatory requirements, redundant paperwork and logistical challenges as the … Continue reading →
The health service in Scotland will face “significant” financial pressures over the next five years, a spending watchdog has predicted. Audit Scotland said the impact of the recession on public sector spending meant NHS budgets were likely to fall. It … Continue reading →
Is this an opportunity to improve systems and technology?? New European rules reducing junior doctors’ hours to a maximum of 48 per week came into force at the weekend. NHS Grampian revealed it had employed 60 additional staff in order … Continue reading →