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NHS

Type: Organization

Name: NHS (National Health Service)

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for NHS

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Time GPs put in some real work

An ageing population with complex health needs, a shortage of experienced hospital doctors, a dysfunctional NHS helpline and GPs who no longer work late hours have combined to put emergency care provision on the critical list. The scale of the problem ... [Published Daily Express - 1 hour ago]

Entities: NHS, Patient, Out-of-Hours, Casualty, England

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 6 reports

Hundreds gather on South Bank for Defend London's NHS protest

Speakers at the start of the demo included Dr Onkar Sahota, a Labour member of the London Assembly.The march formed up in Concert Hall Approach before crossing Waterloo Bridge.Participants included members of trade unions, the Labour Party and the Green ... [Published London SE1 - 11 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, London, protest

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Campaigner Jan Hansen calls for patients to share hospital experiences

A campaigner is calling on patients to share their experiences ahead of a review into the safety of Lincolnshire hospitals.Businessman Jan Hansen, of Folkingham, launched the Cure the NHS Lincolnshire campaign after experiencing problems with hospital ... [Published Stamford Mercury - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Jan Hansen, Patient, Christine Talbot, NHS

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 7 reports

Leeds NHS trust to replace chief embroiled in heart surgery row

Concerns were raised over death rates at Leeds General Infirmary's children's heart unit earlier this year. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA An NHS trust at the centre of a row over death rates for children's heart surgery is to replace its chief execut ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Leeds, NHS, Maggie Boyle

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 7 reports

NHS

Value of Public Sector Pension Shrinking Under New Proposal

According to a recent report by the Pensions Policy Institute, currently proposed changes to public sector pensions will greatly reduce their value for pension holders.For four million people, among them teachers and NHS workers, it means that the average ... [Published PensionCalculator.org - 19 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Workers

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 12 reports

Hunt plans Â£260m technology fund for hospitals

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has announced a £260 million fund for hospitals to “go digital” by 2018.The ‘Safe hospitals, safe wards’ fund will go towards replacing “outdated” paper patient notes and prescriptions with online systems.Hunt has ... [Published HealthInvestor magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, Mark Curtis, Jim Burke

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

BUPA Ltd

£140 buys private firms data on NHS patients

Bupa approved to access sensitive medical records as campaigners question patient consent for release Private health firms, including Bupa, can pay £140 to identify potentially millions of patients and then access their health records, detailing intimate ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, BUPA Ltd, Patient

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

NHS: Poles, paracetamol and the myth of health tourism

Are migrants travelling to the UK just to use the NHS? No, not at all. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Never mind the stupid EU referendum, there were some truly regrettable things about the Queen's Speech: chiefly, the proposals to tackle benefit and ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, Paracetamol, European Union, Referendum

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Students win NHS competition

TWO students from English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, in Hartlepool, are the North-East winners of its Step into the NHS national schools' competition.Emily Solomon and Georgia Thompson impressed judges with their poster to promote the role ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Georgia Thompson

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

NHS 111 Roll-Out Delayed in Leicestershire

The three CCGs in Leicestershire have decided not to launch the NHS 111 phone line next month as previously planned.The non-emergency advice line’s implementation has been blighted across the country, and the BMA has branded it as “poorly implemented” ... [Published Commissioning GP - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, Patient, NHS Direct, Out-of-Hours, Leicester

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 7 reports

Scottish cancer patient forced to move to England to get drugs on the NHS

A cancer patient is ?probably? going to have to move to England to get free access to drugs that are not available on the NHS in Scotland, the First Minister has been told.Sixty-three year old grandmother, Maureen Fleming, who was diagnosed with bowel ... [Published Public Sector - May 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, Scotland, Cancer, Drugs, England

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

NHS Borders dives in at the deep end

It is always advisable, before you decide to dive in head first, to check there is actually water in a swimming pool ? or in this case, a hydrotherapy pool.NHS Borders chairman John Raine would be well advised to heed this aquatic advice in future after ... [Published Southern Reporter - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hydrotherapy, NHS, Transpiration

Quotes

"What are you in for?" she demanded, "I am here for my 'fat tongue', look at it."

Time GPs put in some real work [Published Daily Express - 1 hour ago]

"We've got a friend in St George's at the moment, every day we go up there and the Journey is just impossible."

Epsom A&E closure: "dangerous for mum's who need emergency birth" [Published 96.4 Eagle Radio - 1 hour ago]

The London Ambulance Service said of Ms Mulengaâs death: "We are extremely sorry the standard of care Sarah received was well below what we expect from our staff."

Paramedics that fail NHS [Published Scottish Daily Express - 2 hours ago]

...Julie Bailey, of pressure group Cure, said: "It would seem lessons of what happened at Stafford are not being learnt."

Hit squad exposes high-risk hospitals [Published Scottish Daily Express - 2 hours ago]

More Content

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EHS inducts new members [Published Cassville Democrat - 21 mins ago]
Enough 'at risk' gamblers to fill Millennium St... [Published Wales Online - 24 mins ago]
Lawyers block highways over HC bench [Published New Indian Express - 35 mins ago]
Time GPs put in some real work [Published Daily Express - 1 hour ago]
MS artists on a creative journey [Published Arbroath Today - 1 hour ago]
International college passes test [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 1 hour ago]
Epsom A&E closure: "dangerous for mum's who nee... [Published 96.4 Eagle Radio - 1 hour ago]
Paramedics that fail NHS [Published Scottish Daily Express - 2 hours ago]
Hit squad exposes high-risk hospitals [Published Scottish Daily Express - 2 hours ago]
Leader of NAHT targets warning [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Why Cameron should ditch the Lib Dems [Published Mail Online UK - 3 hours ago]
Leader of NAHT targets warning [Published Southport Visiter - 3 hours ago]
Call for children to get measles jag [Published Herald Scotland - 3 hours ago]
Facts out on closure of A [Published Worksop Guardian - 3 hours ago]
Targets 'risk pupil well-being' [Published BBC - 4 hours ago]
British father, 53, has prostate removed after ... [Published Mail Online UK - 5 hours ago]
Angelina Jolie brings home a frightening dilemma [Published The Scotsman - 6 hours ago]
Obsessive compulsive hoarding: A serious health... [Published The Independent - 7 hours ago]
Casualty in crisis: A&E - a service in meltdown [Published The Independent - 7 hours ago]
Casualty in crisis: A&E - a service in meltdown [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
NHS CHIEF SIR DAVID NICHOLSON DEFIES BOSSES AND... [Published Daily Star - 7 hours ago]
Jeremy Hunt's claims sunk as leaked report reve... [Published Mirror.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
NHS pays out £41million compensation to patient... [Published Mirror.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
The Tories want out of Europe. Let's try to get... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
Crohn's patients slam hospital food [Published Dorset Echo - 7 hours ago]
Scottish women to be denied breast cancer tests [Published The Scotsman - 7 hours ago]
At-risk children need measles vaccine - health ... [Published The Scotsman - 7 hours ago]
Thousands join angry London march for the NHS [Published Socialist Worker - 7 hours ago]
George Michael Got In A Car Accident, But He’s ... [Published Elites TV - 8 hours ago]
TV Presenter sells herself on EBAY for Sam Shaw... [Published Viva Magazine - 10 hours ago]

Blogs

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ComRes/Sunday Indy – CON 29, LAB 35, LD 8, UKIP 19 [Published UK Polling Report - 12 hours ago] The monthly ComRes online poll, conducted for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror, is out tonight and has topline voting intention figures of CON 29%(-1), LAB 35%(-3), LDEM 8%(nc), UKIP 19%(+4). Changes are from ComRes’s previous online poll ...
Exit Europe from the left \| Bob Crow [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013] Most Britons dislike the European Union. If trade unions don't articulate their concerns, the hard right will For years the electorate has overwhelmingly opposed Britain's membership of the European Union – particularly those who work for a living. ...
Ignorance about sickle cell disease is no excus... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013] Sarah Mulenga's death from a sickle cell crisis was a needless tragedy. Emergency staff must treat sufferers with respect This week an inquest into the death of Sarah Mulenga ruled that failures to follow basic procedures by London Ambulance staff ...
Newslinks for Friday 17th May 2013 [Published ConservativeHome - May 17 2013] ToryDiary: How Jeremy Hunt plans to improve the NHS (and boost his own standing) Also on ToryDiary: When it comes to Europe, 17% of voters think Cameron is driven by beliefs, but 64% think he's driven by tactical calculations As... ...
LulzSec hackers sentenced in London court [Published SlashGear - May 17 2013] In April, LulzSec members Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, and Mustafa al-Bassam plead guilty to various charges in London for their roles in cyberattacks against Sony, the NHS, News International, and more. Today the three of them – plus Ryan Cleary – were ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: NHS 'falling into chaos and crisis' [Published BBC News Video - Health - 20 hours ago]
VIDEO: Overhall of elderly and disabled NHS care [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 14 2013]
VIDEO: NHS in England really being privatised? [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 13 2013]
AUDIO: Pregnancy smoking tests 'are bullying' [Published BBC News Video - Health - May 13 2013]
VIDEO: 'No easy solutions on A&E' [Published BBC News Video - Health - May 09 2013]

Press Releases

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Research and Markets: Commissioning support uni... [Published Business Wire Health News - May 16 2013]
Research and Markets: Commissioning support uni... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]
NTAC Releases Adoption Pack to Assist Implement... [Published Business Wire Technology News - May 13 2013]
NTAC Releases Adoption Pack to Assist Implement... [Published Business Wire Health News - May 13 2013]
East Cheshire NHS Trust Selects HCS and Net.Ora... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 07 2013]