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The Medical Quack (Free subscription) | yesterday
... ... The NHS cuts are I’m guessing in line with what has occurred here in the US too with Health IT. Not too long ago Kaiser laid of a bunch of their IT staff, so it’s not something new. If you have not looked around you, many of the jobs done by people are being replaced by technology too, so the problem with the economy is due to the fact that it may not need all of us . Now...
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Department of Health increased the amount they spent on public relations firms by 50% last year, up to £10m, figures released by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Commenting Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “This is a staggering amount of money for ministers to be wasting on spin. “While hardworking nurses and teachers are being...
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Mark Pawsey (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Last week I joined Andrew Lansley on a visit to our local hospital, St Cross. Our commitment to the NHS will be fundamental to our campaign at the coming General Election, and I was keen to ensure that our Health Team are fully aware of the range of facilities and services here in Rugby. We met the trust Chief Executive, Malcom Stamp and were shown over the site by Hospital Manager, Carl Holland,...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Former Sen. Daschle didn't get to be Obama's health secretary, but he's at the table anyway United States Secretary of Health and Human Services - Health - United States - Health Policy - Medicine
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Former Sen. Daschle didn't get to be Obama's health secretary, but he's at the table anyway United States Secretary of Health and Human Services - Health - United States - Health Policy - Medicine
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The federal government will offer $235 million in grants for communities to upgrade and improve their health information technology, The Dallas Morning News reports. Only organizations that are already using health IT are eligible. Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius said, "Our hope is that the communities will become models for the rest of the country" (Roberson,...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Though he has no official government position, Tom Daschle, a former Senate leader and one-time nominee for health secretary, is still attending key health-reform meetings, the Associated Press reports. "The outsized role is unusual for someone who's an adviser to lobbying firms, especially given Obama's campaign vow to change business as usual in Washington," according...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHENNAI: The 100-bed K.K.Nagar Peripheral Hospital will soon be converted into a full-fledged orthopaedic hospital and the project report in this regard is ready, Health Secretary V.K. Subburaj said here on Tuesday. The decision was ...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Amidst speculation that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Pre Budget Report will announce cuts to the NHS IT programme, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has made urgent representations to the Treasury and the Department of Health. Chancellor Alistair Darling hinted to journalists at the weekend that parts of the National Programme for IT could be postponed to save funds. In a parliamentary...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine because they are more likely to be hospitalised if they fall ill with swine flu...
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | yesterday
“There is clearly a responsibility on both sides to ensure that this vaccination programme goes ahead without delay,” said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb. Commenting on the announcement that talks between the Government and GPs on providing swine flu vaccinations to children under five have collapsed, Norman Lamb said: “It beggars belief that...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine because they are more likely to be hospitalized if they fall ill [...]
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Once again regulators failed to accurately identify chronic weaknesses in the system,” said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb. Commenting on the publication of an independent inquiry into allegations about the care received by Baby P at St Anne’s Hospital in Haringey, Norman Lamb said “This report is further evidence of a catalogue of failings...
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Health Pages (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.
