NHS trusts have made only limited progress in reducing hospital-acquired infections over the past four years, despite the high profile given to the issue, government auditors have said.
Britain's ever-expanding child obesity problems are not being helped by inconsistent teaching on food and nutrition for the very young, a report by watchdogs claimed this week.
Councils and health bodies need to ensure there are sufficient services to meet the future needs of Scotland's ageing population, an Audit Scotland report says.
After weeks of departmental horse-trading and fevered speculation, Gordon Brown has unveiled his Spending Review and it contained plenty of eye-catching, some would say eye-watering, announcements.
The NHS Confederation called for a ring-fenced fund to tackle health inequalities this week as the Healthcare Commission warned the health service must do more to help those in greatest need.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive put tenants' health and safety at risk and breached departmental rules in contracting for the installation of gas heating systems, according to auditor general...
The assertion that the Labour government has presided over a huge rise in the number of back-office administrative staff is a myth, according to a leading think-tank.
Scottish Finance Minister Andy Kerr is to include financial management in senior civil servants' personal performance targets in an effort to tackle underspending by the Executive and public bodies.
Last week's row over which party would offer patients genuine choice of where and when they are treated in hospital left NHS managers bemused. Few believe the mantra of choice is the key to...
The accounts of seven of Northern Ireland's 17 departments and major public bodies have been qualified for 2002/03 in the second year of resource accounting.
Primary care organisations are timid and lack the strategic vision to make the most of the new doctors' contract, according to GPs' leader John Chisholm.
Ten new NHS foundation trusts were launched this week but there was disappointment in three candidate trusts, including two turned down for financial reasons.
Thousands of public sector jobs in Scotland could be axed as part of an efficiency drive affecting civil servants, council staff and employees of public agencies.
Unison maintained its official support for Labour this week in the face of heightened hostility from members, and despite its leaders' private anger at the government's last-minute withdrawal from a...
Patients' power to choose where and when they are treated will be expanded, no matter which party wins the next general election. Both Labour and the Conservatives put patient choice at the heart of...
Finance staff worried about the introduction of a new pay system in the NHS were given a boost this week as an initiative designed to protect their salaries and career progression was unveiled.
