Eleven new English NHS walk-in centres are to be set up over the next two years as part of the government's drive to extend patient choice and widen access to health services.
Rabbi Julia Neuberger, the former chief executive of the King's Fund, has been created a dame commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's honours list.
Pharmaceutical companies must undergo a radical change in the way they choose, research and develop new drugs and treatments, the King's Fund said this week.
The amount Scotland receives from the Treasury to make up for a shortfall in tax income has increased to £8bn, according to the Scottish Executive's latest assessment of the country's finances.
The government has shown it is more interested in finance than patients by appointing a former banker as the independent regulator of foundation trusts, according to a leading critic of the...
NHS finance salaries must not be downgraded under a new pay system due to be implemented next autumn, leading health service accountants told the Healthcare Financial Management Association...
The government's planned extension of patient choice will work only if there is a 'fundamental' change in the relationship between patients and health care professionals, the NHS Confederation said...
Audit Scotland is to appoint a managing director of audit services, a new post that has been created as part of a major reorganisation, it was disclosed this week.
Health service managers have been encouraged by a report that describes impressive levels of progress within the NHS since the launch of the national plan more than three years ago.
Council chief executives this week criticised the government's proposed overhaul of child care across Britain, claiming it was 'too limited' and 'overly focused on local government structures'.
Stronger performance indicators on cutting obesity and smoking, a national strategy on obesity and more resources for public health services are likely to result from the second Wanless Review.
Devolution is here to stay and is likely to continue to evolve throughout the UK, according to one of the principal architects of the Scottish Executive.
The Criminal Records Bureau is poised to increase its fees again, just five months after a 100% hike in its charges for criminal checks, Public Finance has learnt.
As the Lords finally bowed to the will of MPs last week and allowed foundation trusts on to the statute book, any cries of joy from the health service would have been muted.
The Scottish Executive is planning to improve the scrutiny of its budget by providing a performance report to allow MSPs to assess whether targets are being met.
Welsh consultants' overwhelming 'yes' vote in the ballot on their new contract will improve doctors' working lives and help recruitment of senior doctors, the British Medical Association said this...
There will be a major review of the impact of the first foundation trusts, the government announced this week in a further package of concessions on the controversial initiative.
Northern Ireland's auditor general, John Dowdall, has issued a disclaimer on the Department for Social Development's 2002/03 accounts effectively refusing to sign them off.
New shadow local government secretary David Curry has vowed to take the fight for council freedoms and flexibilities to the Labour government following his surprise appointment as one of the...
