NHS bodies need to improve the management of assets such as land, buildings and medical equipment to provide more effective patient care, a study by Audit Scotland has found
The already delayed NHS Care Records Service, part of an overhaul of the IT system, might not go fully online until after 2015, senior MPs predicted this week
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has promised greater resources as part of a three-year strategy to help adults with learning disabilities to live more independently
A parliamentary audit committee has told the Scottish Government that it needs to improve data collection to provide better NHS palliative care services
The number of errors and patient safety incidents reported by NHS staff has risen by 50% in the past two years to almost 900,000, with deaths associated with the incidents increasing by 60%
The Prince’s Trust has called for greater mental health support for young people after a poll showed that one in ten young adults said they felt life was meaningless
The Welsh Ambulance Service is introducing more overtime shifts and streamlined admissions to accident and emergency departments after its emergency call response times fell for the third month...
While private companies have been contracting out services overseas for the past decade, public sector bodies have shown little interest so far. The recession might change this, but vital issues need...
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come reveals a grim vision for the public sector, says Tony Travers. But at least services are now in a stronger position to withstand the worst
The government’s ambitious plans to help people with mental health problems find and keep jobs must be supported by a ‘skilled rehabilitation workforce’, experts have said
The National Health Service finished the past financial year with an above-target budget surplus of £1.67bn, despite an increase in demand for services, an auditors’ report has said
NHS organisations were struggling to assess the impact of new funding arrangements this week, as the long-delayed primary care trust allocations and operating framework were finally published
The NHS must ‘do efficiency like never before’ to cope with the coming funding squeeze, the Department of Health’s director general of NHS finance, performance and operations has...
