Lewisham hospital cuts by Jeremy Hunt 'unlawful', High Court rules
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt acted unlawfully in his decision to downgrade Lewisham Hospital, a High...
Practices report mixed verdicts on CQC inspections
GP practices inspected by the CQC have given mixed verdicts on the experience, with some satisfied c...
GP warnings over NHS 111 'not ignored', says health minister
Health minister Lord Howe has denied ignoring GPC calls for the roll-out of NHS 111 to be slowed dow...
QOF kidney disease definition 'overdiagnoses patients'
The definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) used in the QOF may be overdiagnosing thousands of pa...
GP out-of-hours providers 'should run NHS 111'
Ministers should support GP out-of-hours providers to take over 111 contracts abandoned by NHS Direc...
Breastfeeding for longer 'raises child IQ'
Infants who are breastfed for longer have higher intelligence in later life, a study has found....
NHS passes 1bn prescriptions-a-year milestone
Over 1bn community prescriptions have been dispensed in a single year for the first time, although o...
NHS Direct withdraws from 111 service
NHS Direct has revealed it is to withdraw from providing NHS 111 services across England....
Pilots set to extend child flu vaccine campaign
Children aged four to 10 years will be vaccinated against flu in parts of England from September und...
GP commissioners vote against putting services out to tender
Commissioners across England should follow the example of a CCG that voted unanimously against putti...
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