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NHS

Type: Organization

Name: NHS (National Health Service)

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for NHS

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 13 Documents (in Biology)

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE rules against liver cancer drug sorafenib

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has ruled that sorafenib should not be made routinely available for patients with the most common form of primary liver cancer, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The institute's appraisal ... [Cancer Research UK - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Liver Cancer, National Institute for Health and Clinical Exce..., Andrew Dillon, Peter Johnson

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 8 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Market News)

Illegal immigrants ‘working as NHS cleaners’

The UK Border Agency is investigating allegations that one of the National Health Service’s cleaning subcontractors is employing dozens, and possibly even hundreds, of illegal immigrants in hospitals.Channel 4 claimed last night that it had unearthed ... [FM World - 8 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Illegal Immigrants, Channel 4, International Space Station

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Nigel Crisp

UK & World News: Call for greater NHS freedom

A former head of the NHS under Labour has shown support for a Tory policy to free the health service from tight Government control.Sir Nigel Crisp believes politicians should focus on wider health issues - such as smoking, assisted dying and the ethics ... [Newcastle Evening Chronicle - 19 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, UK Department of Health, Nigel Crisp

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents

Ex-NHS boss backs Tory reforms

A Conservative policy to free the health service from Department of Health control is being backed by former NHS boss Lord Crisp.The former permanent secretary of the Department of Health and NHS chief executive from 2000 to 2006 has said he believes ... [Health Service Journal - 13 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Stem Cell Research, UK Department of Health, Morality

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 7 Documents (in Medicine)

Healthy children below age of five to get swine flu jab

Healthy children aged six months to five are to be given the swine flu jab, the Government is to announce. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Published: 12:53PM GMT 19 Nov 2009Children have been hardest hit by swine flu Photo: NHS figures show that children ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Pandemic, UK Department of Health, NHS, Admission

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 4 Documents

NHS staff urged to apologise for mistakes

The National Patient Safety Agency, responsible for monitoring errors across the country, believes an apology could cut the number of complaints and legal actions against NHS trusts, and has urged staff to be more open and honest about their errors.NPSA ... [Nursing Times - 13 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Martin Fletcher, Patient Safety

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Tories call for NHS pricing reform

Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said NHS drugs should have a "value based pricing" system to prevent patients being denied medicines after a row broke out over advanced liver cancer treatment.Draft guidance from the National Institute for Health ... [Pharmacy Europe - 7 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Nexavar, Andrew Lansley, Liver Cancer

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

NHS prescription

Whoever becomes next Welsh Labour leader and, as a result, first minister, will find the biggest part of their budget being spent on the NHS.Some £5bn a year is spent on health and social services in Wales, and BBC Wales health correspondent Hywel Griffith ... [BBC - 13 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, University of Glamorgan, Huw Lewis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 3 Documents

Swine flu death toll hits 40

An adult with underlying health problems from the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area has become the latest person to die after catching swine flu.It takes the death toll throughout Scotland to 40.Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Any death from ... [Teletext - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Swine Flu, Nicola Sturgeon, NHS, Glasgow

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Being open

The National Patient Safety Agency has published guidelines for NHS organisations on - which describe the importance of open and effective communication with patients.The new framework provides a best practice guide for all health care staff and outlines ... [Royal College of Nursing - 8 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Patient Safety, best practice

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 10 Documents

Under-fives to receive swine flu jab

The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed.The programme is to be extended to children with no underlying health issues, aged over six months and under five. At the moment, people in ... [Health Service Journal - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Swine Flu, NHS, Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

PCT deficits

The revelation in HSJ this week of significant overspends in 33 primary care trusts is a worrying indicator of problems ahead.The total overspend from those 33 of around £100m in-year is hardly catastrophic, not least because some of their PCT neighbours ... [Health Service Journal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: NHS, Absorption, Sun Tzu, Andy Burnham, UK Department of Health

Quotes

A Department of Health spokesperson said: The Department of Health and DDSA Pharmaceuticals Ltd (* "DDSA') are pleased to jointly announce settlement of the claims brought against DDSA for alleged anti-competitive cartel conduct in connection with the supply to the NHS of generic drugs. Under the terms of the settlement DDSA have agreed, on a full and final basis and without admission of liability, to pay the NHS the sum of GBP120,000 and to provide co-operation in connection with the continuing civil claims regarding the alleged price fixing arrangements. Both DDSA and the Department of Health look forward to a strong working relationship in the future and the continued support for the NHS of Dr Montague Solomon, the founder and Managing Director of DDSA For further information, please contact: NDS Enquiries e-mail: ndsenquiries@coi.gsi.gov.uk"

Settlement out of court with DDSA Pharmaceuticals... [M2 - 3 hours ago]

In its response the cleaning firm told Channel 4 News: "ISS Mediclean has robust procedures for the correct engagement of employees, and as an organisation regularly conducts checks of all of our operatives across the country. 'These relate to the staffs right to work in the UK, as well as identifying any national insurance irregularities. These checks are carried out regularly. An internal audit at Kingston Hospital has been carried out within the last month.' In an interview with Jon Snow, Karen Jennings, head of health at Unison, said that the union had been campaigning to end the contracting out of services in the NHS because it made possible this sort of exploitation."

Illegal immigrants ‘working as NHS cleaners’ [FM World - 8 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Unthinkable? Pricing drugs humanely [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago] Another nasty decision for Nice this week, as the health service's rationing agency turned down Nexavar, which treats liver cancer. Everyone agrees it provides extra ...
Yes Ms Palin, Britain Does Have NHS Death Panels [Guy Fawkes' blog - 11/19/2009] When Sarah Palin said Obama’s healthcare plan would result in “death panels” that would see bureaucrats making subjective judgements on life and death drugs, she ...
Positive thinking on maternity leave \| Mary Fit... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009] Harriet Harman shouldn't be forced on to the defensive in her pursuit of a more family-friendly employment arenaHarriet Harman's plans to extend maternity leave ...
'Death Panels' -- By: Andrew Stuttaford [The Corner on National Review Online - 11/19/2009] "Death Panels" is an emotional term (to put it mildly) that, as a practical matter, is not necessarily inaccurate. Here are two stories from right-of-center British ...
David Cameron's Immodest Belief in Government [The Spectator.co.uk Alex Massie Blog - 11/19/2009] David Cameron's response to the Queen's Speech was, of course, dictated by both convention and political nit-picking. Nonetheless, I agree with Sunder Katwala that ...

Audio/Video

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NHS denies drug to cancer patients [ITN News - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
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** Debating Matters UK: Organ Donors & ... [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 06/07/2009]
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