Trusts encouraged to ‘twin’ with international hospitals Healthcare UK is urging NHS hospital trusts to pair up with hospitals in countries such as China to help them secure more international business connections. MD Howard Lyons also revealed new draft guidelines that would help hospital trusts open new income opportunities by offering advice to overseas counterparts, … [Read more…]
Complaining calls have doubled The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have received double the amount of complaints from whistleblowers, speaking out about standards in general practice. The calls from nurses, practice managers and GP’s have increased from 12 in November to 24 in December according to official figures. Revealing problems Steve Field, the chief inspector of … [Read more…]
Plan to cut hospital admissions comes under scruntiny Nigel Edwards from the Nuffield Trust has claimed that the £3.8bn scheme to cut hospital admissions in England to treat more people at home could actually lead to even more hospital admissions. Writing for the BBC, Mr Edwards believes that cutting the length of hospital stays would be … [Read more…]