Department of Health

The Amount We Pay For NHS Mistakes Is Rising, Figures Show

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Whitehall, National Health Service, UK News, Department of Health, Andrew Lansley, Clinical Negligence, Nhs, UK Politics News

The number of claims made against the NHS for clinical negligence has risen by 9% in the last year, as new figures show the taxpayer is liable for up ...

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Drinking Too Much Raises Risk Of Mouth Cancer, Says Gvt

PA | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Health News, Department of Health, UK News, Cancer, Mouth Cancer, Andrew Lansley, Nhs, Alcohol, UK Politics News

Regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, a new Government campaign ...

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Miliband Calls For Rethink On Health Bill Ahead Of Lords Mauling

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Parliament, Nhs, Andrew Lansley, Health and Social Care Bill, UK News, Ed Miliband, Gp-Commissioning, Department of Health, UK Politics News

Ed Miliband called for a concerted effort to force the Government to abandon its health reforms, warning critics had only three months to halt a "dang...

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The Government's Mixed Messages on Healthy Eating

Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Healthy Eating, Celiac Disease, Coeliac, Gluten-Free, Department of Health, Nhs, Gluten Free, UK Lifestyle News

Making the right food choices is never easy. And a month after Christmas, I am sure a fair number of us are still regretting eating quite as much as we did over the festive period.

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NHS Reforms Under Attack From Health Journals

PA | Posted 31.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: National Health Service, UK News, Department of Health, Andrew Lansley, UK Politics, Nhs Reform, Nhs, UK Politics News

The editors of three leading healthcare journals have published a joint assault on the government's "poorly thought-through" NHS reforms. In an unu...

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Why Ainsley Harriott Is Costing You £9

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Public Health, Ainsley Harriott, Diane Abbott, Department of Health, UK News, UK Cuts, UK Politics News

The taxpayer is shelling out £9 per view of a Department of Health video aimed at encouraging healthy eating and starring TV chef Ainsley Harriott, t...

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Cause Of Belfast Hospital Killer Bug Discovered

Posted 24.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Hospitals, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Department of Health, UK News, Babies, Death, UK News

A killer infection that claimed the lives of three babies in a Belfast hospital has been traced to taps in the neo-natal unit, Northern Ireland's heal...

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Sarah Wollaston Airs Her Concerns On NHS & Social Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK Politics

MPs from the Health Committee on which Sarah Wollaston sits have signalled grave concerns that budget cuts combined with NHS reforms could have severe...

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U-Turn On A U-Turn! NHS Waiting List Penalties Delayed

PA | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK News, UK Issues, NHS Waiting Lists, Andrew Lansley, Hospitals, National Health Service, UK Diary, Department of Health, Nhs, UK Politics News

A government plan to tackle hidden NHS waiting lists has been delayed - just two months after being announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. M...

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Drug Driving Could Be Made Illegal

PA | Posted 04.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Mike Penning, Drug Driving, UK News, Department of Health, UK Transport, Department for Transport, UK Politics News

The government is setting up an expert panel to consider the technical aspects of introducing a new offence of driving with an illegal drug in your bo...

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Is IVF Fuelling The Rise In Abortions Of Multiple Births?

PA | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Abortion, Selective Abortion, UK News, Sex Selective Abortion, Baby, Pregnancy, Termination, Department of Health, Ivf-Treatments, Ivf, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

Dozens of unborn babies were aborted in 2010 by women expecting multiple births but who wanted fewer children, it has been reported. ...

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Telegraph: Selective Abortions By Women Expecting Multiple Births 'On The Rise'

PA | Posted 27.02.2012 | UK

Read More: Motherhood, UK Pregnancy, Abortion, Selective Abortion, Abortion Debate, Pregnancy, UK Abortion, Daily Telegraph, UK News, UK Health, Department of Health, UK News

Dozens of unborn babies were aborted in 2010 by women expecting multiple births but who wanted fewer children, it has been reported. Department of ...

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The Cost Of Cancer Set To Rise By Two Thirds

PA | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Cost of Cancer Treatment, Ukhealth-News, Cancer Survival Rates, Laing & Buisson, Department of Health, Cancer, UK News, Cancer Diagnosis, UK Lifestyle News

The cost of diagnosing and treating cancer patients may rise by nearly two thirds over the next decade, a report has found. Healthca...

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Report Slams 'Under-Performing' Care Quality Commission

PA | Posted 31.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Hospitals, Department of Health, National Audit Office, UK News, Care Quality Commission, National Health Service, UK News

The level of inspections of care homes in England fell "significantly" following the introduction of a new watchdog, which has so far failed to delive...

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Medical Whistleblowing - Is it Safe?

Rita Pal | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK

Read More: General Medical Council., Steve Bolsin, Whistleblowing and Patient Safety, Bma, Whistleblowers, Department of Health, Whistleblowing, Whistlewatch, UK News

One night, we sat in a movie theatre consuming large amounts of Haagen Dazs ice-cream. Whistleblower reprisal is difficult to deal with and those of u...

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Approved Drugs Banned For Being Too Pricey

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Ukhealth-News, Approved Drugs, UK News, Drugs Ban, Pa, Health Authorities, Expensive Medication, Department of Health, Nhs, UK Lifestyle News

Some health trusts are banning medicines approved for use on the NHS because they are too expensive, research suggests. Drugs to treat condition...

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Welcome To Hospital, Says Lansley. Again, And Again..

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Pa, UK Diary, Department of Health, UK News, Andrew Lansley, Nhs, UK Politics News

Hospital patients are being forced to endure a welcome message from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley projected into wards on a continuous loop. ...

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£40 For Coffee At Department Of Health Meetings

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Diary, Nibbles, Department of Health, UK News, UK Politics News

All the best questions are about nibbles - including this FOI request, which revealed the Department for Health are spending £40.00 per meeting on te...

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Jump In Number Of Mixed Sex Wards Breaches In NHS

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: UK News, Department of Health, Mixed Sex Wards, Andrew Lansley, NHS Hospitalsm, Nhs, UK Politics News

The number of NHS patients in mixed-sex wards has risen sharply in a month, in a sign that the government is failing to curb a practice it promised to...

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Andrew Lansley Targets 'Hidden Waiting Lists'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Issues, UK News, Department of Health, UK Conservative Party, Andrew Lansley, Nhs, UK Politics News

Andrew Lansley has been accused of U-turning on NHS targets after he announced a clamp down on "hidden waiting lists" in the NHS. The government says...

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Health Regulator Monitor 'Risks Failure'

PA | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Department of Health, Monitor, Health and Social Care Bill, Nhs, UK Politics News

There is "considerable" risk that the body set to become the economic regulator for health care in England will fail, according to a report. The st...

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Tax On Strong Drinks 'Could Go Up', Says Public Health Minister

PA | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK

Read More: Anne Milton, Booze, Department of Health, Tax, Drink, Alcohol, Public Health Minister, UK News

The Government's updated alcohol strategy could include further tax measures to discourage the consumption of high-strength drinks, public health mini...

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Jamie Oliver and Andrew Lansley are Both Right About Obesity (But There's More)

Dr Khandee Ahnaimugan | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Jamie Oliver, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, Department of Health, Calories, Obesity, Andrew Lansley, Ukhealth-News, Ukdiet-and-Nutrition, UK Lifestyle News

Telling people to eat less and exercise more and that they just need to use more willpower doesn't work. We need more people talking about how to achieve the changes for the long term.

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NHS Hospitals 'May Need Bail Outs'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.10.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Margaret Hodge, Andrew Lansley, Pfi, Department of Health, Nhs, NHS Hospitals, UK Politics News

Taxpayers could end up bailing out NHS hospitals identified by watchdog the National Audit Office as having "financial issues". A report released o...

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Thousands To Protest Over Health Reforms

PA | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Parliament, Department of Health, Nhs Reform, Nhs, Health and Social Care Bill, Protest, UK Politics News

Thousands of people are expected to join a protest outside Parliament on Sunday as part of a demonstration against the Government's controversial heal...

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