Justice - These statistics provide a picture of restricted patients detained in, admitted to and discharged from psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales in 2007. Some trend data will be available covering the period 1997-2007. Two year re-offending figures for those patients discharged from hospital for the first time between 1999 and 2005 will also be presented.
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UKStatistics on 5th Feb 2009 (via justice.gov.uk)
The number of obese patients treated in Welsh hospitals is rising significantly, new figures obtained by BBC Wales suggest.
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BBCPolitics on 17th Nov 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
The Scottish government ban on hospital parking charges came into effect on the 1st of January leaving England the only part of the UK where everyone has to pay to park on hospital car parks. Hospital car parks have been free to use in Wales since April and in Northern Ireland, chronically ill patients and their
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CFAEP on 2nd Jan 2009 (via thecep.org.uk)
Parking for patients at hospitals in England should be made free of charge charities have demanded as Scotland abandons the payments.
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Telegraph on 31st Dec 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
The 100th hospital scheme to be built under the biggest hospital building programme in the history of the NHS - St Helens Hospital in Merseyside - has admitted its first patients. So far 131 hospitals have been built or are under construction as part of the scheme at a cost of £12 billion. Secretary of
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LabourMatters on 22nd Oct 2008 (via labourmatters.com)
All hospital patients in England will be screened for the risk of potentially fatal blood clots under plans announced by the Department of Health.
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Telegraph on 19th Sep 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
NHS hospitals in England will be free to use almost half their hospital beds and theatre time for private patients under government plans.
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BBCPolitics on 27th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Fewer patients paid out of their own pocket for private hospital treatment last year as NHS waiting times fell and the economy began to falter
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FT on 28th Oct 2008 (via ft.com)
All patients at a Birmingham hospital trust are to be tested for MRSA before they even get on the ward.
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WalesOnline on 16th Jan 2009 (via birminghampost.net)
Plaid Cymru's Health spokesperson Helen Mary Jones has welcomed a new scheme by the Assembly Government that will see nurses get colour-coded uniforms to help patients to recognise who is in charge on hospital wards in Wales. Llanelli AM Helen Mary Jones believes that this is a step forward within our hospitals in Wales, and could set an example for other countries to follow. ... full story
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PlaidCymru on 7th May 2009 (via plaidcymru.org)
Violence in hospitals has always been a problem. (Surprisingly, it is not always the patients who are violent.) I am grateful to the Magistrate for drawing my attention to new legislation that has just come into effect. It is now a specific offence to behave in a way that disrupts NHS staff in England. It’s OK to carry on as normal in Wales though, so if you have had a few pints, and want to ass...
