The Telegraph reports today that the NHS has become less efficient despite ever increasing funds being pumped into it. Official figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics show that the amount of treatment the NHS delivers is lagging behind the pace of increase in the service's budget. NHS productivity fell by 2.0 per cent a year between 2001 and 2005, according to the Centre for t...

NHS targets have reduced the health service to a "game" in which GPs compete to make the most money an independent thinktank claims.

Doesn’t look good, does it? Official figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics show that the amount of treatment the NHS delivers is lagging behind the pace of increase in the service’s budget. Critics said the statistics showed the NHS had absorbed huge amounts of money with

The Telegraph has an extremely worrying article about NHS hospital cleanliness as it is today. Now, I happen to think that this is a little over-the-top, but it does point up a number of serious issues within NHS hospitals throughout the nation. My personal concern at this time stems from the recent disclosure that a good friend of mine has to go into hospital later this month. This person has

Today, the Telegraph reported on an issue that the TPA has covered frequently, government fat cats that make entirely too much money. Figures show that high level executives for the various NHS Trusts saw spending on their collective salaries go...

NHS chief says plans to devolve power in the service will be preceded by two years of tight control over spending and quality of service

The BBC reports: The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option. A new 111 helpline is already being piloted in the North East. It was previously reported that the new service may replace NHS Direct, but now the Department of

Anyone who has ever had their life saved by the NHS will know and instinctively understand what a national treasure we have in this service.  Millions owe the NHS a debt of gratitude.  We salute the NHS for 60 sparkling years of selfless dedication to the people of this country and hope that, for all our sakes, there will always be an NHS that we can depend on. The problem is however, that the pol...

As you listen to Liberal Democrats declare that they are riding to the rescue of the NHS I can't help recalling a story I heard a while ago. It relates to Nick Clegg's reaction to attending a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS. As well as prayers and blessings the service on 2 July 2008 included a speech by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the revere...

Megan Pendlebury, head of service management at itsmf uk, talks to Claire Adams from NHS Connecting for Health, about her role as head of relationship & service management, an element of which contains the essential IT skills programme (EITS) – a multi million pound it project which aims to provide all NHS staff and associated professionals with a minimum set of IT skills and knowledge, enabl...