National and International News
12-month NHS waits double in a month
The government's claim to have hit its main political targets for reducing NHS waiting times came under fire yesterday after the Department of Health said the number queuing more than a year for a hospital operation in England nearly doubled in April.
The Guardian 07/06/03
The Independent 07/06/03
350,000 children have drug addict parent
Up to 350,000 children in the UK have at least one parent who suffers from a serious drug addiction, according to a groundbreaking report published today.
The Independent 05/06/03
Daily Post 06/06/03
Anger over foundation hospitals U-turn
Labour backbenchers have accused ministers of changing legislation on foundation hospitals to allow them to avoid a "cap" limiting the amount of private operations they carry out.
The Guardian 06/06/03
Doctors taught the art of writing clearer notes
Hospitals are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds a year teaching their doctors and nurses how to write better patient notes.
The Times 09/06/03
Doctors urged to ditch 'dirty' ties
Doctors should dump their neckties to avoid spreading germs and bacteria that could infect patients with potentially lethal superbugs, a medical conference heard today.
The Guardian 06/06/03
Elite hospitals 'too weak to stand alone'
At least three of the NHS hospitals being groomed by ministers for foundation status are too weak to manage outside the control of Whitehall, the government's spending watchdog warned yesterday.
The Guardian 05/06/03
The Independent 05/06/03
Gasping for action
The government is not treating asthma seriously enough, say experts.
The Times 09/06/03
Government backs down over mentally ill
The Government has been forced to water down its flagship Mental Health Bill after fierce criticism from mental health charities, psychiatrists and patients.
The Independent 08/06/03
Government names chief social work inspector
The chief social services inspector Denise Platt has been appointed to chair the proposed new commission for social care inspection.
The Guardian 05/06/03
Health chief says radical change puts NHS at risk
The head of the Department of Health's strategy unit warns today that the impatience of ministers to see results from the billions of pounds of new investment in the NHS is threatening its survival.
The Independent 06/06/03
Hospitals block treatment for chronic pain sufferers
Nine big hospitals in the UK have closed their waiting lists to patients suffering from chronic pain within the past year because they cannot cope with the demand.
The Independent 09/06/03
Inquiry 'to lift lid' on elderly care crisis
A landmark public inquiry opens today into the death of an 88-year-old woman days after she was forced to move from her care home because of a rise in fees.
The Independent 09/06/03
Marking cards for patients
Better IT communication throughout the NHS would save time and lives, writes Michael Cross
The Guardian 05/06/03
More patient choice poses quality risk, says thinktank
Government moves to increase patient choice are driving down waiting lists but could jeopardise equal access to healthcare, a prominent health thinktank has warned.
The Guardian 05/06/03
New fight on workplace ageism
Age Positive finds fewer over-50s are employed in Scotland and Wales than in England, and has decided to target ageist employers in a campaign which will be launched next week
The Guardian 07/06/03
Peers' debate points to long road for euthanasia bill
A bill to legalise assisted suicide for people with incurable or terminal diseases won a token second reading in the House of Lords last night in the face of heart-felt opposition which will block further progress, at least for now.
The Guardian 07/06/03
Prozac 'may or may not have aided death'
The antidepressant drug Prozac "may or may not have contributed" to the death of a librarian who hanged herself, a coroner said yesterday.
The Independent 06/06/03
Public sector union prepares the ground for general strike
Britain is facing the prospect of co-ordinated strikes that could paralyse the public services as the country’s biggest union prepares to go to war against the Government.
The Times 09/06/03
Revealed: website that sells organs from poor foreigners to rich Britons
British patients with kidney and liver failure are being invited to buy replacement organs from living donors abroad by a broker who is promoting transplant operations in the Philippines, according to a charity.
The Independent 08/06/03
Schoolgirls 'pressured' into abortion to meet teen birth target
The health service was accused yesterday of putting pressure on schoolgirls to have abortions to help the Government to meet its target to reduce teenage pregnancies.
The Independent 05/06/03
Sex disease rife among teenagers
MPs say new generation needs wake-up call to dangers of unprotected sex as chlamydia rate doubles.
The Observer 08/06/03
Stick with standards
Suddenly everyone is against targets. In the NHS, medics, managers and opposition parties have been condemning them for some time. Now even the chairman of the audit commission, the independent public spending watchdog, which has plenty of critics within public services, came out against them this week. Speaking after the launch of a special report on the first three years of Labour's 10-year NHS plan, he suggested the government had concentrated too much on the short-term gains that targets can achieve on waiting times, at the cost of longterm gains in effective treatment.
The Guardian 06/06/03
State aid for pioneering community drives to fight drugs
The government is offering specialist help and funding to "community initiatives" aimed at fighting drug abuse, after progress made by projects where families, friends and ex-users have taken a lead.
The Guardian 09/06/03
Tories threaten to slash NHS admin staff
The Conservatives launched their new healthcare plan today with a threat to sack up to 30% of NHS administrative staff.
The Guardian 05/06/03
Tories to subsidise private ops
Taxpayers would subsidise private health treatment for affluent patients under a future Tory government, Iain Duncan Smith will announce today.
The Guardian 05/06/03
UK faces child diabetes epidemic
Britain is facing an epidemic of diabetes among children and teenagers within a decade because of soaring rates of obesity and lack of exercise.
The Observer 08/06/03
The Observer 08/06/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Helping hand for drug problems
People in Winsford with drug and substance problems have a new helping hand in the community under a new Government scheme.
Winsford Guardian 05/06/03
New health role for town
A new palliative care consultant is to be appointed in Warrington to help seriously ill people in the town.
Warrington Guardian 05/06/03
Hospital had to make changes - NCH Trust
Health chiefs have hit back at claims by a top consultant that emergency admissions could close at Halton Hospital.
Widnes World 04/06/03
Hospital offers friendly hand to community
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital is almost entirely funded by the people it serves. 2003 marks the 25th anniversary of the hospital's backbone, the League of Friends, which raises crucial funds every year.
Chester Chronical 06/06/03
Trust gathers host of health information under one roof
Cheshire West Primary Care Trust has announced the launch of its website.
Ellesmere Port Pioneer 05/06/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Ambulances: Traffic fears are allayed
Fears that ambulances will get caught up in traffic chaos when Blackburn's new super hospital opens have been allayed by council bosses.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 04/06/03
Bullied nurse case brings warning to employers
The case of a nurse who was bullied has today prompted a leading lawyer to warn East Lancashire employers they face costly legal battles if a bullying claim is brought against them.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 04/06/03
Hospital denies emergency targets claim
Claims that hospitals threw extra resources at accident and emergency departments to meet government waiting targets during a week-long audit have been dismissed in Bolton.
Bolton Evening News 04/06/03
Hospital thousands in the red already
Bosses at the Royal Bolton Hospital have expressed disappointment that it has already run up an unplanned deficit of thousands of pounds in the first month of the financial year.
Bolton Evening News 06/06/03
Hospital waiting needs looking at
Regarding your report on the waiting list for the pain management clinic at Blackburn Infirmary (LET, May 27), the situation regarding waiting lists in general needs addressing there.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 06/06/03
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