Tag Archives: Government
The cost of prescription drugs: Comparison of two countries
ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2012) In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance continues to exceed comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom (U.K.) by more than three fold
Faulty implant action ‘too slow’
1 November 2012 Last updated at 05:01 ET By Smitha Mundasad BBC News The European Commission is not acting quickly enough to protect patients from potential harm from medical implants, a parliamentary committee warns. Current Europe-wide regulation on medical implants, such as hip replacement joints, is too slow to change, they say
Faulty implant action ‘too slow’
1 November 2012 Last updated at 05:01 ET By Smitha Mundasad BBC News The European Commission is not acting quickly enough to protect patients from potential harm from medical implants, a parliamentary committee warns. Current Europe-wide regulation on medical implants, such as hip replacement joints, is too slow to change, they say
Hospital trust refused £21m loan
30 October 2012 Last updated at 07:44 ET A hospital trust has been told by the government it will not receive a £21m loan from the Department of Health to help pay off its debts. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it needed the money to help deal with its £18m debt and current running costs. The government said the loan could put the trust over its borrowing limit.
Failure regime in NHS ‘unclear’
29 October 2012 Last updated at 21:09 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The way financially-troubled parts of the NHS are being dealt with appears to be done “on the hoof”, MPs say. The Public Accounts Committee also expressed concern that ministers could not offer adequate assurances that access to good quality care would be maintained when trusts had problems
‘No excuse’ for failures in care
29 October 2012 Last updated at 08:54 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The abuse at Winterbourne View was uncovered by secret filming by the BBC Health minister Norman Lamb has said there is “no excuse” for the further mistreatment of patients moved from failed care home Winterbourne View.
Trust ‘should be split’ over debt
26 October 2012 Last updated at 13:38 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The department only opened six months ago A London hospital trust which ran up debts of £150m should be divided up, a report will say next week.
Elderly care target ‘is at risk’
24 October 2012 Last updated at 19:06 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The government’s pledge to try to make England a world leader in elderly care is at risk of becoming “superficial” words, council chiefs are warning.
Three-person IVF trial ‘success’
24 October 2012 Last updated at 13:01 ET By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online US scientists say a human and animal trial of a controversial new IVF treatment has yielded promising results. The findings in Nature magazine show healthy-looking embryos can be created from a mix of three adult donors. Human embryos were grown in the lab and some appeared normal, while monkeys born using the same technique remained fit and well, now aged three.
Fears over soaring use of MCat
23 October 2012 Last updated at 01:40 ET Mephedrone is more than twice as prevalent in Wales as it was 12 months ago, a police report suggests. The drug, also known as meow meow or MCAT, has reportedly been offered to children for as little as 10p.
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