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May 2015
As you will no doubt be aware, following the recent election on 7 May 2015, the Conservative party won the election by a majority with David Cameron being appointed Prime Minister. We therefore thought it appropriate to review, at this stage, the Conservative’s key policy statements and pledges relating to Employment Law. The Conservative’s 10…
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May 2015
New figures released show that the NHS deficit rose to £822m in England at the end of the last financial year, confirming the dire state of the health service’s finances. Many hospitals have been forced into overspending brought on by massive bills for expensive agency staff and rising patient demand. Labour have warned that without…
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May 2015
A charity has warned that ‘thousands’ of cancer patients are being treated too slowly by the NHS. Although at least 85% of patients should be starting treatment within 62 days of being referred for suspected cancer by their GP, official figures show that this target has been missed for a full 12 months. In the…
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May 2015
Barts Health Trust in London has been rated as inadequate on issues including the number of cancelled operations and staff shortages. The trust was found to be critically understaffed, focused too little on safety, and had too few beds which led to numerous cancelled operations. In the CQC’s report, it said “Overall, this trust was…
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May 2015
A report by the Care Quality Commission has found that only 13% of patients surveyed said that they were attended to straight away. Six per cent of patients said that they waited for longer than five minutes and one per cent said their call bell was not answered at all. Of the nearly 60,000 patients…
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May 2015
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission have warned the General Medical Council that some doctors could be changing medical records to hide mistakes or procedures being carried out without patients’ consents. This warning comes following allegations from the Health Service Journal that rogue doctors have been altering consent forms after procedures have been completed.…
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