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Mar 2015
House of Commons committee chairwoman Margaret Hodge has said that the decision to allow Circle to run Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire has left taxpayers “exposed”. Circle pulled out of running the hospital in January, after taking control of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in February 2012. It cited funding cuts and “unprecedented” A&E attendance increases.…
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Mar 2015
A damning report by the Care Quality Commission has led to Barts Health NHS Trust being put into special measures. The health service regulator found a culture of low morale and bullying among staff at Whipps Cross Hospital, with patient safety issues also being raised. The Trust has responded by saying that it was committed…
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Mar 2015
In a word – YES! We see many clients who question the need for a Court Order in circumstances where financial matters have been agreed following separation or divorce and clients are worried about spending more money on what they sometimes see as a pointless exercise. However, as the recent case of Wyatt v Vince…
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Mar 2015
An analysis by The Nuffield Trust has shown that even the best hospitals in England are ‘now struggling to see patients’ because of pressures in the NHS. The report looked at performance in six key areas including operations, accident and emergency, cancer and diagnostic tests, and found that although most patients were receiving appointments within…
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Mar 2015
A report by the Public Accounts Committee has shown that the drive to improve cancer care in England has lost momentum over the last 24 months and the NHS needs to adapt in order to cope with the demand. The report said that the NHS had reduced resources and was struggling to meet waiting time…
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Mar 2015
Official figures reveal that a record high number has been hit of NHS patients waiting longer than six weeks for crucial medical tests. The number of patients having to wait longer than six weeks for tests, including for cancer, was five times higher in January than in May 2010. 15 of the most important NHS…
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