LINk News
| Department of Health: Research links online patient feedback and hospital performance - 14 February 2012 Independent research linking patient feedback left on the NHS Choices website and objective measures of hospital performance has been published by Imperial College London. |
| Seven NHS trusts to get access to £1.5bn bailout fund - 06 February 2012Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by private finance initiative repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund, it has been announced. read more ... |
| NHS trust accused of misleading people over possible closure of Queen Mary's Sidcup - 01 February 2012AN NHS trust has been accused of misleading people over the possible closure of Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup.
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| Government offers NHS bill concessions - 01 February 2012Please see the link below for the full article appearing on the BBC News website. read more ... |
| Exposed: How patients are dying needlessly from bedsores and the hospitals where you're most at risk - 01 February 2012please see the link below for the full article featured in the Daily Mail.
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| Four patients die thirsty or starving EVERY DAY on our hosptial wards show damning new statistics - 23 January 2012Data shows 1,316 deaths were linked to or directly caused by dehydration and malnutrition in 2010
Figures are far higher than in 2000, when 862 deaths were recorded
One hospital forced to prescribe drinking water for its patients. Please see the link below for the full article appearing in the Daily Mail read more ... |
| NHS changes: clegg says plans must go ahead - 23 January 2012Planned reforms of the NHS in England must go ahead, despite fresh criticism from MPs, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. Please see link for full article appearing on the BBC News website. read more ... |
| Government set to offer healthcare bonus to councils - 23 January 2012TOWN halls will be rewarded for cutting tooth decay in children and boosting breastfeeding under plans to be unveiled. Please see the link below for the full article appearing in the News Shopper. read more ... |
| NHS acused over deaths of disabled patients - 02 January 2012Mencap inquiry finds institutional discrimination against people with learning disabilities led to at least 74 deaths. Please see the attached link for the full article appearing in the Guardian. read more ... |
| Carers invited to information day in Bromley Central Library, Bromley, about support available - 28 November 2011CARERS are invited to an event where they can learn about the financial and practical support they are entitled to. Please see the link below for the full article appearing in the News Shopper. read more ... |
| NHS bosses who say manners are'a luxury we can't afford' - 16 November 2011A Good Health investigation, using Freedom of Information requests, found a troubling lack of basic care and sympathy.
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| "Champion of Better Patient Care" Steps Down from Trust Chairman Role - 06 October 2011The Trust is announcing today that its Chairman ,George Jenkins OBE, has decided to step down from his role... read more ... |
| Bromley LINk Hospital Discharge Report - 01 June 2011Bromley LINk has now launched it's report on hospital discharge processes in the borough.
Our research looked specifically at patients' experiences of leaving hospital. Whilst we found that many patients felt their overrall care was good, several issues were also highlighted.
The report produced 11 recommendations that we will be working with South London Healthcare Trust on over the coming months.
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| Parents 'bypassing GPs' for non-urgent child treatment - 25 May 2011Rising numbers of parents are bypassing GPs and taking children to hospitals' A&E departments for medical treatment, researchers say.
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| Hyper acute stroke unit opens at the Princess Royal University Hospital - 23 May 2011STROKE patients are set to benefit from world class care as the Princess Royal University Hospital becomes one of only nine hospitals in London to operate a hyper acute stroke unit.
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| Hospitals get mixed sex-ward fines - 23 May 2011Hospitals in England have been fined for keeping patients in mixed-sex accommodation under a new push to eradicate the problem.
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| Cameron stands firm on NHS changes to 'avoid crisis' - 16 May 2011David Cameron has said the NHS in England needs to change to avoid a "future crisis" as he sought to rally support for a controversial shake-up.
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| Health secretary reviews first year of reforms - 16 May 2011Marking the first anniversary of the coalition government, health secretary Andrew Lansley set out the progress made delivering the health commitments in the coalition agreement.
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| London Ambulance Service Announces £53m Budget Cut - 13 April 2011The London Ambulance Service has announced plans to save £53m over a 5 year period, resulting in anger from unions.
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| Bromley Council Releases Draft Adult and Community Services Portfolio Plan - 13 April 2011Bromley Council has now published a draft plan describing how it intends to support people in Bromley to live independently and make informed choices about their lives in the current challenging financial climate. read more ... |
| Casualty units shut to pay for private finance hospital contracts - 31 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article featured in The Telegraph read more ... |
| Health trusts can't afford £300,000 cost - 31 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article featuring in the London Evening Standard. read more ... |
| South London Healthcare Trust defends itself against MP's calls for its break-up - 26 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article featuring in the News Shopper read more ... |
| Bromley's stroke care 'worse than national average' - 17 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article appearing in the News Shopper read more ... |
| GPs volunteer to take on new powers - 17 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article appearing in the News Shopper on read more ... |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E like a scene from MASH - 12 January 2011Please see the below link for the full article appearing in the News Shopper read more ... |
| Fury at waiting times following St Mary's A&E closure - 07 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article featuring in the News Shopper read more ... |
| How do Quality Accounts measure up - findings from the first year - 07 January 2011Please see the link below appearing on the Kingsfund web site read more ... |
| Patient transport workers to take company to tribunal - 07 January 2011Please see the link below for the full article featuring in the New Shopper read more ... |
| Extra money to help people leaving hospital - 07 January 2011Please see link below for the full article appearing on the NDS website read more ... |
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