The government must rein in the spiralling costs of clinical negligence claims, which have quadrupled over the last decade, the National Audit Office has said.
Elderly people and their relatives are reluctant to complain about the quality of care they receive on the NHS, a survey from the Health Service Ombudsman has suggested.
Health watchdogs will soon grade NHS hospital trusts on how efficiently they use their resources alongside reviews of the standard of care they provide.
The NHS could save hundreds of millions of pounds by improving the level of care provided, reducing infection rates and optimising procurement, a study has found.
Siva Anandaciva suggests that while ending the public sector pay cap may mean a fairer wage for NHS staff, it won’t be enough on its own to solve the health sector’s workforce challenges
The government intends to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health staff through a £1.3bn investment, it said today – although nursing leaders cast doubt on the viability of the plans.
There were more than 86,000 empty posts in the NHS between January and March this year, a 10% increase on the previous year, according to figures from NHS Digital.
The NHS could save millions of pounds by adopting a drug procurement scheme based on whether treatments improved patient health, a Social Market Foundation report has found.
Homeopathic remedies and others treatments considered to offer poor value for money should no longer be prescribed on the NHS, according to an NHS England consultation.
Richard Douglas has been named interim chair of NHS Improvement until 31 December, or until the appointment of a new permanent chair is that is earlier.
NHS England has released its first rankings of the 44 sustainability and transformation partnerships across the country showing five have been rated “outstanding” while five are in worst...
