Lead: NHS redundancy costs at a local level
The Independent reports that Department of Health estimates “show £616.6 million accounted for in possible redundancy costs for 2011/12″. Sounds like a potential avenue for local digging… So here’s a...
View ArticlePublic health spending now and to come – data and documents
Data visualised by David Buck: NHS public health spending per head 2010-11 mapped to local authorities by local authority index of deprivation Next year a huge chunk of money for health improvement...
View ArticleThe structure of the NHS – link
One of the initial barriers to investigating health issues is getting your head around the apparent complexity of the UK health system and its jargon. Over at National Health Service History, however,...
View ArticleThe new health system visualised by the BBC
The structure of the NHS - image from BBC News Here’s a useful ‘before and after’ illustration of the structure of the NHS now, and as it will look (as of April 2013) after the changes implemented by...
View ArticleThe leaked draft NHS reforms risk register
Health Bill Transition Risk Register NC 15 Oct 10 Dept Bd Version v1 A draft version of the risk register that was prepared – but not released – as part of the Health and Social Care Bill has been...
View ArticleHealth news roundup for September 19th
Here are the health-related links that have caught our eyes between July 12th and September 19th: The transfer of NHS assets to a central company marks the end of localism | Society | The Guardian-...
View ArticleTwo visions of NHS restructuring
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View ArticleVolunteers needed! scrutinising CCGs
This year a collection of new groups will be given responsibility for £60bn of public health spending in England: Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). With over 200 of these groups and very few...
View ArticleBarnet, Enfield and Hillingdon refer less than 4% of depressed patients
Enfield, Barnet and Hillingdon PCT’s are the least likely primary care trusts to refer patients diagnosed with depression for therapy, a study has found. The findings comes in a report published by the...
View ArticleThe new NHS: what it means for journalists
There was laughter in the room when John Lister ironically described the new NHS structure as “streamlined” and shared a Guardian graphic of the new bureaucracy. It set the tone for the NUJ’s Reporting...
View ArticleFull Fact publishes Health data for factchecking
The factchecking site Full Fact has launched a new section on its website hosting key data on the health service. The Full Fact Finder covers 5 areas: immigration, education, the economy, crime and...
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