MPs reject calls for Mid Staffordshire public inquiry

Calls for a public inquiry into standards at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust have been blocked.

Steroid tablets do not help children with virus-induced wheeze

UK researchers have found that steroid tablets do not reduce the symptoms of virus-induced wheezing in pre-school children.

Routine prostate cancer screening should be reconsidered, says charity

Routine prostate cancer screening in the UK should be reconsidered in light of new evidence showing it saves lives, a charity has claimed.

Unions and NHS Employers pledge to improve KSF

NHS Employers and unions have pledged to improve the (KSF) Knowledge and Skills Framework after a National Audit Office report criticised the NHS for failing to realise its benefits.

NHS must increase productivity to achieve budget cuts

The NHS must increase productivity and efficiency in order to achieve the 10% budget cuts mooted earlier this week.

Government acts to fix nurse education failures

The best nursing courses will be commissioned and poor ones could see their funding withdrawn, under latest government plans to tackle the failures in nurse education.

Government acts to fix nurse education failures

The best nursing courses will be commissioned and poor ones could see their funding withdrawn, under latest government plans to tackle the failures in nurse education.