| Date Published |
Issue |
| 8 April 2008 |
Parkinson's Disease Society calls for better access to specialist services for people with the condition |
| 31 March 2008 |
Government's prejudiced health policies treat elderly as a 'lossleader' - the care of older people is being adversely affected by the Government's policy of prioritising vote-winning targets such as waiting times and extended surgery hours, warns a paper in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine |
| 29 February 2008 |
The Department of Health's response to the Tooke Report |
| 3 December 2007 |
New washbag full of tips and advice available to help people with Parkinson's Disease to stay in control in hospital |
| 3 December 2007 |
Another appeal by the Alzheimer's Society for Training in Care Homes |
| 14 October 2007 |
Jackie Morris' comment published by the Observer and Guardian Newspapers regarding the poor standards of care of frail older people with particular reference to toiletting. |
| 15 March 2007 |
Hospital Services for Kidney Patients need to change
A press release and leaflet on the changing face of renal medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and the Renal Association |
| 7 March 2007 |
Healthcare watchdog to check NHS trusts are treating older patients with dignity and respect |
| 5 February 2007 |
Keeping it personal
In the latest report on reconfiguring services, Dr David Colin-Thome, National Director for Primary Care, makes the clinical case for expanding the services provided by GPs, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and other key staff in the community. |
| 15 November 2006 |
Evercare Scheme
The BBC reports that the Evercare scheme has come under criticism for failing to cut admissions, length of stays and death rates. Read more |
| 14 November 2006 |
RCP Audit Database
Much good clinical audit is never published and remains beyond the small team that carried out the work. The Joint Specialty Societies Clinical Effectiveness Forum want to establish a new clinical audit database. Download more detail (MSWord) |
| 24 October 2006 |
Incontinence care plan launched - read the BBC report or download the NICE clinical guideline on Urinary Incontinence. |
| 18 October 2006 |
Care closer to home project. Information and evaluation process published on the DoH website |
| 18 October 2006 |
Our health, our care, our say: making it happen. Progress report on the DoH website |
| 22 September 2006 |
Ex-nurse wins wards legal battle. Published by the BBC, a former nurse won a High Court battle challenging the closure of two hospital wards. |
| 8 May 2006 |
BMJ Leader
"Decent Health Care in Older People" by Drs J Morris, D Beaumont and D Oliver, published in the BMJ or download the pdf |
| 5 May 2006 |
Appointments to new Strategic Health Authorities
Eight of the ten designate Chief Executives of the new STA's were announced by the Acting Permanent Sec of the DoH. More>> |
| 21 April 2006 |
The rule change affecting NHS doctors from overseas as reported by the BBC |
| 20 March 2006 |
A new Deputy CMO has been appointed. Amongst his responsibilities is that of modernising medical careers. More>> |
| 23 Nov 2005 |
Inadequate and incomplete - continence care in the UK |
| 16 Nov 2005 |
Liam Byrne on better access to stroke care (Prof Gary Ford and Dr Helen Rodgers are both serving as consultants in this forum) |
| 14 Nov 2005 |
DOH new guide to mental health services for older people |
| 19 Sept 2005 |
Care in Care homes
Joint BGS/RCP publication |
