Sarah Calkin

Stories

Action on sleep-in shifts does not address 'critical' issueSubscription
27 July, 2017
Warning action on sleep-in shifts does not address market instability
Government confirms social care funding measuresSubscription
15 December, 2016
The government has confirmed changes to local government funding arrangements that are intended to boost the amount of money available for the ailing social care sector.
Councils likely to use tax freedom to bolster social careSubscription
12 December, 2016Comments (2)
The majority of eligible councils look set to make use of freedoms to increase tax levels to help pay for social care in order to bolster cash-strapped services, early indications suggest.
Nurses of future will need 'new public health skills'Subscription
27 September, 2016
Health should be put at the heart of all government departments, according to the Academy of Medical Sciences.
MPs warn of 'negative consequences' from public health cuts Subscription
1 September, 2016Comments (2)
Cuts to public health funding are a “false economy”, according to the Commons’ health committee
Public health allocations to councils confirm cutsSubscription
12 February, 2016
Public health funding for councils will be cut by £77m in 2016-17, the government has confirmed.
Options cut from cancer drugs fund list, despite surprise £60m boostSubscription
13 January, 2015
NHS England has announced a surprise £60m boost to the cancer drugs fund, bringing it up to £340m for 2015-16, even as it slashes the number of drugs or indications available by 25.
Most expensive drugs likely to be cut from cancer drugs fundSubscription
14 November, 2014
NHS England is to start evaluating the cost effectiveness of medicines available through the cancer drugs fund in a bid to bring the budget under control
'Brave' new patient safety drive launched for health serviceSubscription
14 October, 2014
A new patient safety drive to halve avoidable harm in England will be “brave” and not follow the usual “paternal” NHS approach to pushing for improvements, according to the senior nurse leading the Sign up Safety Campaign.
Overseas recruits take flight as trust loses half its new nurses Subscription
8 October, 2014Comments (20)
Almost half the intake of nurses recruited from Spain and Portugal by a trust in the South West have resigned, highlighting a wider problem in the region of retaining staff from overseas.