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Fraud by staff and patients costs NHS ‘£3bn a year’
Scams costing the NHS billions each year range from people creating fake invoices, stealing money from bank accounts, faking timesheets for work not done to not paying for prescriptions. The losses have a “serious effect on the quality of patient care”, The Financial Cost of Healthcare Fraud report warns. Jim Gee, of the accountancy firm … Continue reading
Whatever happened to nursing? The final days of my wife, Betty
I thought I knew what to expect when my wife Betty was admitted, but my notion of life as an NHS in-patient was coloured by my experience way back in 1966, when I spent two weeks in the old Royal Free. There were 20 of us in our draughty Victorian ward, over which an Italian … Continue reading
Pilot scheme is a winner on the Wiltshire wards
Middle England’s shopping grotto might seem a world away from a medical store cupboard on the outskirts of Swindon, but the retailer is now the model for a whole new way of running the public sector. Tucked away at the side of the Great Western Hospital, social care staff from the local council and health … Continue reading
People would pay a lot to get a better work-life balance
Despite rising living costs, wage freezes and fears over job security, the average person in the UK is still willing to make financial sacrifices to improve their work-life balance. Many households would opt for a small reduction in income to improve the collective well-being of society, a study by the Demos think tank and PricewaterhouseCoopers … Continue reading
Most smokers want to quit, CDC report finds
“This study is reassuring to us,” Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the Office on Smoking and Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a noon press conference Thursday. There was a concern that there was a group of smokers who would remain smokers and not be interested in quitting, but, … Continue reading
Princess says Thailand’s king suffered health crisis, possibly because of …
Chulabhorn, the king’s youngest daughter, said Friday during a visit to flood victims in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok that King Bhumibol had gone into shock and lost consciousness after suffering abdominal bleeding and a sharp drop in his blood pressure. She said that about 800 cc of blood had been found in his bowel … Continue reading
Greeks, Seeking Access to Health Care, Stuff Envelopes Full of Cash
America’s Future? Greece Defaults on Cancer Treatments in State-Owned Hospitals Avik RoyContributor MedPAC: 64% of Hospitals Lose Money on Medicare Patients Avik RoyContributor Daily Caller: Ohio State Workers Advise Men Posing as Rich Russian Drug Smugglers to Lie on their Medicaid Applications Avik RoyContributor ‘Government Snoops’ to Audit Physicians’ Willingness to See Medicaid, Medicare Patients … Continue reading
Federal Health Officials Recommend Cholesterol Testing For Children
Wall Street Journal: Panel Urges Cholesterol Testing For Kids Government health experts recommended Friday that all children be tested for high cholesterol before they reach puberty, in an effort to get an early start in preventing cardiovascular disease. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute said a child’s first cholesterol check should occur between ages … Continue reading