Do trusts know where to draw the line when trying to cut costs?

Article Abstract:

Hospital trusts are taking drastic steps to save on their budget that are being highly ridiculed by the national media. Looking at the desperate measures of asking the staff to bring their own pens and patients to bring their own nightclothes, the media is raising questions of the limit to such cost-cutting techniques.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Methods, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Cost control, Cost reduction

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Nurse, I've got a bad line

Article Abstract:

The NHS plan is requiring that telephones and televisions be placed in every hospital room, and Internet access may also be available soon. A company called Patientline will be licensing telcommunications services to the NHS, but hospital patients will have to pay for the services they use.

Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Social policy, Licensing agreements

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Still waiting for an improvement in A&E services

Article Abstract:

According to a survey of 200 trusts in England and Wales, accident and emergency (A&E) health services are becoming slower and slower in providing services for patients. The report is a major embarassment for the United Kingdom government.

Surveys, Emergency medical services, Company services

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