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Mixed picture on NHS performance
Scottish Executive promises to tackle A&E waits

The Scottish Health Minister has promised that the Executive will take action to reduce the length of time patients have to wait in A&E. His comments come after the publication of the latest annual survey of waiting times found that the situation had worsened since last year. Compared to 2003, there was an eight per… Read more »

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Government stresses "ethical" recruitment
Hutton promises to strengthen NHS “poaching” code

The Health Minister has reacted to criticism that the NHS is continuing to poach staff from developing countries by strengthening the recruitment code. Although there are regulations already in place to prevent excessive staff recruitment by the NHS directly, there have long been concerns about “back door” recruitment. This refers to the situation whereby a… Read more »