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NHS consultants are offering poor value for money, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found, with pay awards not matched by improved patient care. Ministers have been substantially blamed for the failings of the consultant contract, negotiated in 2003, with the NAO claiming the Department of Health (DoH) under-estimated the work consultants do. The new… Read more »
Science minister Malcolm Wicks has suggested tagging elderly people with dementia in order to track their movements. Mr Wicks argued the move could provide reassurance to the families of an “increasingly frail and elderly population”, while allowing elderly people to live independent lives. The tracking technology is normally associated with criminals, but Mr Wicks attempted… Read more »
