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Conservatives urged to rethink IT reform

Eight out of 10 UK doctors and NHS IT experts are opposed to scrapping the National Programme for IT in the NHS

Stelara gets NICE approval

Janssen-Cilag gets NICE approval for biologic psoriasis treatment

NICE guidance on use of sunitinib for GISTs

NICE has published guidance on the use of sunitinib for gastro intestinal stromal tumours (GISTs)

Government plans to abolish GP boundaries

Geographical boundaries that control access to GP surgeries are likely to be abolished within a year

NHS spends £300m on consulting

A report from the MCA reveals that health service spending on management consultancy hit £300m in 2008

NICE-appraised drugs report published

Use of NICE-appraised Medicines in the NHS in England - Experimental Statistics, published for the first time by the NHSIC

Government shuns NHS cost-cutting plan

The government has rejected cost-containment proposals for the health service including job losses and a recruitment freeze

Report shows failings in patient care

A report has highlighted 16 case studies of failings in the basic care of elderly patients in hospitals throughout England

Inconsistencies in cancer treatment

Survey reveals that PCTs and LHBs lack a common set of values when implementing NICE guidance for blood cancer treatments

New NHS specialist cancer unit

Cancer campaigners welcome policy to invest in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumours

NHS explains cancer drug findings

NHS Choices clarifies published research which claims its possible to identify chemicals that specifically kill cancer stem cells

NHS under US attack

Senators opposing Obama's healthcare reforms openly criticise the NHS in a bid to halt moves towards socialised medicine in the US

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