Bill continues through the House of Lords

Lords have voted down the amendment tabled by Lord Owen and Lord Hennessy that would have sent parts of the Health & Social Care Bill to a special committee for further consideration. The votes were 330 against 262. The move to delay the legislation would have been ‘fatal’ Health Minister...<<Read More>>

House of Lords set to vote on Health & Social Care Bill

The House of Lords are set to vote on the Health & Social Care Bill this afternoon, following two days of debate, where 100 peers have stated they wish to speak. An amendment tabled by Lord Owen and Lord...<<Read More>>

Medical research organisations urge reform of clinical trials

Sixteen top medical research organisations, including Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), are calling today on the European Union for urgent reforms to the way clinical trials are regulated across the continent...<<Read More>>

Abortion legislation amendments discussed

The sensitive issue of abortion will be debated in the Commons today, with Conservative backbencher Nadine Dorries’s amendment expected to be rejected. Dorries, supported by Frank Field, Labour's...<<Read More>>

Response to abortion legislation change

Reaction to the upcoming law change concerning the provision of independent advice to women seeking abortion has been heated. The Department of Health rule change means that charities that provide abortions will no...<<Read More>>

Nurse jailed for sick pay con

A critical care nurse who worked hundreds of shifts for a private agency while on paid NHS sick leave has been jailed for nine months. An NHS Protect investigation found that John Allen, 52, of Westminster Road, North Shore, Blackpool, defrauded the... <<Read More>>

NHS manager invented care home to steal £117,000

An NHS manager turned con-artist stole over £117,000 by inventing a fictional care home and stealing patients’ identities to stock it with residents. The money came from funds meant for the continuing care of patients, includ... <<Read More>>

Paramedic struck off for downloading indecent images of children

A paramedic has been struck off after being convicted of making indecent photos or pseudo-photos of children. Jason Williams has been struck off the Health Professions Council (HPC)... <<Read More>>

Paramedic struck off for stealing from elderly lady

A paramedic has been struck off for stealing £3,500 from an elderly lady she met through her job. Annette Smith, who was convicted at Worcester Crown Court for theft in March 2010 after pleading guilty, was struck off the... <<Read More>>

Sex assault physio struck off

A physiotherapist has been struck off for sexually assaulting a woman on three separate occasions. Andrew Murrin, who worked at the Natural Health Clinic in Chipping Sodbury, is now on the Sex Offenders Register and received a police caution. He told police that... <<Read more>>

Locum worker jailed for fraud

A locum worker who duped his bosses out of £23,000 by double charging it for his work has received a 15 month prison sentence. John Robert Cross of Swale, North Yorkshire pleaded guilty on two counts of False Accounting. Allan Carter, Head of Operations, NHS Counter Fraud Service, said today...

Civil servant who claimed dead man’s expenses jailed

A civil servant has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for defrauding his employers, the Department of Health and later the Ministry of Justice after stealing more than £137,000.

Over £30,000 of this was stolen when he was at the Department of Health.

The sentencing of Andre Malu, 40, of Upper Tollington Park, Finsbury Park, London, follows an...

Prescription fraud costs NHS Suffolk nearly £2 million

Figures released by NHS Suffolk have shown that last year the cost to the trust of fraudulent free prescriptions was £1.9 million.