Sue Ryder shops contribute to strong year as CEO announces retirement
Civil Society
Sue Ryder’s chief executive, Paul Woodward, is to retire from the post next March after eight years in the role.
Why we’re heading for a global healthcare crunch – and how to avoid it
The Guardian
Designing healthcare around the commercial concept of value would improve services and prevent a financial crisis
Andy Burnham interview: ‘We’ve lost the art of thinking bigger’
The Guardian
Former health secretary Andy Burnham bitterly regrets letting the private sector loose on the NHS, is unsure about academies – and claims he has the big idea Labour needs to win next time
Drug licensed for advanced rare skin cancer
BBC
Cancer experts have welcomed a move that makes a drug for patients with advanced skin cancer available in the UK.
Call for rules on hospital vending machines in England
BBC
Hospital vending machines in England contain too many high-calorie snacks, and guidelines should be introduced to make them healthier, says a cancer prevention charity.
Jeremy Hunt: NHS must change if it is to be sustainable
The Telegraph
The NHS needs to provide “proper out-of-hospital care” to be sustainable in future, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said as he stepped up efforts to persuade doctors to accept sweeping reforms to the way they work.
St Clare Hospice given funding to expand community service
Harlow Star
Three new community developments which St Clare Hospice is hoping will transform the way it provides end-of-life care for people with life-limiting or terminal illnesses in their own homes have been launched.
Sarah Hill: ‘Can general nursing learn from specialist hospice care?’
Nursing Times
Production editor Sarah Hill steps outside Nursing Times’ headquarters to spend a day at a hospice
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