Nurses are to be rated according to the levels of care and empathy they give to patients under a new initiative to raise standards in the NHS, it was revealed today. Health Secretary Alan Johnson told The Guardian newspaper he wants the performance of every nursing team in every ward across England to...

More than 8,000 GP practices will have to register with a new health and social care inspectorate to show they meet minimum safety and quality standards, the government has announced. At present, private providers of health and social care services must register with either the Healthcare Commission...

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