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DHL wins contract to provide up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment
Private firm wins £3.7bn NHS contract

A German delivery company has signed a ten-year deal to supply up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment every year, the Department of Health (DoH) has announced. DHL will buy in everything from bed linen to calculators and hip joints and sell them on to NHS trusts. The intention is that such bulk buying… Read more »

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Watchdog says standard of care at north London hospital was unacceptable
‘Poor practice’ led to maternity deaths

An NHS trust has today been condemned for poor practice by the health watchdog, following the deaths of ten women who gave birth in one of its hospitals. The Healthcare Commission said the “sad and tragic series of events” at Northwick Park Hospital between April 2002 and April 2005 were caused by a lack of… Read more »