All Acute care articles – Page 458
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NHS to recover up to £150m costs
New rules allowing the NHS to claim back money for treating people who have been paid personal injury compensation could see more than £150m being put back into patient care, health minister Andy Burnham announced today.The NHS injury costs recovery scheme means trusts will be able to recover costs from ...
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NHS independence: removing politicians will leave a hole that must be filled
Would an 'independent' NHS create a worse provider monopoly than British Leyland or set it lose from the targetitis of Whitehall? Who would hold the reins of scrutiny - regulators, Parliament or local councils? Where are the models - the BBC, Scandinavia, Oregon or New Zealand? Is independence even a ...
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Leeds trust names new chief
Maggie Boyle has been appointed chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust.'Ms Boyle has been appointed for her skills, past experience and demonstrable track record of success in other similar organisations,' said trust chair Martin Buckley.Ms Boyle is currently chief executive of Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals trust. From ...
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Conservatives call for in-house laundries to fight infection
Trusts should be obliged to provide changing and laundry facilities as part of the war on infection control, the Conservatives have said.
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New website to give NHS patients more power
The Department of Health has announced the launch of a new website that will bring together information on all hospitals and treatment centres.The Choice website will allow members of the public and clinicians to access a range of information through one super site that will act as a one-stop gateway ...
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Hewitt insists choose and book is on track
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has attacked the 'myth' that the choose and book programme to boost patient choice in the NHS is not working properly.Taking questions from the audience at health seminar hosted by the Social Market Foundation, she was challenged over claims that not all patients were being given ...
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Select committee announces witnesses for patient and public involvement inquiry
The Commons health select committee has announced the witnesses for its first hearing on patient and public involvement in the NHS. The first evidence session will be held on 1 February.The committee will be hearing evidence from Department of Health national director for patients and the public Harry Cayton, National ...
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New training to reduce violence against ambulance staff
The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) has launched a new set of standards to ensure high quality training for ambulance workers for prevention of violence.SMS head of security management Richard Hampton said: 'Ambulance staff are at the forefront of NHS care and face particular risks that this training is designed ...
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Local government white paper plan launched
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published the implementation plan for the local government white paper.The plan covers five workstreams including one on public involvement in health, which includes details on the expansion of overview and scrutiny committees.Read the plan here
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Drinking levels lower in London than rest of country
Londoners are less likely to drink alcohol than the rest of the country according to a new report, London, the Highs and Lows 2, launched by mayor Ken Livingstone.Young Londoners are also less likely to use drugs than young people in other parts of ...
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Lib Dems condemn 'depressingly familiar' Tory policies
Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Norman Lamb has called the findings of the Conservative policy commission on the NHS 'depressingly familiar' and claimed that giving GPs total control of their budgets would lead to greater health inequalities.He said: 'There can be no doubt that GPs are the backbone of the primary ...
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Select committee to hear evidence on workforce planning
The Commons health select committee will be holding its final session on workforce planning on 25 January.The committee will be hearing from new minister Lord Hunt and Department of Health deputy director of workforce Nic Greenfield.Click here for more information
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HSJ Knowledge
Information stations
Tom Morgan and Nick Coyle on how valuable data from QOF results can help compare GP performance and improve patient care
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Ethnic health inequalities examined
Poverty is the main factor driving the worse health experienced by black and minority ethnic groups, says the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology today. A review of the evidence looks at the causes and patterns of health inequalities and offers policy options.Download the review from 4.30pm today
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Early-bird solutions
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals foundation trust is saving time, money and lives with its early cancer reception service
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Conservatives launch health policy
GPs should be given control of health service budgets, Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley will say today as they set out their vision for an NHS with fewer targets and a stronger focus on health outcomes.Details of the policy will appear on the Conservative Party ...
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Clive Savory on Gerry Robinson and NHS fixes
Sir Gerry Robinson's bid to 'save the NHS' sparked much debate. But is outside help really a prerequisite for progress? Clive Savory investigates
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BMA slams private treatment centres
Plans for privately run clinical assessment, treat and support (CATS) centres in England could jeopardise NHS finances, threaten medical posts, and create potential conflicts of interest, the British Medical Association says today. The warning comes in response to consultation on plans for up to 10 CATS centres in Cumbria and ...
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LINks bill gets second reading
The government bill to abolish patients' forums and replace them with local involvement networks (LINks) gets its second reading in parliament today. The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill also seeks to introduce 'community petitions' that can trigger service reviews.Download the bill
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UK transplant register tops 14 million
Nearly one in four of the UK population is now signed up to the NHS Organ Donor Register, new figures reveal. Over 1 million signed up in the last year, taking the total to 14 million people.Read more here