All Health Service Journal articles in August 2006 – Page 5
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Chief dental officer named
The Department of Health has confirmed Barry Cockroft as the new chief dental officer for England.
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Cash-strapped Pennine trust to sell off HQ in financial recovery drive
Pennine Acute Hospitals trust is set to sell off its headquarters in a bid to slash a £21m debt.The trust has brought in a financial recovery programme which will also see the loss of over 300 posts and 250 beds. Managers are hoping to raise 'significant capital' from the sale ...
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Strategy overhaul for end-of-life care
Choice at the end of life, funding for hospices and palliative care, improved quality of care and better cross-agency working for those with terminal illness could be overhauled following a high-level review.
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Booking system in crash chaos
Staff in hospitals and primary care trusts across the Midlands and the North West have had to record patient movement using pens and paper following a 48-hour blackout of their booking system.
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Western Isles health board chief executive quits
The chair of the troubled Western Isles health board has resigned and a trouble-shooting team sent in 'to assist' managers and clinicians, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Tony Blair calls for empowerment not nannying in public health
The prime minister was on the public health campaign trail last week, attending two public events in Nottingham to share visions of a fitter, happier nation and the private sector's role in supporting it. Laura Donnelly listened in
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DoH selects six preferred bidders for diagnostics
The Department of Health has selected preferred bidders for six of its seven diagnostics schemes.
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Employee contributions rise in bid to save final salary pension
Pension contributions for senior managers will rise by as much as £140 a month under new proposals.
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Caroline Flint backs 'consumers' on public health choices
Before Tony Blair arrived, the audience sat around tables to discuss key questions on public health - or what the prime minister now likes to refer to as 'healthy living' - on the role of the state in tackling obesity, encouraging greater participation in sport and tackling alcohol abuse.
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Managers in Partnership sounds alarm as boards lose autonomy over directors' pay
Union Managers in Partnership has slammed the new pay deal for very senior NHS managers. The union says it has no confidence that the long-awaited deal published by the government last week 'will deliver remuneration that is fair, open and delivers equal pay for work of equal value'.
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Monitor lays down law on foundations' acquisitions and mergers
Foundation trusts will only be able to merge with, or take over, other trusts if they have a healthy financial risk rating, Monitor has said.
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Did-not-attends reach 1 in 10
Patients missed one in 10 of 45 million outpatient appointments in England last year, according to new figures from NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
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