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London trusts get research centre nod
London’s three academic health super-trusts should work together to recapture the city’s position as a world leader in health research, Sir Ian Kennedy has said.
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Trusts and commissioners argue over pay for quality
The pay-for-quality arrangements set out by Lord Darzi in the next stage review are sparking disagreement between some trusts and commissioners.
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Edwina Hart steals march on NICE with kidney drug decision
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has angered some local health boards - and stepped further into NHS decision making - by ordering managers to pay for four unapproved drugs for advanced kidney cancer.
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Foundation trust group aims to be 'the elite'
A group of 30 foundation and acute trusts hope to lead on quality and safety by forming a new membership organisation.
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Trusts breached patient data protection rules
Two trusts have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act for losing and failing to secure information about patients.
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BMA against more competition
The British Medical Association has vowed to campaign against increased competition and privatisation as the NHS feels the effects of the recession.
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Hospital trusts face fines over mixed-sex wards
Hospitals treating patients in mixed-sex wards will be fined from April next year, health secretary Alan Johnson announced today.
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Personalisation patchy says social care inspector
Most social care users are receiving a 'one size fits all' service, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's final annual report.
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NHS staff sickness remains a problem in Wales
The auditor general for Wales has recommended the Assembly government scraps its blanket target for reducing sickness absence rates in NHS trusts.
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Scotland extends 18 week wait target
Scotland's 18 week referral-to-treatment target has been extended to around 100,000 patients annually who were not previously covered.
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Personalisation patchy says social care inspector
Most social care users are receiving a 'one size fits all' service, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's final annual report.
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Leak reveals Alan Johnson's PFI concerns
Health secretary Alan Johnson's concerns about the NHS in the recession have been leaked in an email from the chair of NHS South East Coast.
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Chief medical officer launches public health awards
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has established an annual awards event for those working in public health.
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Two NHS trusts rapped for patient data loss
Two trusts have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act for losing and failing to secure information about patients.
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PCTs fail to back up maternity care drive
Flagship government commitments to improve safety and choice of maternity services may be compromised in large parts of England.
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Service redesign key to survival of local hospitals
A radical redesign of services could be essential for small local hospitals' survival.
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Barts and the London reviews computer virus damage
A London hospital trust is to urgently review its IT support after a computer virus led to it declaring an 'internal major incident'.
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North Yorkshire and York PCT appoints new chief executive
A primary care trust rated double weak by the Healthcare Commission has appointed a new chief executive.
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Scottish NHS sets out plan for children's specialist services
Children's and young people's specialist health services in Scotland are to receive £32m additional investment, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NHS Employers offers tips on ethnicity and disability monitoring
NHS Employers has published a briefing to help organisations monitor the equality and diversity of their workforce.