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Why the NHS should support refugee healthcare professionals
The NHS must do more to reduce the waste of talent and opportunity that high unemployment of refugee healthcare professional represents, argues Maeve Keaney
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Legal briefing: foundation trusts test the waters on mergers and acquisitions
Following the first merger between a foundation trust and an NHS trust earlier this year,.other acquisitions are now in the pipeline. Melanie Print reports on recent developments.and asks whether private sector purchasers will be able to get involved
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Tide turns on health secretary's 'undermining' local influence
The health secretary's influence over local decisions means the system has 'no credibility', according to key observers. Oliver Evans reports on moves to curb her power
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Hillingdon to invite private commissioner
The first primary care trust has been given the go-ahead to invite the private sector to run part of its commissioning function.
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MPs claim temp nurses mask poor management
Managers are attempting to 'mask' poor workforce planning by over-spending on temporary nurses, according to an influential MP.
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Providers brace for new regulation fee regime
NHS organisations and providers are set to be hit with regulation fees for the first time, HSJ has learned.
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BBC-style management could save NHS from 'political ice'
The NHS is unsustainable in its present form and should be run independently, according to a Nuffield Trust report.
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Ofcare: 'Ambitions and metrics' mark launch of a new regulatory era
'Ofcare's performance framework commences with mea culpa, admitting what healthcare professionals have been telling the Department of Health for years - top-down targets undermine innovation, motivation and accountability to communities'
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New digital x-ray technology 'will cut waiting times'
Hospital trusts in the South of England are to receive digital x-ray technology to speed up patient diagnosis and reduce waiting times.
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NHS delivers £500m surplus
The NHS has reported a £500m surplus for 2006-07, according to figures published today by the Department of Health.
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Estate facelift improves patient care, report claims
A report on the NHS estate published today claims that a £29bn investment in hospitals, health centres and equipment has played a major role in driving forward improvements in patient care.
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Make a splash with your merger: planning for success
To succeed in the mergers and acquisitions game, trusts must plan carefully, say Martin Jacobs and Steve Saunders
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NHS could recoup cost of ineffective drugs
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is recommending an innovative deal for an anti-cancer drug. It says patients with multiple myeloma who show a full or partial response to the drug Velcade should be kept on it and be funded by the NHS.
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DoH issues dental commissioning guidance
The Department of Health has published guidance on strategic commissioning of conscious sedation services in primary dental care.
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David Lock on continuing care liability
'The dividing line between healthcare and social care has been the subject of numerous legal cases, endless guidance, appeals to and reports by the parliamentary ombudsman and more than a few scratched managers' heads over the years'
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Legal briefing: defending equal pay claims
The introduction of Agenda for Change.has sparked numerous claims of unequal pay in the health service. Tina Elliott discusses the legal foundation of such claims and how trusts are defending them.
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Ballot over pay rise could lead to strikes in September
Trade union Unite is to ballot its NHS members on industrial action over the government's staged pay rise for health workers, instead of the flat 2.5 per cent increase recommended by the pay review body. The ballot is planned for mid-August, raising the possibility of strikes from mid-September. The union ...
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Quit-smoking figures reveal social divide
The number of people using NHS services to quit smoking fell by 10 per cent last year.
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Partnership working needs financial conviction
'Anxious to move on from rows over cost-shunting, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has pledged to champion partnership working, pooled budgets and joint commissioning'
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Deficit crisis: ground won for training must be held in face of cash battles
'The government's service-level agreement - a response to criticism of the 10 per cent cut in training by SHAs last year - looks to be a dead letter within days of being published'