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Alliance warns that consortia must be 'coordinated, not directed'
Primary care trusts must centrally coordinate the transition to GP consortia, but not dictate, according to the NHS Alliance.
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Eating disorders in children rise by 11%
The number of children admitted to hospital due to eating disorders has risen by 11% in the past year, according to the NHS.
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Budget cuts 'will damage staff health'
Physiotherapists have warned that the impending public spending cuts could force people to carry on working even if they are ill, ultimately making their health even worse.
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Hospital parking charges attacked
Parking costs at NHS hospitals have risen by as much as 150% since the summer, according to the Sunday Mirror.
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College to lobby for inclusion of secondary care in consortia
The government must formally acknowledge the vital role consultants can play in commissioning, the Royal College of Physicians has said in its white paper response.
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FTN chair defends suspended Slipman
The Foundation Trust Network chair has issued a fierce defence of the network’s suspended director Sue Slipman.
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'Real terms' funding increases likely to mean 1.9%, DH reveals
The Department of Health is expecting its budget to increase by as little as 1.9% next financial year, acting permanent secretary Richard Douglas has confirmed.
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Transition plan 'risky' says Confed
The proposed transition to a reformed health service will lead to “very real” risks, the NHS Confederation has said.
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Shadow health secretary wastes no time in attacking NHS cuts
Newly appointed Labour shadow health secretary John Healey has targeted trust’s plans to cut accident and emergency, and maternity services in his first attack on the government.
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'Unfair' final salary pensions set to go
Final salary NHS pensions look set to be abolished after an interim national review found they unfairly benefit “high flyers”.
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Lansley plays down 'scale and pace' concerns over GP commissioning
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has attempted to play down the scale and pace of the white paper changes, following widespread concerns expressed in response to the consultation.
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Drug treatment referrals criticised
The head of a drug rehabilitation facility has claimed it is being prevented from treating Scottish patients, and raised concerns about Scottish government drug policy.
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Private tests 'need monitoring'
Regulators should have a bigger role in monitoring private companies offering body scans, genetic testing and medicines online, a report has said.
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Claire Rayner dies with warning on NHS reform
The patients’ rights campaigner Claire Rayner, who died on Monday, told her relatives she wanted her last words to be: “Tell David Cameron that if he screws up my beloved NHS I’ll come back and bloody haunt him.”
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NHS joins Black History month celebration
The NHS has launched a new website dedicated to putting the spotlight on black health heroes as part of the UK-wide Black History month.
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Government outlines greater protection for NHS whistleblowers
Health service employers will have to pledge to support whistleblowers, under proposed amendments to the NHS constitution in the wake to the Mid Staffs scandal.
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Foundation Trust Network chair statement in defense of Sue Slipman
I am responding to the confederation press statement issued yesterday and to clarify the FTN position.
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Essex PCT plans to shed over 220 staff in £5.7m savings bid
NHS South West Essex has set out plans to make 224 staff redundant in order to save £5.7m over the next financial year.
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Foundation Trust Network considers Confed split as director suspended
The Foundation Trust Network has drawn up plans to leave the NHS Confederation, prompting opposition within the organisation, HSJ has learned.
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Future RCGP leader issues warning on 'market expansion'
The government’s planned expansion of the “any willing provider” is the biggest issue concerning GPs, according to the chair elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners.