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NHS quality accounts must live up to the name
A year and a half after former health minister Lord Darzi’s next stage review called for all NHS providers to publish quality accounts, there is still no real consensus on what they should look like.
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Home care ‘could save NHS more than £1bn a year’
The health service could save more than £1bn each year by increasing the number of patients it treats at home rather than in hospital, according to a report seen by HSJ.
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'Bullied' NHS whistleblower wins claim
An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of a south London cancer specialist who claimed he had been bullied and harassed after expressing concern over NHS cost-cutting measures.
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More patients pick private care
There has been a significant increase in patients opting for NHS funded treatment in the private sector, latest Department of Health figures on choose and book reveal.
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Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules
The NHS cooperation and competition panel has warned that a “significant number” of commissioners have left their procurement process open to challenge.
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PCTs urged to invest in prevention
Primary care trusts could save more than £6.7m in five years by investing less than half that in measures to prevent ill health, according to an independent report commissioned by the government.
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Norman Lamb: abolish quangos and SHAs
Health quangos and primary care trusts should be abolished, according to Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb’s personal proposals.
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NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business
This year will see the first tranche of reports intended to show how trusts are engaging with quality across all their services. Dave West looks at how this could represent a step change in health organisations’ accountability
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London councils call for PCT budget control
Primary care trust budgets for non-acute care should be integrated with all other local care services, according to a manifesto produced by the lobby group London Councils.
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FT directors appointed
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust has appointed two new directors.
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Plans to scrap GP practice boundaries draw fire
The British Medical Association and the NHS Alliance last week stepped up their opposition to government plans to scrap GP practice boundaries within 12 months.
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Mid Essex chief takes on dual role at Peterborough
The chief executive of NHS Mid Essex is to help turn around the financially challenged NHS Peterborough, it has been announced.
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Stroke action falls short of CQC standards
Many stroke patients are still not spending enough of their hospital stay on a specialist stroke unit or having a brain scan within 24 hours, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
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Local partnerships fail on children's health priorities
Primary care trusts and local councils have failed to work together to successfully prioritise improving the health of under-fives, an Audit Commission report has warned.
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Lancet retracts MMR and autism research paper
The Lancet has retracted from the public record a research paper which triggered concerns over a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Call to address £23bn cost of dementia
Dementia costs the country £23bn a year - more than cancer and heart disease combined - but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a “wake up call” report.
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NHS Direct to increase web presence
The chief executive of NHS Direct wants to significantly shift its operations towards the web, saying the health service needs to leave behind its “1950s bank” approach to services.
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Monitor appoints interim chair
Monitor’s board has appointed its vice chair, Chris Mellor, as interim chair following the departure of Bill Moyes.
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DH to expand integrated care pilots through 'good will'
The Department of Health is looking to expand its integrated care pilot scheme by “harnessing good will”.
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Treasury paper points to spending 'restraint'
Spending restraint is considered more effective than tax rises in reducing state debt and improving economic growth, according to a newly released Treasury paper.