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C diff outbreak inquiry start date set
A date has been set for an inquiry into the deaths of 18 people in a hospital infection outbreak.
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Out of hours GP variations 'unacceptable'
An unacceptable variation exists between doctors’ out of hours services around the country, Mike O’Brien has admitted.
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'Extraordinary resources' needed in C diff fight
Controlling the spread of C difficile may require “extraordinary resources”, an expert has warned.
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London boroughs call for healthcare devolution
London’s boroughs have set out a list of demands for new responsibilities that should be devolved to local government after the general election.
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Tories pledge to slash hospital readmissions
More than 500,000 patients are readmitted to hospital every year soon after being allowed home, figures obtained by the Conservatives show.
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DH plans will cut smokers by half, says Burnham
Health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to halve the number of smokers in England by 2020.
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European court ruling boosts NHS contract bidders
Companies competing for NHS contracts have been given a boost by a European court victory for Sheffield-based surgical instrument maker Uniplex.
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Welsh community health councils to be reorganised
Community health councils in Wales are to be reorganised following last year’s NHS shake up, it has been announced.
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Leaked FTN document: no job guarantees for foundation trust staff
Staff working for foundation trusts are at risk of compulsory redundancy because of the impending public sector spending squeeze, a leaked report suggests.
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NHS boss 'ordered report cover up'
Hospital bosses at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have launched an investigation into allegations that a senior hospital official ordered a consultant to play down failures in treatment after a young man died from an undiagnosed ruptured spleen.
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Doctors still failing to meet hand-washing targets
Scottish hospital doctors have been criticised after new figures showed they are still failing to meet hand-washing targets.
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Andrew Wakefield behaved 'unethically'
The General Medical Council has concluded that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor at the centre of the MMR controversy, acted “dishonestly and irresponsibly” in carrying out his research.
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Managers face professional regulation and tighter vetting
Managers would be regulated for the first time under a proposal being developed by the Department of Health in the wake of safety fears sparked by hospital scandals.
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CQC registration ‘fraught with risk’
Plans for charging NHS organisations to register with the Care Quality Commission are “fraught with potential risks” and should be postponed for at least a year, the NHS Confederation is urging.
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SHAs return to topslicing budgets
Strategic health authorities are introducing stringent financial rules and mandatory topslicing in a bid to keep the NHS in balance next financial year.
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QIPP leads reveal hit list
Slashing follow-up appointments after surgery and spending on drugs will be two of the controversial areas targeted first by the national quality and productivity leads.
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Bill Moyes calls for DH unit to tackle ‘lethargic’ non-FTs
The outgoing executive chair of Monitor spent his last days in post urging the Department of Health to establish a new body to tackle “lethargic” trusts that have still not applied for foundation status.
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Mental health chief says departure not linked to trust deaths
A departing chief executive has insisted her move is unrelated to a police investigation into four apparent suicides at the mental health trust she has run for nine years.
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‘Fast track’ healthcare for NHS staff
NHS staff should be fast-tracked into services such as physiotherapy and mental health treatment, according to national director for health and work Dame Carol Black.
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Urgent care: confusing jargon – we’ve got your number
The NHS is constructing its own tower of Babel.