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NewsHealth and Safety Executive slates trust's 'complacency' over water supply legionella
A hospital trust in Liverpool has been forced to pay £48,000 after unsafe levels of legionella bacteria were found in its bathing water supply.
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NewsPhil Hope hails personal health budgets
Health minister Phil Hope has been in Devon to promote personal NHS health budgets that allow patients to choose for themselves the support services they receive.
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NewsFormer Tory health secretary calls for more 'sunlight' in Andrew Lansley's NHS vision
The most recent Conservative health secretary has said Andrew Lansley must articulate a clearer and more inspiring vision of the Conservatives’ plans for the health service.
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NewsNHS admin must be slashed by £1.5bn
NHS organisations are preparing to have to shave a third off their running costs if the Conservatives take power next year.
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NewsNMC calls on government to help whistleblowers
Nurses and midwives are not reporting poor care because of bad whistleblowing procedures, the chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said.
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NewsSHAs commit to original Darzi review strategies
Strategic health authorities have no plans to scale back their delivery of NHS next stage review strategies, despite the toughening financial climate, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC clocks up first class expenses
The Care Quality Commission’s executive team has spent nearly £6,000 on first class rail travel and taxis in the first three months of its existence.
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LeaderAndrew Lansley and NHS managers must face hard truths about cuts
The policies which shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley outlined to this week’s Conservative conference are not the answer to the exam question he will be set - save £20bn.
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NewsTwo thirds of PCTs still to agree provider model
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms have not yet had their future form agreed by their board and strategic health authority, a survey suggests.
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NewsNHS East of England faces DH assurance test
NHS East of England has been told it needs to adopt a more “bottom-up approach” to supporting primary care trusts in the region.
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NewsMid Staffs releases report on former chief executive
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has released a report into the conduct and performance of its previous chief executive Martin Yeates.
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NewsSHAs must assess delivery of maternity choice
A survey next year will assess the NHS’s delivery of choice in maternity care.
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NewsAmbulance trust wins £10m boost
West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been given a £10m funding boost this year after an external review found more resources were needed to meet growing demand.
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NewsFT chief: ‘can-do’ bid won our merger
A foundation chief executive has highlighted demonstrating a “can-do” attitude as a major factor in his successful bid to take over another trust.
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NewsOrgan donor numbers rise by a million
The number of people prepared to donate organs increased by a million last year, according to the NHS’s organ donation task force implementation programme.
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NewsPatient safety incidents up 12 per cent
The number of patients who have been involved in safety incidents while undergoing NHS treatment has risen by 12 per cent in six months.
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News‘Clunky’ GP contracts raise questions on quality
There are huge variations in what different PCTs pay for the same services, yet there is no detectable correlation between cost and quality or patient satisfaction. Sally Gainsbury looks at why commissioning has not yet addressed these stark contrasts
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NewsPublic sector pay freeze threat from all sides
Both the government and the opposition have indicated that a large part of the savings needed to recover the UK’s public spending deficit will need to come from pay restraint.
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NewsNICE calls for more transparency on uptake of guidance
Primary care trusts and trusts could be told to declare whether they are complying with each piece of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance.
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NewsPublic sector pensions must be reviewed - Steve Bundred
All public sector pension schemes must be reviewed amid the public finance shortfalls, the chief executive of the Audit Commission has said.