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NHS 'not ready for budget cuts'
At least 84 per cent of NHS financial directors are ill-prepared for the cost cutting programme the government has embarked on, a study has claimed.
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NewsNHS 'must decentralise'
The NHS must be decentralised and freed from government control if it is to thrive, according to think tank Demos.
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NewsMaternity unit off special measures
Maternity services at Gwent Healthcare Trust have been taken off special measures imposed after the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales highlighted an “exceptionally high” number of deaths.
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NewsIncrease work placement support, urges mental health charity
Getting people with mental health problems into work should be an NHS priority, according to the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
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NewsScrap strategic health authorities, say Lib Dems
Halving the size of the Department of Health and scrapping strategic health authorities are among Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb’s proposals for cutting public spending.
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NewsPoor communication 'spreads hospital infections'
A lack of communication between hospitals and care homes is aiding the spread of MRSA and other infections, the Care Quality Commission has claimed.
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NewsNHS information handling must improve - CQC
NHS organisations have been urged by the Care Quality Commission to improve the way they use patient records.
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NewsNHS Manchester re-appoints non-executive director
NHS Manchester has announced that Brian Harrison has been re-appointed as a non-executive director for another four years.
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News2.6 per cent increase to Scottish health budget
NHS Scotland will receive a revenue funding increase of 2.6 per cent next financial year under the government’s budget, but its capital budget will decrease slightly.
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NewsAndy Burnham told to 'take care' over paying for quality
The government’s announcement that it would incorporate greater measures of quality into payment by results has been welcomed.
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NewsGPs ‘acting as debt counsellors’
GPs are being forced to act as debt counsellors as poor mental health is made worse by financial problems, according to the London Health Forum.
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NewsCQC says poorest areas suffer worse care from GPs
People in the poorest areas of Britain suffer from lower standards of NHS primary care, according to a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
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NewsBattle over foundation freedom heads for Parliament
A new battle over foundation trusts is set to begin in parliament next month, with the opposition expected to attack proposals they say would rob the organisations of their autonomy.
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NewsManagers fearful over DH hit list
National and regional managers have been warned not to take overzealous action against those named on the first list of trusts not meeting minimum NHS standards.
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NewsAndy Burnham warns NHS managers not to conduct 'mini spending reviews'
NHS managers must not conduct their own “mini spending reviews” in advance of political decisions about NHS funding, the health secretary has warned.
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LeaderFiring squads won’t solve trusts’ problems
The naming of 34 trusts as poor performers will strike fear into the managers in charge.
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LeaderA shot in the arm for GPs as they eye swine flu profits
Why is the government shovelling yet more money to GPs?
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NewsPCTs need to 'improve their performance' on youth mental health
Primary care trusts need to “improve their performance” on providing child and adolescent mental health services for children and young people with learning disabilities.
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NewsBurnham to scrap GP boundaries
NHS patients will be allowed to choose any doctor in the country within the next 12 months, the Health Secretary is to announce.
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NewsDH report into bullying and harassment allegations delayed
An investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment against East Midlands strategic health authority has been extended until the end of the month.