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European cancer specialists to increase online collaboration
Cancer care experts in Europe are to make more use of the internet to improve the flow of information between scientists, NHS doctors, drug companies and patients.
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Swine flu to hit 12 per cent of NHS staff at one time
The health service has been told to prepare for up to 8 per cent of the population suffering from swine flu at any one time - and up to 12 per cent of the NHS workforce.
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New chief for Royal Free Hospital
David Sloman has been named as the new chief executive of the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London. He will take up the position in September.
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Hospital's threatened out of hours services saved
A hospital in West Dunbartonshire is to continue its out of hours “unscheduled care” despite fears it would be cancelled.
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Competition panel examines trust takeover bids
The co-operation and competition panel is investigating the takeover of a trust that was not going to succeed in becoming a foundation.
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Minister sets out limits of competition and choice
Health minister Mike O’Brien has emphasised to managers the limits to which the NHS should embrace competition and choice.
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DH staff give feedback in annual survey
The Department of Health delivers policy effectively, according to just under two thirds of its own staff. However, fewer than half have confidence in its senior civil servants.
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'Troublingly low' levels of funding to prevent another Baby P
A review of child protection arrangements in NHS organisations carried out in light of the Baby Peter tragedy has found “troublingly low” levels of funding and staff training.
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Patients don't care who provides GP services as long as they work
Why does the public have to endure antiquated GP services?
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The tripartite leadership must be debated
This week the Cabinet Office is finally unveiling its report on the progress the Department of Health has made since an excoriating “capability review” two years ago.
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Mascie-Taylor is NHS Confederation's first medical director
The NHS Confederation has appointed Hugo Mascie-Taylor as its first medical director.
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Monitor says speed up foundation bids - despite slump
Monitor has called for the NHS to speed up the rate of bids for foundation trusts, despite the prospect of cash cuts and major service reconfigurations.
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'Slow' take-up of detention safeguards for vulnerable people
Safeguards brought in to prevent vulnerable people from being arbitrarily detained in hospital are not being used, according to legal experts.
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GPs could hand commissioning to private firms under Tories
GPs could be given the opportunity to bypass primary care trusts and hand commissioning to private sector organisations under Conservative plans.
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NHS non-executives 'don't have enough time'
More than two thirds of NHS directors believe their non-executives do not have enough time for their roles, a survey has found.
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Trusts offer A&E doctors generous paid leave
Trusts are offering middle grade doctors jobs with additional paid hours and generous study leave to keep their accident and emergency departments running.
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Data protection warning as more trusts lose patient records
Hospital trusts have been told of the importance of data security after the Information Commissioner’s Office found five more organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act.
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Trust foots bill for private ward
A failed private health venture has left a London NHS trust with a multi-million pound bill and no way to pay it.
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Trusts still fail to give whistleblowers a voice
More than a decade after trusts were told to give staff ‘maximum freedom of speech’, health workers are still scared to raise concerns about care. We look at why whistleblowers are not getting the protection they deserve
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E-prescribing 'could cut cost of human negligence'
Electronic prescribing systems that reduce the possibility of human error could cut clinical negligence claims by more than 70 per cent, according to US hospital chain Banner Health.