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Pension plans threaten Manx health service
Plans now being considered by the Manx government to sever the link with the NHS pensions scheme will lead to a 'potentially disastrous staff exodus', the British Medical Association warns today.
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Stroke care improvements 'must continue'
There has been a major improvement in the organisation of stroke care over the past two years, according to the latest National Sentinel Organisational Audit of Stroke.
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Lib Dems set to debate health policy
The Liberal Democrats kick off the party conference season with their meeting in Bournemouth this week, with the NHS set to be a hot topic.
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Take part in HSJ’s health policy survey
Who would make the best health secretary? Which political party's policies are the best for the NHS? Have your say in HSJ's survey of the three main parties' health policies.Vote in our poll and see the results in Thursday's magazine.
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Stroke services imporved
Stroke services have shown marked improvement in the last two years, an audit by the Royal College of Physicians has shown.The audit of 224 hospitals in all areas of the UK except Scotland found near universal provision of specialist stroke beds.About 30 per cent are offering thrombolysis for stroke and ...
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£75m pledged to tackle childhood obesity
The government is to launch a £75m national programme aimed at tackling childhood obesity and has asked local authorities and primary care trusts to align their local initiatives to the new brand - Change4Life.
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Top-ups should be allowed, says King's Fund chief
The NHS should not deny treatment to patients who pay privately for unapproved drugs, King's Fund chief executive Niall Dickson has said.He told a seminar yesterday: 'The current practice on top-ups, which prohibits people from privately purchasing drugs not available on the health service while continuing a course of NHS ...
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NHS home oxygen service a hit
The first national patient survey of the home oxygen service has found high levels of satisfaction.
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BMA supports cross-border healthcare
The British Medical Association is calling for minimum quality standards for healthcare in Europe, overseen by the European Commission.
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Healthcare 100 - last chance to register your organisation!
HSJ and Nursing Times have joined up with NHS Employers to identify the top healthcare providers to work for in the UK.Don’t miss this opportunity - register by 19 September!
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Pick and mix accounting clouds surplus predictions
The NHS year-end surplus may not be quite as easy to predict as you might think.
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No amount of health funding will be an antidote to poverty
As the political parties mobilise for the conference season it is tempting to believe there is broad consensus about the future of the NHS. But three debates that go to its heart are raging.
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Community mental health services 'improving'
Community mental health services are improving, but there is still inadequate access and involvement of service users, a Healthcare Commission survey has shown.The annual survey of mental health service users showed a larger percentage had confidence in the mental health professionals treating them and had received copies of their care ...
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Lib Dems demand inquiry into C difficile outbreak
The Liberal Democrats have demanded a public inquiry into the C difficile outbreak at Vale of Leven Hospital in Scotland.
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High Court decision on cancer drug
The High Court has overturned a primary care trust's refusal to fund cancer drug Revlimid for a cancer suffer with only months to live.
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DH publishes plans for failing NHS trusts
The Department of Health has published its proposals for managing failing NHS hospitals and trusts.
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Chair of NHS co-operation and competition panel named
The first chair and director of the NHS co-operation and competition panel will be Lord Carter of Coles. He will take up the post in October.
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NHS inequalities row is shrouded in secrecy
The question of whether poor urban areas should continue to get the most funding is about fundamental NHS principles - so why is it being discussed behind closed doors? Sally Gainsbury reports
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Birkdale Clinic was 'in tolerable range'
A private provider whose contract with a leading trust was suspended did not have significantly poor outcomes, an investigation has found.
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Scotland considers ban on commercial GP firms
The Scottish Parliament is to consider a move to ban commercial companies from running GP surgeries north of the border. Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond hopes to push the measure through in a health bill.