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Call for better joint working on speech therapy
Better partnership working between health and education professionals is needed to help children in Northern Ireland with speech and language problems.
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Queen opens new heart and lung centre
A new heart and lung centre in Scotland has been officially opened by the Queen.
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Health ministers affirm commitment to NHS principles
The four UK health ministers have issued a joint statement on the core principles of the NHS.
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Unite to consult on strike action
Unite has confirmed it is looking at balloting NHS members on taking strike action over pay.The union's health sector workers will consider a ballot for industrial action in the autumn in protest over the recent three-year pay deal.
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Darzi review will be a success when it causes managers grief
Lord Darzi’s next stage review has been met with a remarkable degree of support. The few critics have failed to shoot any substantial holes in it.
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Campaign to tackle mental health inequalities
The Royal College of Psychiatrists had launched a three-year campaign to tackle inequalities in mental health.
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New guidance on hand hygiene
A film that shows NHS workers how to clean their hands properly has been sent out to all trusts.
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Pilot will help GPs advise patients on health at work
GPs will be able to access occupational health advice for their patients through a new Welsh Assembly pilot scheme.
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Review of staff travel costs promised
NHS Employers has pledged to review the system for calculating mileage and other staff travel allowances.
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Darzi review: news, video and opinion
The latest on the review, plus an exclusive Darzi image gallery!
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Will Darzi bring about a renaissance in maternity services?
A number of regional Darzi plans have promised midwife-led units and better information. Daloni Carlisle asks if this vision will become a reality
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Unions call for caution on direct elections move
Unions have called on the Scottish government not to divert money from frontline care by introducing direct elections to NHS boards.
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DH behind in Olympic planning race
Senior managers have attacked the Department of Health for failing to face the health and safety challenges of the 2012 Olympic games.
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Trust ends contract after pay nightmare
University Hospital of North Staffordshire has withdrawn from its contract with a payroll provider after months of mistakes in the pay packets of hundreds of staff.
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Board members resign from troubled Scarborough trust
Three board members have resigned from the troubled Scarborough and North East Yorkshire trust.
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Hospitals may lose out in plan to make funds follow student
The shake-up of education and funding for training proposed by Lord Darzi could have a 'major destabilising impact' on established teaching hospitals.
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Leadership roles for clinicians get a boost from Darzi
Lord Darzi's workforce strategy unveils sweeping reforms to workforce planning and education.
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Lansley slams Darzi's 'bureaucratic' regional roles
Greater influence proposed for strategic health authorities has raised fears about regionalising the NHS.
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Conservatives will support parts of Darzi review
The Conservatives have welcomed parts of the Darzi review, saying they will support proposals that chime with their policies.
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Darzi quality incentive puts £1bn at stake
Up to £1bn - or 3 per cent - of annual hospital trust income will be contingent on meeting service quality requirements by 2010-11.