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Top ups put vulnerable patients at risk, Confed hears
Vulnerable patients risk being exploited and health inequalities widened if rules on topping up NHS services are relaxed, a panel of experts has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Lansley outlines Conservatives' plans for NHS
A future Conservative government would state the outcomes it wanted the NHS to achieve, but would largely leave NHS managers and clinicians to decide how that was delivered, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the NHS Confederation conference on Friday.
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Senior NHS managers must listen more, say staff
NHS workers have highlighted poor relationships with senior managers as a key concern in a staff survey for the Department of Health.
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Tories consult on NHS top ups
The Conservatives have started their own consultation on top-up payments for NHS care in the light of a government review.
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New vision for nursing in Wales
A strategy that sets out the core values of nursing has been launched in Wales.
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Trust breached hygiene code
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals trust has been issued with an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for breaching the hygiene code.
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Funding for new vaccinations revealed
Primary care trusts have been allocated their share of £8.9m for a new vaccination programme against the virus that causes cervical cancer.The human papillomavirus immunisation programme will start at the beginning of the school year in September.
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PCTs not ready to regulate choice, says Darzi adviser
Primary care trusts are not yet up to the job of policing choice under integrated healthcare models, a senior health adviser has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Mark Britnell announces changes to commissioning framework
The time it takes to use the framework for procuring external support for commissioners is to be slashed under plans unveiled at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Trusts sign up to patient safety campaign
One hundred trusts have pledged their support to a patient safety campaign launched at the NHS Confederation conference that aims to achieve 'no avoidable death, no avoidable harm'.
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Confed warning to staff who break data rules
Employers at the NHS Confederation conference have been warned not to let staff off the hook over data breaches.
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Sustainability is key to NHS success, Confed hears
Patient experience will only improve if the NHS can sustain the gains from delivery of the 18-week referral to treatment target, delegates at the NHS Confederation conference have been told.
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BMA campaign trades on fear and ignorance
One has to admire the British Medical Association. Getting people to campaign against health service closures is easy, but it takes a particular talent to get the public to campaign against service openings.
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Mental health anti-stigma campaign appeals for support
Trusts at the NHS Confederation conference are being urged to join the 'biggest-ever' campaign to abolish the stigma attached to mental health problems.
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Provider arms should scrutinise unprofitable services
Primary care trust provider arms must be prepared to question the future of unprofitable services in order to succeed as standalone organisations, the NHS Confederation conference has heard.
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Uphold NHS values, Clare Chapman tells Confed
Universal NHS values are needed to quell fears that the service is becoming 'industrialised', the head of NHS workforce has claimed at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Call for managers to improve NHS reputation
NHS leaders must engage with their workforce, strengthen their communications and hold their hands up where mistakes have been made, the director of NHS communications has told delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Confed report looks at innovation in the NHS
An NHS Confederation report published at the body’s annual conference examines changes and innovations that could redefine how the NHS works.
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Web can worsen inequalities, Confed warned
Web-based patient information initiatives can make health inequalities worse, delegates at the NHS Confederation conference were warned.
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Embrace commissioning, Britnell urges Confed delegates
Lord Darzi's next stage review will include exciting opportunities for commissioning staff, including freedoms based on those for foundation trusts, Department of Health director general of commissioning and system management Mark Britnell has told the NHS Confederation conference.