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GPs paid £20m for sickness and maternity cover
GP practices in England were paid more than £20m last year for locums to cover sickness and maternity leave in their practices, HSJ has learnt.
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BMA damned by its own staff in leaked survey
The British Medical Association has been labelled 'old-fashioned and change averse' by its own staff in a survey leaked to HSJ.
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Lib Dems scrap free social care promise
The Liberal Democrats have formally ditched their policy of free social care in England. The party has opted instead for a co-payment system based on the one set out by Sir Derek Wanless for the King's Fund.
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Health check rating benchmarks 'unfair'
Trusts are being unfairly marked down in their annual performance ratings because of changing targets and over-reliance on patient data, according to managers.
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Frustration over advance GP appointments
Nearly three quarters of England's GP practices have left at least one in 10 patients dissatisfied because of the difficulties of making appointments more than two days in advance.
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Stroke prevention power
I was pleased to see your story highlighting the importance of prevention in reducing the burden of stroke care in London, writes Chris Streather
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Clare Chapman's call for more chiefs from medical ranks
Clare Chapman's encouragement for more senior managers to be recruited from the medical ranks echoes our conclusions that this would accelerate the breaking down of perceived barriers between managers and medics, write Ian Gilmore and Martin Else
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Westminster School's GP practice not exclusive
As you may not know, Westminster primary care trust, as a local commissioner of NHS services, has a GP contract which dates back many years for the provision of NHS healthcare to Westminster School ('NHS funds exclusive GP practices'), writes Christopher Silcock
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Charging GPs for A&E visits needs careful thought
Any proposal to charge GPs for 'inappropriate' attendance at accident and emergency or walk-in centres requires careful thought to avoid perverse consequences, writes Michael Dixon
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Public health network to help avoid 'postcode lotteries'
A new public health network is to give primary care trusts advice on licensed drugs before the publication of NICE guidance, HSJ can reveal.The advice will help PCTs avoid accusations that they are imposing a 'postcode lottery'.
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Doubts over community foundation trusts
Conflicts of interest, difficulties in demonstrating autonomy and low pay are just some of the potential problems facing community foundation trusts.
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Care Quality Commission chair announced
A former health manager has been revealed as the proposed chair of the new health and social care super-regulator.
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
Police stations should not be used to detain people with mental health problems, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.
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Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts
Nurses want hospital cleaning brought back into the NHS rather than contracted out to private firms, according to a poll of delegates at a Royal College of Nursing conference.
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
Scottish ministers and health boards have settled a civil claim against a pharmaceutical company for allegedly fixing the price the NHS is charged for drugs with other pharmaceutical companies.
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New rules on umbilical cord blood collection
Collection of blood from the umbilical cords of newborns is to be regulated by the Human Tissue Authority for the first time.
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HSJ invites readers to submit world class questions
HSJ is preparing a supplement on governance and quality assurance in world class commissioning.
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Night-time care needs improvement, report claims
Night-time staff need more training and strategies should be developed on person-centred care, reducing sleep disturbance and appropriate noise and light levels at night, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Mental Capacity Act resources released
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of resources for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.
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Funding for drug treatment in prisons gets go-ahead
The Department of Health has approved funding for enhanced clinical services for drug treatment in 38 prisons.