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NHS smoking ban flouted
Non-smoking rules are being flouted by patients and staff in two-thirds of NHS hospitals and have led to an increase in litter, according to researchers.Research published in the journal BMC Health Services Research asked three quarters of acute and mental health trusts about the implementation of smoking rules.
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Tories attack dentistry record
The Conservatives have criticised what they call Labour's 'disgraceful neglect' of NHS dentistry.
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Unison calls for more cleaners
Trade union Unison has called for a recruitment drive for NHS cleaners to raise hospital cleaning standards.
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Confed responds to NAO report
Commenting on yesterday's NAO report on the GP contract, NHS Confederation primary care trust network director David Stout said: 'The work of PCTs in world class commissioning recognises the need to make better use of contractual levers to improve the commissioning of general practice and develop a range of skills ...
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Johnson gives feedback on MMC inquiry
Health secretary Alan Johnson has responded to the independent inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers led by Professor Sir John Tooke.
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DH launches housing site section
The Department of Health has launched a section on its website devoted to housing. Housing has an important role to play in health, well-being and the delivery of health and adult social care services, the website says.
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Leaked memo reveals national locum shortage
Leaked Department of Health documents have revealed a national shortage of locum hospital doctors, with some trusts reporting they are 'lucky if applicants attend for interview'. HSJ first highlighted the issue last year and as recently as 14 February the DH was insisting there is no evidence of a widespread ...
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Government launches 10-year drug strategy
The government has launched a new 10-year strategy for fighting illegal drug use.
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C-charge 'has improved health'
A study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that the reduced pollution in the capital's congestion charge area has helped improve health.
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Henderson upbeat on GP contract report
Responding to the National Audit Office report on the GP contract released today, Alastair Henderson, acting director of NHS Employers, which is now responsible for negotiating the GP contract, said: 'This report makes it clear that the contract is beginning to deliver the benefits intended.
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Nicholson announces new cleaning strategy
The NHS is to push forward with a step change in cleaning services, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said. At a summit of private and public sector cleaning representatives, Mr Nicholson outlined plans which included publishing the latest information on MRSA rates for every hospital on the NHS Choices ...
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Department plays down medic supply fears
The Department of Health has tried to dampen fears that the NHS faces a drop in the supply of European labour, which experts say could lead to doctor shortages.
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GP payment scheme must be 'scaled back'
Offering financial incentives to GPs and other healthcare providers is unlikely to have a dramatic impact on the quality of patient care, new research concludes.
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Eleventh-hour changes to GP contract left PCTs with bill
The introduction of the new GP contract led to a 57 per cent increase in payments to practices in just three years, the National Audit Office has found. The huge increase was fuelled by a last-minute concession to the British Medical Association that sidelined the government's own priority to tackle ...
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'Dangerous' surgeons being put on specialist register
Doctors deemed to be a danger to patients are being put on the specialist register and permitted to work as consultant surgeons, HSJ has learnt.
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Tee calls for cash incentives
NHS Direct could be paid extra to focus on taking calls from patients living in deprived areas or with specific health needs, its chief executive Matt Tee has revealed.
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New super-regulator begins to take shape
Last week the bill that will see the merger of three regulators began its process through the Lords. But there are warnings that detail on the new legislation is sketchy, leaving trusts in the dark over how it will affect them. Charlotte Santry reports
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Monitor fights shy of legal tussles
Monitor will seek to avoid tightening the rules on income from private patients because it fears legal reprisals from foundation trusts, HSJ has learned.
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'Overburdened' staff put mothers and babies at risk
Too little focus on maternity services and safety by some trust boards is leading to problems, an independent inquiry is expected to warn tomorrow.
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Trust reveals price of advice on chief's payout
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust has revealed it spent nearly £23,000 on legal advice over the severance payment to its former chief executive Rose Gibb.