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Cold and flu campaign launched
The Department of Health has launched the 'coughs and sneezes spread diseases' campaign to remind people that simple steps can help stop the spread of colds and flu.The campaign covers simple messages such as reminding people to cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.Read the ...
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Campaigners plan weekend protest
Campaigners are calling for the public and NHS staff to protest against service reforms in south London.Protestors will be demonstrating against service reviews at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals trust.Find out more here
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Alliance chair joins cancer board
NHS Alliance chair Dr Michael Dixon has been appointed to the new cancer reform strategy board.Dr Dixon said he aimed to 'breaking down the barriers' between care pathways across secondary and primary care.
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Massive rise in infection-related deaths
Mentions of Clostridium difficile on death certificates in England and Wales rose by 69 per cent between 2004 and 2005, to 3,807, according to the Office for National Statistics.The rate for deaths involving C diff in males increased from 23 to 38 per million population in 2005. In females the ...
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Gender equality guidance published
The Department of Health and NHS Employers have published best practice guidance on how NHS organisations can develop a gender equality scheme.Trusts will need to comply with a new gender equality duty in April that requires public sector organisations as employers and service providers to show they treat men and ...
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Government announces £54.3m drug and alcohol funding
The government has allocated £54.3m in capital funding to improve inpatient and residential drug and alcohol facilities.The successful bids for funding include provision for women-only facilities, people with disabilities and those from black and minority ethnic communities.Read the press release here
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Partnership agreement for joint working agreed
The government, NHS Employers and unions have signed a partnership agreement to show their collective commitment to joint working.The Department of Health said the new agreement would provide a 'springboard' to promote effective partnership on the workforce implications of policy.Find out more here
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Institute launches new No Delays Achiever
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has launched an improved second version of its No Delays Achiever, a web-based tool created to help NHS organisations achieve the 18-week target for GP referral to first treatment.More than 140 NHS organisations are registered as users of the free service, which was ...
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Poll finds low awareness of choice options
Public awareness of the ability to choose a hospital for a referral remains relatively low, although more patients say they are being offered choice and four in five of those are happy with the process, according to a poll by Ipsos MORI.The results of the September 2006 national patient choice ...
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King's Fund identifies key NHS challenges
The NHS needs to overcome five key challenges to create a viable, long-term future when lower growth in funding kicks in from 2008, according to the King's Fund.Its report, Funding Healthcare: 2008 and beyond, says the government must take action to reduce variation in performance and clinical practice in the ...
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Pennine Acute trust appoints new chief executive
Pennine Acute Hospitals trust has appointed John Saxby as its new chief executive.Mr Saxby joins the trust from County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals trust where he is currently chief executive.
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Conservatives hit out over London deficit
Conservatives in the London Assembly have said the extent of the continuing crisis in the NHS has been revealed by the latest financial figures.They point to new figures from the Department of Health, which show that the NHS in London is still heading for an overall end-of-year deficit of £125m.Find ...
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Historic changes to pharmacy profession
The chief pharmaceutical officers from England, Scotland, and Wales have revealed plans for historic changes to the regulation of the pharmacy profession.The measures, which form part of the white paper on professional regulation, will see the formation of two separate bodies to oversee pharmacy. One organisation will act as a ...
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College bids for outcomes audit deal
The Royal College of Surgeons could soon be running a national audit of clinical outcomes, comparing NHS trusts, independent treatment centres and other private sector providers for the first time.
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Half of ambulance trusts missing response targets
Half of England's ambulance trusts are missing response targets despite a service shake-up designed to improve performance.
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Staff feel safer after conflict resolution course
Over two-thirds of NHS staff trained in a system designed to help them tackle violence and abuse say they now feel safer in their job, according to a survey.
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Ex-minister to head London agency
The former minister who piloted the creation of foundation trusts through Parliament is to run a new NHS body in London designed to encourage more provision by foundation trusts in the capital.
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DoH condemned by its own civil servants
Just 16 per cent of senior Department of Health civil servants think their department is well managed, and only 4 per cent believe that it manages 'change' well, according to the government's own survey.
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PCT ditches two private hospitals over costs
A primary care trust has removed the choice of two local private sector hospitals from its choose and book list because it says it was paying too much for their services, HSJ has learned.
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Nurse strike threat
Almost two-thirds of nurses have said they are willing to take industrial action if they receive an 'unsatisfactory' pay deal this year, according to the Royal College of Nursing.