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Junior doctor campaigners in favour of union to rival BMA
Junior doctors campaign group Remedy UK is considering whether to start its own union to rival the British Medical Association.
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Walker claims admissions of failure show assessment works
Admissions by trusts that they are not meeting core safety, hygiene, training and equality standards show self-assessment works, Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker has said.
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Hunt claims manager power would have hobbled IT plan
The national IT programme would be facing even bigger delays if local managers had been given more control, health minister Lord Hunt has claimed.
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Hewitt slates 'media myths'
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt used her speech to the NHS Confederation's annual conference to acknowledge a 'difficult, often bruising' year and to attack media 'myths'.
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We will keep it local, says Scots minister
Scotland's cabinet secretary for health and well-being has announced the new executive government would take 'an assumption against centralisation of services'.
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DoH rejects MTAS claims
NHS Employers and the Department of Health have dismissed campaigners' claims that few junior doctors' training posts have been filled.
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London Provider Agency takes up scrutiny role
NHS trusts and primary care trusts in NHS London are now answerable for their performance to the new London Provider Agency.
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New BMA chief tells Brown to rebuild relations with medics
The new British Medical Association chairman has called for a 'fresh start' with prime minister Gordon Brown.
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Trust scores legal victory
A hospital trust has won its battle to reconfigure its service - after a judicial review upheld the legality of its decision.
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London SHA struggling to cope with junior doctor recruitment
London's strategic health authority has spent millions of pounds and employed hundreds of extra staff to handle the junior doctor recruitment process.
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Conservatives call for a halt to constant change
The NHS needs urgent action, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has told his new opposite number.
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'Couple of genuine guys' pay visit to Kingston
The chief executive of the first hospital to be visited by the prime minister and health secretary in their new roles told HSJ they 'seemed like a couple of genuine guys'.
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Mental Health Bill campaigners rue 'missed opportunity'
Campaigners have hailed the passing of the Mental Health Bill as a 'missed opportunity'.
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Restructuring blamed for debt
A primary care trust saw its overspend rocket more than fivefold, partly because of last year's PCT restructuring, an Audit Commission report has concluded.
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Private companies to join support framework
The Department of Health is set to announce next week the list of private companies that have won a place on the government's national framework for procuring external support for commissioners, HSJ has learned.
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Minister: end third sector 'mutual loathing'
Commissioners have been urged not to hold third sector health services at 'arm's length'.
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Lansley demands health inequalities drive
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has called for fresh policies to reduce health inequalities across London.
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Doctors question NHS Direct
Doctors have called on the government to re-evaluate NHS Direct as it is increasing their workload.
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Merger plans for six trusts as Welsh NHS feels cash squeeze
Six acute trusts across Wales are facing mergers after the Welsh Assembly launched a consultation on reconfiguration.
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Scarborough to axe 600 jobs in bid for foundation status
An NHS trust is axing a third of its workforce in a bid to avoid having its finances scrutinised by the health secretary.