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Minister puts onus on trusts to negotiate unbundled tariff
Primary care and acute trusts need to negotiate their own ways to unbundle the payment by results tariff, health minister Lord Warner said as he launched the 'road test' of next year's tariff.
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More people screened for chlamydia in the community
Chlamydia screening levels have increased by more than a third in the past year, with nearly 100,000 young people being tested for the sexually transmitted infection through the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, according to public health minister Caroline Flint.Ms Flint commented: 'The fact that in the past year record ...
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Diabetes management targets failing to address inequalities
Large variations in the quality of diabetes management exist between general practices in London with younger people worse off, according to a new study published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.The study found that younger patients with diabetes had poorer recording ...
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PCTs encouraged to embrace new providers
Health minister Lord Warner has urged the NHS to open up family doctor services to new providers in a drive to tackle inequalities, improve access to GPs and offer patients a greater choice of practice.Speaking to primary care trust executives at the National Association of Primary Care conference he said: ...
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Doctors 'most trusted profession'
A survey by the Royal College of Physicians has found that doctors top the polls as the professionals the public most trust. The annual survey by MORI shows that nine out of 10 people say that they trust their doctors to tell the truth.
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New orthopaedic treatment plan
Health minister Andy Burnham has announced a new musculoskeletal services framework intended to provide the NHS with new guidance to help improve services for people who suffer from such conditions. An estimated 10 million people in England suffer from musculoskeletal problems.The guidance sets out how the NHS can use a ...
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Healthcare Commission criticises care of young offenders
Too many young offenders have insufficient access to healthcare, in particular mental health services, according to a joint report published today by the Healthcare Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation.The report found that one in six youth offending teams (YOTs) tasked with looking after the health and welfare of ...
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Public health specialists must tackle working age health issues
Health minister Lord Hunt has warned of the danger that being out of work could shorten life expectancy and urged public health professionals to ensure that the health benefits of work are recognised.Speaking at a King's Fund event the minister said: 'I urge public health specialists to tackle working age ...
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NHS data not accurate enough to monitor doctors
The Royal College of Physicians has said that a pilot scheme it has established to help doctors check information collected about patients has shown that the data is not accurate enough to be used for monitoring the performance of individual physicians.The director of the RCP's health informatics unit said: 'Data ...
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£10m cash boost for NHS Plus
A new capital fund of £10m has been awarded to improve the provision of occupational health services to NHS staff. It will also increase the availability of NHS Plus - the network of NHS occupational health departments that provide health services to small- and medium-sized employers.Announcing the new funding health ...
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Guide to help achieve 18-week target launched
A tool to help trusts achieve the 18-week waiting-time target will be launched today by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Achievement at an HSJconference. The No Delays Achievermatches trust data with service improvement tools to produce plans for hitting the target.The guide is in four parts. Download them here, ...
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Cancer waiting targets: a guide (version 4)
The latest version of the document outlining cancer waiting targets, providing answers to frequently asked questions about the 2001, 2002 & 2005 Cancer Plan targets. Published in July 2005.
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Payment by results tariff launched
The Department of Health has published the test version of the 2007-08 national tariff. The overall uplift in prices is 2.5 per cent, net of 2.5 per cent efficiency savings.NHS chief executive David Nicholson says trusts should use the latest version to model the impact of the increased tariff.To ...
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Guidance for displaced staff
New advice to help trusts manage staff affected by redundancy or service change has been launched by the Department of Health and NHS Employers. It advises trusts to ring-fence vacancies for staff at risk of job losses. To read the press release click ...
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NHS campaigners to hold mass demonstration outside Parliament
Protesters are to march on Westminster tomorrow to demonstrate against NHS 'cuts'. Health unions and community groups including the Trades Union Congress and Keep Our NHS Public plan to lobby MPs at the end of the protest. To download the announcement, click ...
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New clinical trials agreement for NHS trusts
The Department of Health has agreed a revised model clinical trials agreement which will speed up approvals for drug industry-sponsored trials on NHS patients. A partnership between the NHS, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and the Bio Industry Association will provide a clear ...
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50th foundation trust approved
Three new foundation trusts have been approved by regulator Monitor, bringing the total to 52. The 50th foundation trust is South London and Maudsley. Tavistock and Portman trust and University Hospital of South Manchester trust have also been authorised. To ...
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Inpatient waiting-time figures
Almost 200 patients were waiting over 26 weeks at the end of September, the Department of Health has said. Of 198 patients for whom English commissioners are responsible, 21 were waiting in Welsh hospitals. The number of patients waiting over 20 weeks was down by ...
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NHS redundancy figures revealed
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has published figures showing that 900 compulsory redundancies were made in the NHS in the first half of this financial year.The vast majority of those were in managerial and administrative roles and under a quarter in clinical posts.To see the figures click ...
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State of healthcare report published
The Healthcare Commission today published its State of Healthcare 2006report. The report includes the first assessment of the independent sector against minimum standards.The figures are available here