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New chief for NHS Direct
The head of communications at the Department of Health is to become NHS Direct chief executive.
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Commission 'scapegoating' trusts over safety
The Healthcare Commission is too quick to 'scapegoat' trusts that seek patient safety advice, potentially deterring chief executives from seeking help.
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Out-of-hours firms under review
Two out-of-hours providers have just a few weeks to prove their services are up to scratch, HSJ can reveal.
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Experts split over Tories' big idea for public health
The Conservative Party's plan to transform public health by creating independent local budgets has divided experts.
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Long-term care patients out of pocket
Primary care trusts failed to reimburse fully patients who funded their own long-term care - because of poor Department of Health guidelines, the health ombudsman has said.
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London chief defends Corrigan and Warner's appointments
NHS London's interim chief executive has defended her new top team against claims they include political appointments meant to push through New Labour reforms.
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Asset-sharing will limit the scope for dispute between the NHS and local government
'The commissioning process must have an injection of public involvement at every stage but particularly at the very beginning when need is assessed'
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Flexible working guidance for carers and employers
The charities Working Families and Help the Hospices are to publish guidance on flexible working.The publications, one aimed at employers and one at carers for the terminally ill will be available from 5 April, to tie in with the new Work and Families Act, which comes into force next month.Read ...
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Emotional effects of cancer most likely to hit women
Women under 65 are the most likely of all cancer patients to suffer from significant emotional distress, a study reports today in the British Journal of Cancer.Researchers in Edinburgh assessed the degree of emotional distress of 3,071 cancer patients using a questionnaire when attending follow-up outpatient clinics.Read more here
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NHS accountants honoured at awards
Six students have been honoured at the NHS Student Excellence Awards for their exceptional performance in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants examinations.The awards celebrate the commitment demonstrated by the NHS in training CIMA students and employing fully qualified chartered management accountants to take on management roles.
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Children need risk, says HSE chief executive
The deputy chief executive of the Health and Safety Executive has highlighted the importance of risk and adventure in children's lives and recognising the need to manage it.Jonathan Rees told this year's Barnardo's annual conference, Childhood Matters, that it was important to strike a balance between myth and fact in ...
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Brown budget 2007: HSJ report
In his 11th budget speech today chancellor Gordon Brown announced the 'biggest cash increase ever' in the NHS.
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Information Centre business plan launched
The Information Centre for health and social care will today launch its business plan for 2007-08 and its first strategy.The centre hopes to develop an 'information culture' across health and social care, to inform decision-making and improve service quality.
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Health minister hosts webchat
Health minister Andy Burnham will host a webchat this afternoon to answer questions from the public.The chat will focus on his experiences and observations from the seven days he spent shadowing a variety of frontline NHS staff last year.Ask a question on the webchat here
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New chief executive for NHS Direct
Department of Health director general of communications Matt Tee is to be the next chief executive of NHS Direct.Mr Tee was previously business development director at Dr Foster and takes over from Ed Lester, who will leave NHS Direct in May.
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Maternity care review launched
The Healthcare Commission is to carry out a review of maternity care in England following a report published today about the quality of maternity services.The report was carried out by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and was part-funded by the Healthcare Commission. It suggests most women are happy with the ...
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Committee slams NHS financial management
The Commons public accounts committee has slammed the lack of financial management expertise in the NHS.Its report says in-year information prevents the Department of Health from effectively managing national finances, and that the financial recovery plans of some trusts with large deficits have been based on unrealistic assumptions or short-term ...
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Pandemic flu guidelines published for social care
The Department of Health has published guidelines for dealing with an influenza pandemic.The guidelines, for social care staff and volunteers, is supplementary to the revised national framework on responding to a flu pandemic.Read the guidance here
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Men 'not worried about getting prostate cancer'
A poll commissioned by the Prostrate Cancer Charity suggests men are more worried about their pension that they are about the possibility of getting prostate cancer.Asked about their concerns about getting older, 32 per cent said their pension, 13 per cent said getting prostate cancer, seven per cent weight gain ...
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X-ray waiting lists drop
Patient waits for diagnostic tests such as x-rays have dropped by as much as 33 per cent, according to a report by the Healthcare Commission.But the report also found two out of three clinicians are waiting too long for results.Read the report here