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Only two top scorers in first year of healthcheck ratings
Just two organisations, both of them foundation trusts, have scored top marks in the first healthcheck ratings by the Healthcare Commission.
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Winterton: BME service discrimination 'unethical and unlawful'
Black and minority ethnic mental health service users are being discriminated against in ways that are unethical and unlawful, a health minister has admitted.
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DoH calls for new definition of urgent care centres
The NHS needs a new definition of an urgent care centre and the minimum range of services patients can expect to find there, the Department of Health has said.
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Cross-party politicians unite for rival London blueprint
A council, two MPs and a London Assembly member have drawn up their own plans for a reconfiguration of health services in their part of north London.
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Former health secretary urges halt to Tory manager bashing
The Conservatives will not win elections by continuing to vilify managers, the man drawing up the party's health policy said last week.
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Tories call on government to work with them on NHS Independence Bill
David Cameron has challenged Labour to help his party draw up legislation to give 'independence' to the NHS.
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Conservative conference: charities push for changes to GP incentive framework
Two charities are planning to launch a campaign to push for GPs' incentive payments to be based much more on their success in improving public health.
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Choice: NPSA attacks 'meaningless glossy menus'
The National Patient Safety Agency is to push for better information to inform choice after branding the sort of information available to patients as 'meaningless'.
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NHS Maternity Statistics, England 2004-5
A summary of information from the hospital episodes statistics relating to NHS maternities in the year 2004-05. Among the findings: 20 per cent of deliveries were induced, and the caesarean rate remained at just under 23 per cent.
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McKinsey accused of unfair advantage on commissioning
Companies bidding to win a place on the government's list of approved commissioning support suppliers are questioning whether rival bidder McKinsey has been given an unfair advantage.
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NICE chief calls for QOF recognition
The chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has criticised the government for not taking account of its guidance when drawing up the quality and outcomes framework.
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Health professional training cuts average at 10pc
Training budgets for nurses and other healthcare professionals are being cut by up to a third in some parts of the country as strategic health authorities make savings to deal with deficits.
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PCTs may face £1bn QOF bill
Primary care trusts will be required to pay out up to £1bn if all GP surgeries attain maximum points under the quality and outcomes framework this year.
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Ivan Lewis accused of 'throwing his toys out of the pram' at Labour fringe meeting
Health minister Ivan Lewis was accused of 'throwing his toys out of the pram' after an angry performance at a Labour Party conference fringe meeting last week.
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Unison claims Labour conference victory on market
Unison has claimed a 'decisive' victory after Labour's attempts to agree a compromise statement on the future of the NHS failed - just a day after the union's motion criticising current health policy was carried.
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Right to rehab reconsidered
The government is considering introducing a 'right to rehabilitation leave', health minister Andy Burnham has announced.
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IT programme Accenture loss sparks fresh debate
The loss of another major contractor to the national IT programme has triggered a fresh round of debate about its future.
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Wales exceeds forecast debt
The Welsh health service went over its forecast debt of £20m last year, ending £24m in the red.
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Tories will not rule out increased NHS spend
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has hinted that a Conservative government could spend more on the NHS than a Labour government under Gordon Brown.
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Tory pledge for more nurses
Every school would have a school nurse under the Conservatives, Andrew Lansley told the party conference.