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Labour criticised over attitude to public health
A supposedly key public health report published last week should have been released 18 months ago and will 'not set the heathers alight', a health expert claims.
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Resources and staffing couuld blight NHS plan timetable hopes
The government's modernisation agenda for the NHS is not achievable within the current timetable unless resources and staffing are increased, according to finance directors.
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Publication of Bristol inquiry report juggles with election date
The Bristol inquiry is to pass its final report to health secretary Alan Milburn next month.
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The number of GP personal medical services pilot schemes going live from the beginning of the month was 967, down from 1,230 schemes approved last December and representing more than a 20 per cent drop-out rate.Final contract negotiations are continuing with some schemes, while an additional 61 have delayed starting ...
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Milburn puts his name to proposal for 'an end to outpatient' services
The NHS Confederation is pushing for a radical restructuring of the way health services are delivered in a move that would see an 'end to outpatients'.
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Down's syndrome inquiry puts trusts on discrimination alert
All trusts providing paediatric cardiac surgery have been told to consider how to implement 119 recommendations made by the independent inquiries into services at the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital.
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Patients' body 'should have broader remit'
The planned new national patients' body should not be restricted to commenting on the NHS but could have a broader remit, a study commissioned by health secretary Alan Milburn has recommended.
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Delays loom for mental health monitoring
Just one in 10 local groups charged with implementing mental health policy believe effective systems to monitor clinical governance are in place.
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Health and Social Care Bill faces Lords battle
The row over controversial measures in the Health and Social Care Bill is set to reach a climax in the next fortnight as it reaches its report stage in the Lords, where the government does not have a majority.Liberal Democrat and Conservative peers have signalled their intention to challenge the ...
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Conservative attacks choice of appointments chair
The appointment of South East regional chair Sir William Wells as chair of the new NHS Appointments Commission has prompted fierce criticism from shadow health secretary Dr Liam Fox.Sir William will head a team of regional commissioners responsible for recruiting and appraising non-executives.Dr Fox described the appointment of Sir William ...
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New medical schools target lower-income entrants
Two new medical schools are to be set up, based at Brighton and Sussex Universities and Hull and York Universities. In all 1,033 additional medical school places are being created in England, with emphasis on recruiting students from middle and lower-income families.There will also be greater emphasis on interprofessional training ...
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Pressure on Scotland to stay in line over elderly care
Pressure is mounting for Scotland not to implement the findings of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care for the Elderly, says the report's author, Sir Stewart Sutherland.Giving the Royal College of Nursing Scotland inaugural annual lecture, he warned that 'the pressure to reject full implementation is growing as those who ...
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Qualification aims to raise social care standards
A three-year degree-level social work qualification is to begin from 2003 as part of a bid to raise social care standards.
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Umbrella cancer research institute launched
The Department of Health has unveiled a new organisation to co-ordinate all the UK's cancer research.The National Cancer Research Institute will co-ordinate funding and information on research, including clinical trials and genetics. It will bring together government departments, the Medical Research Council, cancer research charities and the pharmaceutical industry.Health secretary ...
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Think-tank calls for hefty bonuses to keep leaders
The public sector must do much more to attract high-calibre leaders and consider paying hefty bonuses to the best-performing managers, according to the Cabinet Office's performance and innovation unit.
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Unified NHS boards raring to get started in Scotland
Unified NHS boards could be up and running in parts of Scotland by the summer, well before the October date they were due to become formal entities, according to a newly appointed board chair.
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Confederations take charge of developing future workforce
Twenty-four new bodies become operational this week which will, for the first time, oversee the workforce and training issues of NHS staff.
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Review call over critical care beds in Wales
There are significant variations in performance and facilities between trusts throughout Wales and a particular need to review critical care bed capacity as well as district nursing and diabetes services, according to the Audit Commission.