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Managers are bearing brunt of fraud probes
Managers and administrative workers are subject to more fraud investigations than any other NHS staff group, according to an unpublished document compiled by the Department of Health's new fraud squad.
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Sex discrimination case dismissed
A woman NHS manager has lost her claim for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal at a Berkshire employment tribunal.
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Pay of trust chief executives slides to half the rate for equivalents in private sector
Trust chief executives earned an average of £74,000 last year, less than half the comparable figure for private sector companies, according to a report by Pay and Workforce Research.
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Blair threatens those 'who will not change'
The government has toughened its public stance against NHS managers who fail to embrace change and signalled that poor performers could lose their jobs.
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In brief: Dave Prentis
Dave Prentis has won the election for general secretary of Unison and will succeed Rodney Bickerstaffe when he steps down at the end of th is year. The voting was :
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In brief: Scottish Health Advisory Service
The Scottish Health Advisory Service has delivered a mixed report on mental health services in Fife, concluding that 'examples of excellent practice' sit alongside 'parts of the service that are under resourced and struggling'. It notes a number of staff shortages and 'generally poor' maintenance of hospital environments. It says ...
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In brief: William Ward
A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on an 88-year-old patient who fell to his death from a hospital window, despite being nursed on a secure ward.
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In brief: West Surrey health authority
West Surrey health authority finance director Peter Reeves told a recent board meeting that planning for the millennium had delivered benefits to the NHS, including modernisation of computer equipment and better contingency planning. Addenbrooke's trust has announced that it is retaining its millennium management centre as an operations centre because ...
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Beacon sites fail to ignite interest
Beacon sites are failing to capture the imagination of the rest of the health service, HSJ research has revealed.
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A&E services unaffected by doubling of calls to NHS Direct
Calls to telephone helpline NHS Direct doubled between its first and second years of operation - but there is no evidence that it is fuelling demand on emergency services, according to a survey launched today.
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Suicide reduction targets 'unrealistic'
Government targets to reduce suicide rates are unrealistic and cannot be achieved among mentally ill people, both planners and users of mental health services agreed last week.
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HAs face after-care bills for sectioned patients
Health and local authorities could face huge bills after receiving official guidance forbidding them to charge mentally ill patients for residential and home care following treatment as a detained patient.
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£4m estate sell-off includes Cumbria cricket pitch
NHS Estates is selling off more than £4m of surplus estate through two auctions in London and Manchester. Items under the hammer include ex-NHS training centres, clinics, houses, woodland and a cricket pitch in Cumbria. The agency has raised £1.5bn by disposing of land and property over the past four ...
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Greens propose free fruit for children in London
Free fruit would be distributed to all London schoolchildren if the Green Party won control of the new Greater London Assembly. Darren Johnson, the party's candidate for mayor, has announced that European surpluses of fruit, including 100 million apples, would be distributed. He added that the health of children from ...
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OU poised to take over medical education centre
The Open University in Milton Keynes is poised to strengthen its stake in medical education by taking charge of the Joint Centre for Education in Medicine in May. The postgraduate and continuing education centre for primary and secondary care is relocating from London and will become the Open University Centre ...
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Exeter healthy living centre wins Lottery funding
The New Opportunities Fund has announced a £467,000 grant from National Lottery money for a healthy living centre in Exeter. The St Sidwell's Centre hopes to provide affordable meals in a 'friendly and supportive environment' through a community cafe, run parenting sessions and basic education classes, and provide access to ...
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Confederation launches policy advice committees
The NHS Confederation has launched eight policy advisory committees and networks to address issues raised during a survey of members last year. It has also identified 'top influencing priorities' to 'focus its efforts where it can effect the most change', particularly in the run-up to the next general election. Its ...
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HIV detection better in London, but not provinces
The Public Health Laboratory Service has identified a 'considerable improvement' in the number of HIV-positive pregnant women diagnosed before they gave birth in London, but warned that there are few signs of improvement elsewhere. Its latest Communicable Disease Report Weekly says the proportion of women in London diagnosed before or ...
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BMA urges halt to debt recovery following cyclone
The British Medical Association has written to chancellor Gordon Brown and international development secretary Clare Short, urging the government to halt debt recovery from Mozambique in the aftermath of cyclone Eline, which left thousands homeless. Mozambique will soon benefit from government proposals to write off unpayable debt, but the BMA ...
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Scottish dental staff in protest over pay deal
Dental nurses and ancillary staff protest outside Glasgow Dental Hospital against a three-year pay deal.