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Caution urged on use of private homes
Health and social services managers have urged the government to take a cautious approach to proposals to combat bed shortages by transferring elderly NHS patients to private nursing homes.
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Tea's maid
Steph Clarke, haemotology and blood bank nurse at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, takes a break in its cyber cafe.
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Chief and deputy suspended after waiting-list confusion
The chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals trust and his deputy have been suspended after an investigation into waiting lists.
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Cancer centre roof collapse closes beds
A leaking roof at a regional cancer centre forced the closure of 15 out of 60 beds last week and led to the suspension of 20 patient treatments.
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Managers may forfeit pay rises
Scottish health minister Susan Deacon has threatened that NHS managers could forfeit their pay rises if they fail to put patients' interests first.
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Short Cuts: 'Spend mobile phone windfall on cracking poverty'
Unison has urged chancellor Gordon Brown to use the £22bn windfall generated by the sale of third-generation mobile phone licences to 'crack poverty', invest in public services and increase the minimum wage, which the union would like to see set at £5 per hour. General secretary elect Dave Prentis said: ...
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Short Cuts: Wales procurement strategy aimed at saving £80m
Welsh Assembly finance secretary Edwina Hart has announced a review of public sector purchasing policies, with the aim of saving £80m over three years. The review will take four months and lead to a procurement strategy for the public sector across Wales.Ms Hart said: 'I regard this review as an ...
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Short Cuts: Energy consumption must fall to free up health cash
The NHS in Scotland has been told to cut energy consumption by 2 per cent every year for the next decade in order to 'free up additional funds for healthcare' and cut carbon dioxide emissions. The NHS was originally set a target of reducing energy use by 1.5 to 2 ...
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Short Cuts: Imports spark fall in pharmaceutical trade surplus
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's annual review says drug exports rose to £6.3bn in 1999, creating a trade surplus of £2.1bn - but this was a fall on the previous year's £2.46bn surplus because of increased imports. Director general Trevor Jones said this suggested the UK environment for ...
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Short Cuts: Newcode ofpracticeon NHSandgovernmentaudit
The Audit Commission has published a new Code of Audit Practice on how auditors of local government and NHS bodies should operate. It was recently approved by Parliament and replaces the code that has been used since 1995.Martin Evans, director of audit policy and appointments, said there had been 'extensive' ...
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Short Cuts: Virus forces trust to put 200 operations on hold
York Health Services trust has been forced to postpone 200 non-urgent operations following an outbreak of infection. More than 20 patients and a dozen staff were affected by the Norwalk virus, which closed six wards at York District Hospital to new admissions. Trust deputy chief executive George Wood said the ...
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Pacemaker unit flaws revealed
An internal report into the cardiac pacemaker outpatient unit at Bedford Hospital has identified failings that led to 11 patients needing replacement devices and one death being referred to a coroner.
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Twist to payment saga
The former general manager of a Scottish health board at the centre of a scandal involving over- payments to managers is counter-suing the NHS.
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Play as you learn
Amanda Jackson (right), programme manager for the Greater Elland Sure Start initiative, chats to some of those making use of the scheme's new playbus. The double-decker has playgroup facilities upstairs, while downstairs it has displays on health, parenting, diet, literacy and numeracy. The Sure Start initiative in Elland was set ...
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Ambulance chief says extra cash is for 'failure to change'
'Maverick' ambulance chief executive Roger Thayne has attacked the government for 'rewarding the reluctance of the service to change' - weeks after receiving official recognition for his 'pioneering' work to cut emergency response times.
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Maximum fine for trust over tragedy
A trust has been fined the maximum amount allowed by law in a case brought by the Health and Safety Executive after an elderly patient fell to his death.
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GP-free PCG 'is doing as well as the others'
A primary care group set up a year ago without GP members is still operating with no family doctors on the board.
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Merger talk for primary care rivals
The election of a new chair for the National Association of Primary Care could herald merger talks with the association's historic rival, the NHS Alliance.
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