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Drug-related deaths down on previous year
The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has fallen slightly, according to the latest government figures.
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Cross-party approach 'only way' for public health policy
The only way public health outcomes can be improved in the long term is to develop a cross-party approach, according to a think-tank report.
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Moorfields plans efficiency savings of £3m for each of the next two financial years
FINANCE: The specialist eye hospital is planning on making the savings after making £1.5m in efficiencies in 2011/12.
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Doncaster FT appoints a new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Ron Calvert has been appointed chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and will take up the appointment on 1 September.
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Calderdale PCT tenders for a new diabetes screening service
COMMERCIAL: Calderdale PCT is inviting companies to bid to provide a diabetic retinopathy screening programme across the region.
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New chair for Yorkshire NHS cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds PCT cluster has appointed Linda Pollard as its new chair.
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Calderdale FT appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
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A new name for Leeds Partnerships NHS FT
STRUCTURE: The trust is consulting on renaming itself, following its recent expansion.
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NHS Wakefield tenders for a breastfeeding support service
COMMERCIAL: Wakefield PCT is hoping to set up a new breastfeeding service to support new mothers across Wakefield.
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Hampshire PCT signs off Oak Park clinic plan
PERFORMANCE: NHS Hampshire has signed contracts to begin developing its planned Oak Park Community Clinic.
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New special care unit for St Peter’s Hospital
STRUCTURE: A new nine bed special care unit for mothers and their babies has opened at St Peter’s Hospital.
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Social enterprise denies Twitter claims it is closing down
A social enterprise came under cyber attack this week in an apparent ruse designed to suggest the organisation was closing down.
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Sheffield challenges Leeds’ claim to be first breastfeeding friendly city
PERFORMANCE: NHS and local authority chiefs in Sheffield are challenging Leeds’ bid to become the first breastfeeding friendly city in the UK, claiming that Sheffield was there first.
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First dental practice to start up in Doncaster for a decade
STRUCTURE: The first new dental practice to start up in the Doncaster area in more than 10 years has earned the seal of approval of the country’s top dentist.
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Health and social care chiefs sign up to ‘get it right’ for learning disability
PERFORMANCE: NHS Barnsley has committed to Mencap’s “Getting it right” charter to show their commitment to ensuring that people with a learning disability get the healthcare they have a right to.
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£2bn costs warning over growing obesity cases
A potential 26 million people living in the UK could be suffering from obesity in less than 20 years, clinical researchers have predicted.
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US academic secures first Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation
The Innovator’s Prescription by leading US academic Clayton Christensen has been awarded the inaugural Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation.
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Dorset County to close almost 10 per cent of beds
COMMERCIAL: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust is to stop providing two unprofitable services and close 39 beds, as part of its plan to build a sustainable future.
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CQC raps Devon trust over wound care standards
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has criticised the south west trust for failing to keep accurate care plans and, as a result, leaving patients at risk of developing pressure sores.
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'Crude' spending estimates risk CCGs' funding
Future commissioners could face “catastrophic consequences” if a rushed attempt to map current spending on GP practice populations leads to inaccurate funding allocations, experts have warned.