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NHS workers of South Asian heritage sought for book
Runnymede, the race equality think tank, is currently researching the contribution of South Asian communities to the NHS and is seeking former NHS workers to take part.
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Cancer drug fund access warning issued
Patients hoping to access the government’s £50m cancer drugs fund could face difficulties depending on where they live, according to the Rarer Cancers Foundation.
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NHS strike ban 'should be considered'
The government should consider banning strikes by NHS workers as unions prepare to take action against spending cuts, an employers group has suggested.
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Trust appoints stroke director
Southampton University Hospitals Trust has appointed its first director to run and promote the region’s NHS stroke services.
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Nicola Sturgeon in talks with unions over job cuts
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has held talks with union leaders and medical chiefs about looming job cuts in the NHS.
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Managers 'hinder organisations'
Many managers wrongly believe they excel at managing their staff, a misjudgment which is hindering the UK’s “already struggling” businesses, according to the Chartered Management Institute.
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NHS service reconfigurations 'surge' expected
The NHS looks set to see a “surge” of major changes to hospital services in the next 18 months after the government effectively lifted its moratorium on reconfiguration.
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PCTs improve commissioning performance
Primary care trusts have improved their commissioning performance across the board despite government plans to phase them out from 2013.
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NHS brand undermined by online confusion
The NHS spends close to £100m a year on thousands of websites that are often hard to find, badly designed and not wanted by the public, according to government reports leaked to HSJ.
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PCTs begin planning to reinvent their business
Primary care trust chief executives have begun planning how they can transform themselves into organisations providing support to GP commissioning consortia.
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£400m NHS funds may go to social care
The Department of Health is considering transferring around £400m of NHS funding to councils next financial year to partially plug the gap in their social care budgets.
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GPs overlook public health for QOF cash
The quality and outcomes framework has resulted in GPs focusing too narrowly on certain conditions to the detriment of their wider public health role, the King’s Fund has warned.
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Under the radar guidance ends hospital closure moratorium
The revised guidance on hospital reconfiguration was slipped out last week at the height of the summer holiday period.
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Free NHS Choices to meet public need
The internet’s unequalled capacity to inform and communicate with the public should have been comprehensively exploited by the NHS.
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Integration of NHS Direct and NHS Choices raised by web review
The DH’s digital communications review describes the future of NHS Direct and NHS Choices as “unfinished business” - but stops short of recommending the two services should be merged.
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Union threatens judicial review over pace of NHS change
Unison has threatened to take the government to judicial review if the white paper reforms are implemented without proper consultation.
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‘No strong evidence’ of too many NHS sites, claims DH
The DH digital communications review appears to reject the belief that there are too many NHS websites - a conclusion reached by the research commissioned to support the review.
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London mayor seeks health funds role
London mayor Boris Johnson is looking to take over large parts of the capital’s public health budget instead of it being passed directly to councils.
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Royal Berkshire Hospital Trusts to cut 600 jobs
The Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust will axe up to 600 jobs under moves to make £60m savings in the next few years, it was announced today.
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Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trusts paediatric cardiac surgery unit to remain closed
The paediatric cardiac surgery unit at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust should remain closed, according to a report published last week.