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SHA fears Londoners will see care squeezed in 2012
NHS London has warned that healthcare in the capital could be “compromised” if the Department of Health does not provide its share of the £40m estimated costs resulting from the 2012 Olympic Games.
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King's Fund report calls for end of life care investment
Steps must be taken to continue the existing commitment to end of life care and give patients meaningful choices about where they are to die, a report by the King’s Fund says.
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Report points to chlamydia waste
The national screening programme for chlamydia run by primary care trusts has proved inefficient, the Commons public accounts committee has said.
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Two new chiefs appointed
Chris Bown, previously chief executive at West Suffolk Hospital Trust, will join Poole Hospital Foundation Trust in April.
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Out of hours GP complaints pass 500
Complaints about out of hours GP care have risen by more than 50 per cent, latest figures have shown.
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Data on assault admissions released
More than 181,000 people were admitted to accident and emergency after assaults in 2008-09, data from the NHS Information Centre reveals.
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Essex PCT to begin offloading GP surgeries
NHS South West Essex is seeking alternative providers to take over and run some of its general practices.
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Government pushes for greater public involvement in the NHS
Most people would like to have their say on how health services are run but comparatively few have joined local involvement networks, set up to collect feedback on health and social care services, research has suggested.
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Test doctors' skills more often, Andy Burnham urges
Doctors’ skills should be checked as often as airline pilots’ to ensure they can perform under pressure as well as Captain Chesley Sullenberger, health secretary Andy Burnham said today.
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Hospital lands low carbon award
A London hospital has joined Marks & Spencer, Chelsea Football Club and high street chain Pret a Manger in earning recognition for its work on reducing carbon emissions.
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Government ends Manx NHS agreement
The government has ended an agreement with the Isle of Man that enabled UK visitors to the island to enjoy free healthcare on the NHS.
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DH names older people's and dementia tsars
Professor Alistair Burns and Professor David Oliver have been appointed to new directorships in the Department of Health, it has been announced.
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Health Foundation announces quality improvement scheme
The Health Foundation is offering 18 funded places on a new quality improvement leadership scheme.
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Call to scrap compulsory retirement age
People should be allowed to work longer and everyone should have the right to ask for flexible working arrangements, the government has been told.
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Trust reviews data security measures after laptop theft
The theft of a laptop computer containing the records of 33,000 patients has led Southampton University Hospitals Trust to review data security procedures.
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Darling signals pay restraint for top NHS managers
Chancellor Alistair Darling has signalled that generous pay and bonus packages for top public sector posts will have to be reduced to preserve jobs.
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Peterborough PCT chief steps down as deficits pile high
The chief executive of NHS Peterborough has resigned, admitting she “cannot shirk responsibility” for its growing deficit.
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PCT benefits from ambitious knowledge and skills framework redesign
A Yorkshire primary care trust has successfully transformed the knowledge and skills framework into a tool to aid workforce planning and boost productivity.
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Police probes deaths at mental health trust as chief exec announces departure
Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of four patients who were under the care of a Sussex mental health trust.
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David Nicholson predicts tough NHS pay negotiations
Workers in parts of the NHS can expect pay rises below 1 per cent in coming years, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has indicated.