Latest news – Page 1603
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NewsJohn Lewis checked out in NHS productivity drive
Politicians of all hues are talking about public services being owned by staff - like John Lewis - to increase productivity. Alison Moore examines how this might work and, where staff cannot hold shares, whether just a sense of ownership is enough
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NewsTrusts told to focus on ambulance handovers
The government has instructed strategic health authorities to ensure trusts focus on reducing ambulance to hospital handover waits as part of planning for winter pressures.
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NewsPCT commissioners should exploit ‘soft data’
PCTs should use more “soft” data, such as information supplied by mystery shoppers, to assess the quality of services they commission, the Primary Care Trust Network has said.
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NewsLung cancer treatment 'varies hugely'
NHS treatment for lung cancer varies hugely depending on where the patient lives, according to the latest National Lung Cancer Audit.
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NewsReport examines value of public sector pensions
Public sector pensions, including those in the NHS, are more generous than similar private sector schemes, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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NewsAndy Burnham defends NHS targets
The health secretary has defended the government’s targets for the NHS in the wake of failings at several hospitals.
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NewsNICE highlights guidance to save NHS money
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has collected together evidence it believes could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds.
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NewsHSJ Awards 2009 recognise the best in healthcare
The winners of the HSJ Awards 2009 were recognised at a dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last night
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NewsStephen Ramsden to leave Luton and Dunstable
Stephen Ramsden, chief executive of Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust, has announced he will be leaving the trust in the spring of 2010 after 12 years in the post.
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NewsAction urged over cancer death rates
A cancer charity has called for action after it was revealed cancer sufferers in some parts of the country have significantly less chance of survival than those living elsewhere.
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NewsHospitals given nuisance powers
Causing a nuisance or disturbance at an NHS hospital and refusing to leave is now a criminal offence for anyone not seeking medical advice, treatment or care.
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NewsNew bid to reduce A&E admissions
NHS managers in Scotland have been given until 2010-11 to reduce the number patients attending accident and emergency.
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NewsCQC 'sees no need to intervene'
The Care Quality Commission has said it sees no need to intervene in more hospitals despite new research suggesting 12 acute trusts are significantly underperforming.
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NewsMike O'Brien defends Care Quality Commission
The government has defended the Care Quality Commission after a report found a raft of underperforming hospitals and high death rates.
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NewsTrusts 'want better VTE management'
Most NHS trusts think the government should set minimum targets for venous thromboembolism prevention and management, according to the parliamentary thrombosis group.
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NewsCall to overhaul primary cancer care
Up to 10,000 people die of cancer every year because their condition is diagnosed too late, research from the government’s cancer services chief has revealed.
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NewsSteve Bundred to leave Audit Commission
Audit Commission chief executive Steve Bundred says he will step down from the post next year
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NewsKing’s Fund names chief executive
Birmingham University professor of health policy and management Chris Ham is to succeed Niall Dickson as chief executive of the King’s Fund.
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NewsMonitor sacks Colchester chair
The chair of Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has been sacked by Monitor.
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NewsBasildon responds to CQC report
The Essex foundation trust at the centre of the latest round of criticism over care failings says it has already begun to tackle the problems uncovered by Care Quality Commission inspectors.