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C diff and MRSA deaths up in Wales
The number of death certificates mentioning either MRSA or C difficile as a factor contributing to cause of death rose in Wales but fell in England last year.
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NHS management stars need a leg-up to rise to the top
There is no shortage of ambitious senior managers in the NHS, so why is it so difficult to fill top posts? Charlotte Santry studied regional talent and leadership plans for clues
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Raising NHS staff wellbeing can ‘save trusts millions’
Trusts could save millions of pounds while improving patient outcomes through “simple” measures to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees, a major study has found.
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London's acute trusts told to plan for fewer services
London’s hospital trusts are being told to plan their future in a significantly smaller acute sector - or have it dictated to them.
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£10m deficit trust board will focus on patient safety
Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals foundation trust has stepped up board-level patient safety checks while implementing around 100 cost-improvement initiatives.
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NHS compensation costs rise to £807m
Figures show there has been a rise in the number of compensation claims for clinical negligence by the NHS.
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PCTs urged to review governance guidance
The Appointments Commission has urged primary care trusts to review its new guidance on governance arrangements for provider committees.
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NHS Scotland hits cancer targets
A larger number of Scotland-based patients than ever before are being treated within two months of cancer diagnosis, it has been revealed.
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Tory NHS would be 'biggest quango in the world', Andy Burnham claims
Andy Burnham has criticised Conservative plans for the NHS if they won the next general election by saying the health service would become the “biggest quango in the world”.
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A third say no party could run NHS
Almost one in three people think none of the major political parties is capable of running the NHS, a survey has revealed.
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Funding for cancer care in Wales
A number of Welsh organisations will share £500,000 funding to help improve cancer care and support under the national cancer standards, Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has announced.
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Hospital suspends post-mortems after critical review
Wales’ biggest hospital has suspended post-mortem examinations after a critical inspection of its mortuary.
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DH director of immunisation tells nurses they have a 'duty' to have swine flu jab
The Department of Health’s director of immunisation has said nurses have a responsibility to be vaccinated against swine flu, after a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times revealed one third of frontline nurses do not want the jab.
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Swine flu hotline staff 'viewing NHS records'
Reports suggest NHS staff records and disciplinary complaints could be accessed by workers manning the government’s swine flu hotline, according to the Mail on Sunday.
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Anti-NHS row MEP 'should lose whip'
Conservative leader David Cameron should withdraw the whip from the MEP who criticised the NHS on US television, according to Labour MPs.
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Swine flu pandemic could set the scene for a remote diagnosis boom
A think tank claims remote diagnosis using the internet and call centres is the way forward for the NHS.
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David Cameron defends NHS after MEP slur
Conservative leader David Cameron has defended the UK health service after a Tory MEP joined in the row over healthcare in the US by condemning the NHS.
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PFI hospital 'ahead of schedule'
The private finance initiative project to deliver Birmingham’s first new NHS hospital in 70 years is reportedly “significantly ahead” of schedule.
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Variations in access to drugs 'unacceptable', says Rarer Cancers Forum
A report has revealed more than 1,000 patients suffering from rare forms of cancer may have been denied potentially life-saving drugs because of where they lived.
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Variation shows NHS community services ripe for efficiencies
Huge variations in the working practices of primary care trust provider arms are masking large potential efficiency savings.