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Health ministers 'warned about Haringey child protection processes'
Health ministers were warned about Haringey council's child protection processes just months before the death of a baby at the centre of an abuse scandal.
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NHS managers hit back at European healthcare rankings
NHS managers have hit back at a report that ranks the UK 13th for healthcare out of 31 European countries.The Euro Health Consumer Index 2008 puts the Netherlands in first place, with the UK trailing behind countries including Estonia, France and Germany.
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HSJ50 2008 unveiled
HSJ’s ranking of the 50 most powerful people in NHS management policy and practice in England has been revealed.
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NHS top-ups are no substitute for offering a death with dignity
The response to Mike Richards’ review of co-payments has been largely positive. The cancer czar had a tricky job to do, forced to navigate choppy ideological waters and land at a practical resolution.
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Clawback puts financial safety net to the test
A fortnight ago HSJ revealed the Treasury was eyeing up NHS surpluses. This week we tell you how much will be clawed back.
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Unite members vote to strike over NHS pay
Members of trade union Unite yesterday voted in favour of strike action over the government's three-year NHS pay deal.
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Jon Restell on the NHS constitution
After a warm welcome earlier in the summer, the NHS constitution is now the subject of some sustained chuntering. This is wrong.
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Scotland's health scrutiny bodies prepare for merger
Scotland is to have a 'super scrutiny' body, merging three organisations into one as part of the Scottish government's cull on quangos.
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University College London Hospitals ploughs surplus into cancer centre
The foundation trust with the biggest surplus is about to start spending it.
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Media Watch: top-ups
Now that government policy on co-payments has become clearer, it's interesting to learn that MPs have been benefiting from 'top-ups' of their own.
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Alan Johnson warns NHS not to slash training
Slashing training budgets in reaction to the credit crunch would be a 'false economy', health secretary Alan Johnson has told trusts.
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Governance body slams NHS records sift
The health and social care information watchdog has raised concerns that the smallprint in the draft NHS constitution could undermine patient confidentiality.
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Inspectors called in at Birmingham Children's Hospital
The Healthcare Commission is to investigate concerns about care and management at Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust.
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Readmissions not driven by incentives
Shorter stays in hospital do not appear to have led to an increase in avoidable readmissions, Department of Health research has found.
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Job evaluation could open door for market pay rates
The Department of Health has opened the door to more flexibility in very senior managers’ salaries, in response to growing concern that pay rules are being fudged and gamed.
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Dr Foster to take on NHS Choices with rival site
A private company is about to launch a free hospital data website for patients which could be more comprehensive than the £20m a year NHS Choices site.
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Statistics lay bare inequalities in mental healthcare
The most comprehensive set of data ever collated on hospital and community mental health services has revealed stark variations in the levels of care being offered to different sections of the population.
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£400m spending limit forced on NHS
NHS organisations will be permitted to spend just 400m of their 1.7bn surplus next financial year and will not get the full increase in resources pledged to them by the Treasury.
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Perfect chief eludes West Midlands SHA
NHS West Midlands has failed to appoint a chief executive despite carrying out interviews.
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Trafford Healthcare trust urged to restore confidence
A trust that withdrew the offer of a chief executive's job two weeks after announcing the appointment has been told it should be open about the reasons.