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    Credit crunch puts Kent PFI under threat

    2008-03-06T09:00:00Z

    Plans by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust for a new private finance initiative hospital were dealt a blow this week when the bonds intended to finance the deal were downgraded.

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    ISTC contract guarantees will saddle NHS with a £187m bill

    2008-03-05T17:45:00Z

    Deals with private contractors have left the NHS facing a hidden £187m bill to buy back some of the controversial independent sector treatment centres, HSJ has learned.

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    £80m to give elderly homes of their own

    2008-03-05T11:08:00Z

    Local authorities have been invited to bid for a share of £80m of Department of Health funding to build special housing for older people and people with long-term conditions.The 'extra care housing' will offer greater independence and privacy for those who previously had no choice but to enter nursing homes, ...

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    Diabetes nurses could save £100m, study claims

    2008-03-05T11:05:00Z

    Specialist diabetes nurses could save the NHS £100m by reducing the number of people admitted to hospital, a new study claims.

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    Doctors raise concerns over 24-hour licensing

    2008-03-05T10:59:00Z

    The government must continue to monitor the impact of 24-hour licensing on public health, doctors' leaders have said in the wake of a review of licensing law.

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    Charities call for better healthcare for offenders

    2008-03-05T10:54:00Z

    Too many offenders with mental health problems are going to prison rather than getting the healthcare they need, according to mental health and criminal justice charities.

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    Opt-out organ donation under debate

    2008-03-05T10:37:00Z

    MSPs will today debate the pros and cons of introducing an 'opt-out' system to increase rates of organ donation.

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    Changes needed to gastric bleeding practice

    2008-03-04T12:12:00Z

    The UK Digestive Federation has called for changes in working practices to prevent unnecessary deaths of patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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    DH appoints director of patient and public affairs

    2008-03-04T12:08:00Z

    The Department of Health has appointed Joan Saddler as director of patient and public affairs.

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    Young women not attending smear tests, Lib Dems claim

    2008-03-04T12:07:00Z

    Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that four in 10 women in England under the age of 35 are not attending routine smear tests.

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    Children's cancer plans to be announced

    2008-03-04T11:57:00Z

    Future plans for children's cancer services in Scotland are due to be announced today by health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon.

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    Surplus forecast for NHS

    2008-03-04T11:55:00Z

    Department of Health figures based on the first nine months of the financial year forecast an NHS surplus of £1.8bn.The gross deficit is expected to be reduced to £143m. Seventeen trusts remain in deficit, with the majority in balance.

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    Help the Aged publishes caring guide

    2008-03-03T11:47:00Z

    Help the Aged has developed a guide on looking after parents in later life. It is aimed at carers over 50 and includes guidance on finances and the changing relationship between parents and children.

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    Vascular risk assessment launched

    2008-03-03T11:43:00Z

    The UK national screening committee has published a handbook on vascular risk assessment, including best practice guidelines for assessing and managing such risks.

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    Wales to axe NHS parking charges

    2008-03-03T11:41:00Z

    Most parking charges in NHS hospitals in Wales are to be eliminated for patients, staff and visitors, it is expected to be announced later today.

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    A third of nurses face violence at work, study shows

    2008-03-03T11:36:00Z

    Research showing UK nurses suffer some of the worst violence in Europe is shocking and shameful, public services union Unison has said.

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    NHS smoking ban flouted

    2008-03-03T11:30:00Z

    Non-smoking rules are being flouted by patients and staff in two-thirds of NHS hospitals and have led to an increase in litter, according to researchers.Research published in the journal BMC Health Services Research asked three quarters of acute and mental health trusts about the implementation of smoking rules.

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    Tories attack dentistry record

    2008-02-29T14:32:21Z

    The Conservatives have criticised what they call Labour's 'disgraceful neglect' of NHS dentistry.

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    Unison calls for more cleaners

    2008-02-29T13:39:27Z

    Trade union Unison has called for a recruitment drive for NHS cleaners to raise hospital cleaning standards.

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    Confed responds to NAO report

    2008-02-29T13:18:26Z

    Commenting on yesterday's NAO report on the GP contract, NHS Confederation primary care trust network director David Stout said: 'The work of PCTs in world class commissioning recognises the need to make better use of contractual levers to improve the commissioning of general practice and develop a range of skills ...