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Worcestershire hospital cancels operations
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust has stopped carrying out all routine elective surgery until next wednesday due to "unrelenting" pressure on resources.Chief executive John Rostill said the problem was not just the high number of patients but the fact they were very ill. Forty-five patients have had their operations cancelled.Ten patients ...
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Nursing and Midwifery Council public protection pledge
The Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Healthcare Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding in an attempt to strengthen public protection.The agreement sets out the levels of co-operation and terms in which the council and the Healthcare Commission will work together when carrying out their regulatory duties in England ...
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Survey on mental health stigma launched
A coalition of mental health charities has launched a major national survey to understand the stigma people with mental health problems face and the best way to tackle it.
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Royal Marsden fire update
Fire damage at the Royal Marsden Hospital may not be as bad as initially feared, a spokeswoman from the trust said today.
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Confed welcomes end to top-down targets
The NHS Confederation has welcomed David Cameron's promise to reduce top-down targets if he becomes prime minister.
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Charity uncovers £66.4bn social care funding gap
The 'care gap' between the social care that councils and the NHS provide to elderly and disabled people and what they actually need has grown to £66.4bn a year, the charity Counsel and Care has said.The gap, equivalent to £25,000 for every disabled person over 65, is plugged through privately ...
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Start planning now for junior doctor recruitment, warns BMA
Hospital trusts must start preparing now for junior doctor recruitment if they are to avoid the 'catastrophe' of last year, the British Medical Association has warned.
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New Year's honours for NHS leaders
Robert Naylor, chief executive of University College London Hospitals foundation trust, has been awarded a knighthood in recognition of his services to healthcare.
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Scots target to improve hand hygiene
Scottish health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon has pledged that a target on hand hygiene will increase compliance with standards.The results of audits published last week by Health Protection Scotland revealed health boards are reaching 79 per cent compliance with hand hygiene standards.
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Conservatives bid to become 'party of the NHS'
David Cameron has pledged to oust Labour from its traditional position as 'the party of the NHS'.
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Brown promises to support NHS staff
The prime minister has promised the government's priority for 2008 will be to support NHS staff in tackling infection and improving access to services.
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NHS 'split' across UK, says Confed
The NHS is providing different services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NHS leaders honoured for services to healthcare
Robert Naylor, chief executive of University College London Hospitals foundation trust, has been awarded a knighthood in recognition of his services to healthcare.He was among tens of healthcare professionals to be honoured in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.
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Local involvement network plans 'woolly'
The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health has condemned the government's plans for local involvement networks as 'vague and woolly'.
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Child vaccination data missing, say Conservatives
Poor software systems mean that London primary care trusts do not know how many of the 450,000 children in their areas have been given essential vaccinations, the Conservatives have said.
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Scotland caps NHS car parking charges
NHS facilities in Scotland will have to cap the maximum charge for car parking at £3 a day, health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced today.NHS Scotland health boards will be issued guidance on the cap early next year.
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Consultation to extend GP opening hours
The government is today expected to launch a 13-week statutory consultation to change the GP contract to ensure the average practice is open for an extra three hours a week.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe Department of Health is keeping back up to£870m in NHS funding, HSJ has been told - and is suspected of hoarding the cash to pay for extra initiatives next year.Eleven foundation trusts are being scrutinised for failing to hit performance targets they claimed they would meet.Primary care trusts will ...
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Confed rejects LGA call for new 'hire and fire' powers
NHS organisations have rebuffed a call for councils to hold the power to hire and fire trust chief executives.
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Fears DoH could claw back foundation trust surpluses
A dispute between University College London Hospitals foundation trust and the Department of Health has fuelled fears that the government will claw back surpluses from foundation trusts.