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A&E shake-up plans face clinical opposition
Plans to radically change hospital services in West Sussex - including downgrading two out of three accident and emergency departments - are facing competition from new options favoured by clinicians.
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News rules for pharamaceutical companies
UK-based pharmaceutical companies will have to make explicit their relationship with patient organisations following the publication of new European rules.Pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK must abide by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's code of conduct, but that will now need to be changed to reflect to new ...
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Progress reported at infection-hit Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville Hospital has made 'substantial progress' to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections, the Healthcare Commission has said.
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'Incompetence' over junior doctors
The Conservatives have accused the government of incompetence following news that there will be three applications for every training place for junior doctors this year.
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ISTC programme slashed
Only three out of 16 independent sector treatment and diagnostic schemes have been given the final go ahead following a review of phase 2 of the programme by the Department of Health.
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Obesity drugs do not work, study shows
Anti-obesity drugs lead to only a 'modest' weight loss and many patients who take them remain significantly obese or overweight, research published by the British Medical Journal has found.
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Intelligence NIBS
London ITAs part of the NHS London Programme for IT six of the capital's mental health trusts are now using computerised patient record systems, installed by BT in its capacity of local service provider for London. New systems have been installed in North East London, West London, South West London ...
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Welsh MPs quiz health minister on budget
The Welsh Assembly's health, well-being and local government committee will today question health and social services minister Edwina Hart on the government's draft budget.
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Mixed response to plans for pharmacy funding
Plans to transfer central funding for pharmacies to primary care trust budgets are backed by the NHS but opposed by many pharmacies.
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North West signs contract with private mental health provider
North West commissioners have contracted an independent provider to fill a gap in secure mental health services for men in Cheshireand Merseyside.
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DoH releases diagnostic waiting times for September
Diagnostics waiting times and activity data for September has been published by the Department of Health.
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£31m for children's mental health services
The government has announced it is spending £31m on increasing bed capacity and improving facilities in child and adolescent mental health services.The funding has been split between 17 projects designed to help eliminate the inappropriate use of adult psychiatric wards for children and young people.
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news & opinion
CommentWelcome to the latest issue of Intelligence, the quarterly HSJ supplement dedicated to innovation, information and technology.In this issue we look at how new health portals are helping drive the choice agenda and improve health outcomes. A number of recent website launches are offering up easy to access information and ...
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Missing COPD millions must be found
The British Lung Foundation says people in areas with a higher than average risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should ask their doctor for a lung test.The charity has pinpointed areas where people are at the greatest risk of being hospitalised with the disease, but says around 2.8 million ...
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Government should tackle excessive drinking
The government should implement tougher measures to tackle excessive drinking, and alcohol producers, sellers and advertisers should take more responsibility for preventing harm to health, says a report on public health ethics published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
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blind strategy
Hospital specialists, GPs and opticians will be expected to work more closely together under plans to radically improve eye care services in the UK. The RNIB launched a consultation on the UK Vision Strategy this week. The strategy aims to prevent avoidable sight loss, improve treatment services and boost support ...
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Health alliance moves to cut alcohol-related disease
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK has called for more to be done to prevent the rise in alcohol-related disease.
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Welsh infection control measures introduced
Healthcare settings in Wales will have to introduce infection control measures as part of a strategy released by the Welsh Assembly.
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Care services minister to host social care web chat
Care services minister Ivan Lewis will hold a web chat tomorrow at 2pm about the Department of Health's Dignity in Care campaign, how to champion social care and how to recruit more staff to the sector.
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Doncaster
A hospital’s refusal to adopt a national pay agreement has raised questions over the limits of foundation trusts’ independence. Maintenance workers atDoncasterand Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust, where the chairman of the pay negotiating council Joe Brayford is human resources director, are striking every Monday for the next four weeks after ...