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GP to chair palliative care group
Mayur Lakhani has been appointed as the next chair of the National Council for Palliative Care.
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Scotland passes public health bill
Scottish Parliament has passed a new public health bill that will strengthen health board and local authority powers to act when individuals, premises or any item pose a major risk to public health.
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London PCTs back Darzi vision
London's 31 primary care trusts have endorsed health minister Lord Darzi's Healthcare for London proposals and agreed to move ahead with a network of polyclinics and specialist hospitals.The move follows a six-month consultation on the plans. NHS London stressed it is a 'framework and not about specific services'. However, the ...
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Handle complaints better, ombudsman tells NHS
Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Ann Abraham today urged the NHS to improve how it handles complaints.
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Talking therapy spearheads named
The Department of Health has named 32 primary care trusts that will roll out talking therapies across the country.
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Sacking managers may attract headlines but won't fix problems
After 11 years of public service reform, the government's record is still dogged by poor performance. The failure regime unveiled last week shows ministers are running out of patience.
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Ambitious plan will require innovation
The evaluation by the Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission of the progress of NHS reforms is a wake-up call for foundation trust managers.
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Unite members reject pay deal and vote for strike ballot
Unite’s health service members have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s 7.99 per cent three year pay deal.Nearly 95 per cent of 20,000 members who voted were against accepting the deal, with three quarters of them wanting a strike ballot.Unite represents health visitors, hospital pharmacists, healthcare chaplains and other healthcare and support ...
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New healthcare commissioners
Three new healthcare commissioners today join the Healthcare Commission.
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NHS reforms need more time to deliver, report claims
NHS system reforms have improved management of the health service but need more time to deliver significant benefits for patients.A report published today by the Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission says reforms such as payment by results and foundation trusts are beginning to work. But patient-focused changes such as ...
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Hospital cleanliness is patients' first priority
Hospital cleanliness and low infection rates are the most important factors for patients choosing an elective care provider, new government statistics show.
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Unite to ballot on strike
Members of Unite, the third largest NHS union, have rejected the government's 7.99 per cent three-year pay deal and voted for a ballot on industrial action.
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Over a million sign BMA polyclinic petition
More than 1.1 million people have signed a British Medical Association petition calling on the government to halt the development of polyclinics.
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Managers will need same support as clinicians, says Wanless
The government must give strong support and guidance to managers to ensure wide-ranging plans to improve the NHS really work, says Sir Derek Wanless.
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Alan Johnson steps up pace of inequalities reform
Health secretary Alan Johnson has outlined plans to ramp up the pace of reform in the face of a struggle to meet health inequalities targets.
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County council tries to wrest control of PCT
A county council has launched an audacious bid to take over its local primary care trust.
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Integrated care pilots tipped for Darzi review
Significant changes to how primary care trusts commission services are being considered as part of Lord Darzi's next stage review.Sources have revealed to HSJ that pilots for integrated care schemes are strongly tipped to feature in the report due out in two weeks.
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Confed warns of globalisation risks
The long-term sustainability of the NHS faces multiple threats from globalisation, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Familiar ring to private takeover talk
I am staggered at the fuss over the announcement that failing hospitals may be handed over to private sector management teams or taken over by successful trusts.
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Emma Dent on Scottish drinking habits
I read the following recent story with interest: 'Recalculated figures from the 2003 Scottish Health Survey show 40 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women are binge drinking at least double the recommended daily intake on their heaviest drinking day.'