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Basic data 'should be free'
The chief executive of the Information Centre has promised to 'put right' the perception that Dr Foster has Intelligence unfair access to NHS data.
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Accounting change could strain PFI
The Department of Health has refused to say whether or not it has set aside any resources to help trusts cope with a major change to private finance initiative schemes later this year.
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Trust plans to scrap jobs and shelve units
Trafford Healthcare trust has launched a turnaround plan in a bid to avoid a £7m deficit next year.
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Ministers press for more child palliative care
Ministers have made it clear they expect primary care trusts to spend more on children's palliative care.
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Johnson irks committee as he ducks careers queries
Health secretary Alan Johnson has rankled MPs by refusing to answer questions at a health select committee inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers.Mr Johnson batted off a series of questions about junior doctors' training, saying he could not comment before the Department of Health's formal response to the Tooke report.
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Unions warn nurses will be jack of all trades
Nurses will become mere 'handmaidens' who lack leadership skills under planned changes to nursing careers, unions have warned.
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Gill Morgan to leave NHS Confederation
Gill Morgan is to step down as chief executive of the NHS Confederation to become permanent secretary to the Welsh Assembly Government.The confederation announced today it will be seeking a new chief executive to replace Ms Morgan when she leaves in May. Steve Barnett, director of NHS Employers, will be ...
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NHS 'failing skin disease patients'
Patients with the chronic skin disease psoriasis are experiencing sub-standard levels of care, according to a survey by the British Association of Dermatologists and Royal College of Physicians.
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New guidance on sexual health targets
The Department of Health has published new best practice guidance to help primary care trusts hit targets designed to ensure swift access to sexual health services.
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Doctors struggle as numbers in temporary cells grow
Doctors are struggling to care for the growing number of prisoners housed in temporary cells, the British Medical Association said today.
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Ex-lawman chairs new Welsh trust
Former senior police officer David Francis has been appointed chair of the newly created Cwm Taf trust in Wales.
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Trafford Healthcare Trust launches turnaround plan
Trafford Healthcare Trust has launched a turnaround plan in an effort to avoid a £7 million deficit next year.
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BMA polls family doctors
The British Medical Association's GP committee has announced the questions it is asking in its poll of GPs on extended hours.
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Scots prop up Healthy Living Centres with £2.5m
The Scottish government is establishing a transition fund of £2.5m to support Healthy Living Centres at risk of closure due to funding shortfalls.
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Community nurse training places to double
The Welsh Assembly has announced that the number of training places available for registered nurses who provide care in the community will more than double this year.
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Carer strategies to get extra £9m
An additional £9m will be provided to NHS boards across Scotland over the next three years to bolster the implementation of carer information strategies.
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£20m boost for children's palliative care
Palliative care services for children will receive £20m of extra funding from the government. The money has been launched alongside the first children's palliative care strategy, Better Care: Better Lives.
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Career Path: rising to the top
Dr Simon Eccles talks to Stuart Shepherd about his path from medical school to a variety of roles in NHS management
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self-certification reviews
Foundation trusts must accurately "self-certify" on all healthcare targets under a system which allows them to monitor their own performance or risk "significant financial and regulatory penalites", Monitor has warned.In December the regulator decided to scrutinise 11 foundation trusts which had failed to hit performance targets they had claimed they ...
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Report side effects, pharmacists urged
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched a six-week campaign to get community pharmacists to mention the yellow card scheme for identifying side effects when talking to customers about their medicines.