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NHS Alliance warning over damage caused by competition
Primary and secondary care organisations must work together to deliver the best service to patients, rather than working in 'adversarial competition', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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Care Quality Commission could threaten accountability, Monitor warns
A new super-regulator will not provide any extra safeguards for patients and could lead to duplication, Monitor has warned.
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Unions call for rethink on pay index measure
NHS managers should receive a pay rise at least equal to the retail price index, Managers in Partnership told the NHS pay review body this week.
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Ann Keen tours hospital ahead of transplant report
Health minister Ann Keen toured the dialysis unit at Hammersmith Hospital in west London ahead of publication of a report by the Organ Donation Taskforce this week.
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Exclusive: leaked letter shows tensions over C diff outbreak
A letter leaked to HSJ has revealed the strained relationship between the government and the Healthcare Commission following the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells infection outbreak.
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NHS constitution should spell out 'where the buck stops'
The King’s Fund has called for the creation of an NHS constitution to curb political interference and devolve real power to local managers.
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Moyes still waiting for new Monitor contract
Bill Moyes, executive chair of the foundation trust regulator Monitor, has yet to agree a new contract with the Department of Health to guarantee his position, HSJ has learned.
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Lib Dem leader outlines plans for the health service
The new leader of the Liberal Democrats has outlined his party's proposals for all patients to be given a set of 'entitlements' to treatment, based on their condition.
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Heart death rates show a nation of inequalities
Research by HSJ has revealed the huge inequalities between healthcare need and NHS spending throughout England.An HSJ analysis of the latest data on coronary heart disease premature death rates and primary care trust heart disease spending shows that some of the PCTs with the greatest health need spend the least.
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GPs failing to pick up patients at most risk of heart disease
GPs in some of the poorest areas of the country are failing to identify patients with coronary heart disease and treat them effectively, HSJ’s analysis suggests.
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Henderson Hospital may be saved
Fresh hope has been sparked that ministers could intervene to save a national psychiatry service, a month after commissioners decided to close it.
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Royal Marsden's cool heads and smart systems
In the wake of the west London fire, Ingrid Torjesen looks at how the hospital coped and whether emergency planning has moved on since 7/7
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Longer GP hours are not a priority for patients, Darzi is told
Regional leaders of the review of the NHS are set to meet health minister Lord Darzi today to discuss emerging themes from their work.
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Former choice head joins ambulance trust
Martyn Pritchard, former head of the Department of Health's choice policy, has been appointed the new chief executive of Yorkshire Ambulance Service trust.
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Greater protection for Scottish NHS workers
The Scottish government has agreed to change the law to ensure greater protection for NHS workers at risk of being abused and attacked.
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Use dentistry cash to improve access, charity urges
Primary care trusts must spend newly allocated cash for dentistry on improving access for patients, the Citizens Advice Bureau has said.The call follows research for the charity that suggests millions of adults in England and Wales are still having problems getting to see an NHS dentist.
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Junior doctor recruitment still shaky, claims BMA
Problems with the 2008 junior doctor recruitment process in England have already started to emerge, the British Medical Association has said.
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Organ Donation Taskforce publishes recommendations
A government taskforce today published its vision for increasing the number of organs available for transplant by half over the next five years.
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Royal Liverpool Children's trust names new chief executive
The Royal Liverpool Children's trust has appointed Louise Shepherd as its new chief executive.
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Derby City PCT appoints public health director
Dr Andrew Wakeman has been appointed as the new director of public health at Derby City primary care trust.