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GP abortion trials begin
Trials have begun to test whether early abortions could be carried out safely in GP surgeries in England.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought ...
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Doctors doubt intellect of managers
Clinicians regard NHS managers as committed and trying hard but 'poorly trained and not always of a high intellectual calibre', the Audit Commission has found.
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Home care push for cancer patients
Cancer patients will spend less time in hospital and more will be treated at home or by community services under a five-year vision to improve cancer care.
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Mental health advocacy services delayed six months
Advocacy services for mental health patients subject to community treatment orders are not expected to be introduced until six months after the orders are brought in.
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Monitor tracks Peterborough waiting time breaches
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals foundation trust has confirmed that it is being kept under close watch by Monitor.
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Report exposes failings of private mental healthcare
Commissioners have been urged to check the quality of private mental health providers, as figures reveal many are failing to meet national standards.
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Plunging waiting times reopen dispute over clinical benefits
The government's focus on cutting waiting lists can lead to resources being drained away from treatments for those in the greatest medical need, academics have claimed.This week the Healthcare Commission praised NHS organisations for 'genuinely dramatic' improvements in waiting times. But research from the Royal Society of Ophthalmologists has found ...
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Stroke victims will get immediate brain scan
Stroke victims will get a brain scan within an hour under a new 10-year government strategy to improve survival rates.
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Waiting times: early runners set to be first past 18-week post
The 13 'early achiever' trusts are on the final straight of the 18-week referral to treatment target, although some have yet to clear the last hurdle. Alison Moore reports on efforts to eliminate waiting list backlogs as the rest of the field looks on
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Nineteen PCTs pledge to lead the way on race
A group of primary care trusts have pledged to be the first to meet performance targets to reduce health inequalities experienced by black and minority ethnic communities.
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£170k pay-off for chief who left £36m deficit
The outgoing chief executive of a trust facing a £36m deficit left with a £170,000 pay-off.
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Trusts hit back over budget surpluses
NHS organisations predicting large underspends have defended themselves following Alan Johnson’s suggestion that large surpluses are ‘unreasonable’.
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Learning difficulties report slates poor care and lack of activities
The Healthcare Commission has published a damning report into the standard of residential care the NHS and private sector provide to people with learning difficulties.
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Foundation trust status fails to drive improvement
Gaining foundation trust status is not yet driving sustained improvements in performance, the regulator Monitor has concluded in its review of their performance last year.
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Johnson will choose Care Quality Commission chief
The Conservatives have questioned why appointments to the new super-regulator will be made by the government instead of the NHS Appointments Commission.
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PCT annual health checks may include green targets
Primary care trusts' green credentials could be assessed as part of their annual health check from next year. It follows an Audit Commission consultation on how PCTs' annual performance is to be rated.
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HIV/AIDS 'complacency' risks progress so far
The UK has 'entered an era of complacency' about HIV and AIDS and risks undermining the progress of the 1980s and 1990s, says a report by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.
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Figures underpinning Darzi's London review 'dodgy'
Questions have been raised over the 1.4bn annual savings identified in junior health minister Lord Darzi’s blueprint for healthcare in London.
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London trust praises devolution
University College London Hospitals foundation trust is claiming significant savings and improvements in service quality by devolving budgets to clinical leads and directors.