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DH publishes climate change guidance
The Department of Health has issued new guidance on tackling climate change and promoting sustainable communities to improve health and reduce health inequalities.
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Corporate manslaughter law comes into force
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into effect yesterday.Under the act, companies and organisations can be prosecuted if serious failures in the management of health and safety result in a fatality.
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Trusts must learn from complaints, says Healthcare Commission
Trusts need to learn from patients' complaints and apologise more often when they make mistakes, according to a report published today by the Healthcare Commission.
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Clinicians could serve in Iraq or Afghanistan
Specialist NHS clinicians could opt to be deployed to areas such as Iraq or Afghanistan under the 'sponsored reservist' scheme, health secretary Alan Johnson will today explain.
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GP2GP transfers 100,000 patient records
GP2GP, the national system that enables patients' electronic health records to be transferred directly and securely from one GP practice to another, has completed 100,000 record transfers, Connecting for Health announced today.
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DH appoints new transplant czar
The Department of Health has appointed Chris Rudge as the new clinical director for transplant.
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Councils cut learning disabilities services
Conservative and Labour councils top the list of councils making cuts to social care services, analysis from the Learning Disability Coalition has shown.
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Focus on hospital infections 'misguided'
The focus on MRSA infections in hospital is misguided, an expert from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has said.Professor Sally Bloomfield has said that attention should also be paid to better hygiene standards in people's homes, to reduce the risk of people taking infections into hospitals when ...
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PCTs must take action to tackle quality framework disparities
The data HSJ reveals today on the patients GPs exempt under the quality and outcomes framework raises questions about whether the system is being abused.
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Department rapped over FOI breaches
The Department of Health has become the first government department to be issued with a formal practice recommendation by the information commissioner after breaching the Freedom of Information Act.
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Department rapped over FOI failures
The Information Commissioner's Office is demanding improvements in the way the Department of Health handles requests under the Freedom of Information Act.The information commissioner has issued the DH with a formal practice recommendation following an audit of complaints.
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Extended role for pharmacists 'sensible'
The NHS Alliance has described the government's announcement of an enhanced role for high street pharmacists as 'eminently sensible' and rejected criticisms that the policy will lead to pharmacists replacing GPs.
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Proposals to change NHS structure in Wales
The Welsh Assembly has announced proposals to change the NHS's structure in Wales.
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Adverse drug reactions cost £2bn a year, pressure group claims
Dealing with adverse reactions to prescribed drugs costs the NHS £1.9bn a year, the pressure group Compass has claimed.
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DH issues retinopathy statement
The Department of Health has released a diabetic retinopathy screening statement on its website.
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CBI claims contract debacle will hit future bids
Private companies will be reluctant to bid for future NHS contracts, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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Survey reveals pessimism over NHS progress
The general public's satisfaction with the running of the NHS nationally has fallen, results of an Ipsos MORI poll published last week show.
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Lung disease worse than estimated
The challenge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is much greater in some areas than previously thought, it has been revealed.
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Emma Dent on staying away from cigarettes
The other day, smoking cessation workers from the local primary care trust were stationed outside HSJ Towers and the nearby Tube station.
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Simon Stevens on improving payment by results
In my last column, I discussed evidence on how payment by results is actually working.