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Time to come clean on the private sector
‘The role of independent providers under Gordon Brown is one of the most opaque areas of health policy’
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Union 'gobsmacked' by ambulance funds blow
North West Ambulance Service trust has admitted it can only afford to buy 35 of the 128 ambulances it needs to replace, raising questions over the reconfigured service's buying power.Board papers from the service, which was formed in July 2006 following the merger of four trusts, say it needs to ...
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PFI link-ups could save millions
Hospital trusts considering using the private finance initiative could save millions of pounds by teaming up with non-NHS partners, according to the chief executive of a trust set to go into partnership with a football club.West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust stands to save£80m-£100m because it is building a new hospital in ...
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The NHS wasted its big chance - will it learn from its mistakes?
Sir Derek Wanless has declared the NHS has made lacklustre progress since its 2002 cash injection. Nigel Edwards looks at his findings in detail and considers the key lessons
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Call for comparable data across care services
All health and social care providers must publish comparable data and information, Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker has said.
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'Patient engagement has flatlined'
The government's vision for a patient-centred NHS is a long way from becoming a reality, two major studies have claimed.
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Private sector 'jaded' over contracts
The private sector is growing increasingly concerned that the government will row back on its plans to use independent healthcare providers to expand its NHS choice programme.
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BMA U-turn on GP pay plan
The British Medical Association has distanced itself from proposed changes to GPs' pay that it jointly produced. It has argued that too many GPs will lose out under the proposals.
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Primary care inequalities to be Johnson's top focus
Health secretary Alan Johnson has pledged to put primary care at the centre of the government drive to improve the UK's health.
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New medics say abandon computerised job system
A junior doctors' group has called for a return to a paper-based, local recruitment system to fill thousands of specialty training posts in 2008.
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Do not 'party' early, Monitor warns trusts
Concerns that foundation trusts are submitting over-optimistic forecasts of their performance have been borne out by the latest figures.
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Picture probe as four sacked in Newcastle
Two hospital trusts are investigating staff for viewing inappropriate images on work computers.
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DoH publishes long-awaited review plan
The Department of Health has published its overdue plans to provide a better service following a damning government review.
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Alarm over new transport contracts
More than half the contracts for the NHS to provide patient transport services are at risk of being given to private or voluntary-sector providers, ambulance trusts have warned.
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Lib Dems: time to scrap PCTs
Primary care trusts should be scrapped and replaced with elected local health boards, the Liberal Democrats have proposed.
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Unions launch next year's pay campaign
Unions are already pushing for a better pay deal for NHS staff next year after 'reluctantly' accepting this year's offer.
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Executives face fresh scrutiny on hospital infection outbreaks
The government wants a new power to place a legal requirement on NHS chief executives to report MRSA and Clostridium difficile outbreaks to the Health Protection Agency.
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McNab to shake up DoH on public health
The Department of Health has brought in a former primary care trust chief executive to shake up performance on public health.
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Unit sets out to scrutinise Euro policies
The NHS Confederation this week launched a new unit to help its members get to grips with European policy and its potential impact on UK health services.
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Colleges back clinical case for specialist acute service centres
England's clinical leaders have backed moves to reconfigure specialist acute services - but urged caution over changes to the district general hospital.