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Czar warns that fast community follow-up is key to saving lives
Major changes are needed in the community follow-up for patients recently discharged from psychiatric hospital - even if it means existing patients see the community team less frequently, says the mental health czar.
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Quit call follows regional chair's 'manifesto' remark
Shadow health secretary Dr Liam Fox has called for the resignation of Sir William Wells, chair of South East regional office, accusing him of having his impartiality 'utterly compromised' by sending a letter to trust chairs urging them to meet 'our manifesto commitment'on waiting lists. Sir William's letter expresses concern ...
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Councils to have 'significant influence' in care trusts
An emerging framework document issued by the Department of Health says local councils will have 'significant influence' in the management of care trusts.'The aim is to ensure governance arrangements that genuinely reflect the shared responsibilities of the partners in the care trust, ' it says. Local Government Association head of ...
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Trust defers decision on maintenance contract
Salford Royal Hospitals trust has deferred a decision on whether to transfer medical equipment maintenance at Hope Hospital to Draeger Medical in a £1m-a-year deal, following concerns from Unison and MSF. North West Unison regional officer Stephanie Thomas said: 'We believe on the basis of a management report that the ...
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Manager suspended over stripper can resume work
Wigton Community Hospital manager Mary Carruthers, suspended in December after a male stripper performed in a ward of elderly patients, has been told she can return to work.A disciplinary hearing at North Lakeland Healthcare trust, where Mrs Carruthers was represented by the Royal College of Nursing, resulted in a decision ...
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NICE to assess cancer and heart treatments next
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence's next work programme will consider of treatments for cancer and heart disease. Thrombolytic drugs for heart attacks, caelyx for ovarian cancer and STI-571 for chronic myeloid leukaemia will be appraised. Other treatments NICE will consider in the next wave will include surgical procedures for ...
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ME charity claims primary care is failing sufferers
The NHS is failing people with ME, with two-thirds of people with the disease receiving no advice from their GP about managing their condition and 33 per cent having to wait more than 18 months for a diagnosis, according to the charity Action for ME. In a report which surveyed ...
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£10m private bid to run pathology labs
A consortium has presented a £10m private sector proposal to run pathology laboratories in Greater Manchester to four trusts in the area.
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Hutt blocks staff transfer to PFI
Welsh health and social services minister Jane Hutt has blocked a controversial move to transfer clinical staff to the private sector in a private finance initiative deal.
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Radical shake-up on learning disabilities
Health secretary Alan Milburn hopes that the first white paper for 30 years on learning disabilities, launched this week, will begin a 'revolution in care', increasing opportunities for the estimated 1.4 million service users and their carers.
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Hammersmith audit reveals six more breast-screening errors
At least six errors have been uncovered during an investigation into the breast-screening unit at Hammersmith Hospital's trust, and chief executive John Cooper has sought advice from the Commission for Health Improvement.
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Blair GP speech takes DoH by surprise
The details of incentive schemes to be negotiated between primary care groups and trusts and GP surgeries, announced by prime minister Tony Blair this week, have not been properly worked out, and the high-profile announcement took civil servants unawares, according to HSJ sources.
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national director
Mr Blair announced the creation of a post of national director for primary care services, which will be filled by Dr David Colin-Thome, currently part-time director of primary care at London regional office.
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Joint-working averts crisis
This year's winter pressures were worse than last year but have been 'handled better' by the NHS, local councils and their partner organisations, according to a Department of Health report.
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Labour under pressure to concede on care bill
The government has been forced to make concessions as it struggles to push its Health and Social Care Bill through Parliament before calling a general election.
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'Postcode lottery' of support as PALS take divergent routes
Patients are facing a 'postcode lottery' of support as early patient advocacy and liaison services adopt widely differing approaches.
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Support from top in tight IT funding round
Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has acknowledged that this year's tight NHS spending round may impact on IT spending - and urged frontline managers to inform the centre if they are losing out.
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'Resign or be sacked' was 'choice' for chair
Health secretary Alan Milburn was told of the departure of the former chair of Stoke Mandeville Hospital trust earlier this month before she had submitted her resignation over breaches of the 18-month waiting-list guarantee.
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Hospital trusts warn of chaos as medical secretaries threaten strike
Two hospital trusts are warning of chaos in coming weeks because of the threat of industrial action by medical secretaries over pay.