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Fritchie offers backing for abolition-threatened CHCs
Dame Rennie Fritchie has publicly vouched support for the work done by community health councils, in a move that appears to distance her from government policy, which is set on abolishing the patient watchdogs.Dame Rennie, commissioner for public appointments, made her comments following a conference of 100 members of London ...
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HImPs are failing children, say charities
Health improvement programmes continue to show 'major weaknesses' in their treatment of children and young people's health, a report by children's charities including the Children's Society and NSPCC has found.
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CHI overhauls its review process to allay criticism
The Commission for Health Improvement is redesigning its clinical governance review process in a bid to get closer to the 'heart' of the hospital patient's experience.
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Mental health service hit by scandal gives patients voice
Mental health services which were the centre of a high-profile patient abuse scandal have made huge leaps to involve patients in their management, local service users have declared.
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Doctors get say in cancer cash
Clinicians are to be given the power to say how a multi-million pound investment should be spent to change Scottish cancer services, under plans launched by health minister Susan Deacon.
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London trusts to check on quality of agencies
A project which will allow London trusts to check cost and quality ratings for staff agencies before they hire them is to be launched in September.
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Days like this
Dorrell heckled. . . Consultants avoid probe. . .BMA chair escapes censure. . .Manager manoeuvred into retirement. . .Skills campaign
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A virtuoso performance
conference focus : Conductor and management guru Benjamin Zander got the conference off to a 'transformational'start by getting delegates singing, clapping and joining hands.Paul Smith was there
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Strategic health authorities will intervene 'on big things'
conference focus : The new strategic health authorities will not be HAs at all, delegates were told.In fact, PCTs will take over the traditional HA function.
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Confederation mood music which hit the right note
comment : But how long will these harmonies resonate in the months ahead?
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Behind closed doors
comment : Anxiety about traffic-lighting persists as day of reckoning approaches