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In Brief: Asset management system
Harlequin Software Consultants, providers of financial systems to over 80 trusts, have launched an asset management system to add to their accounts receivable, cashiers, charitable funds and patients' money. It allows users to keep track of all capital assets held within the trust, log all movements, view a history, run ...
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High-tech x-rays deal
South Buckinghamshire trust is one of the latest to agree a contract with Agfa Medical Imaging for implementation of digital imaging systems. The systems allow x-rays to be captured, stored and transmitted digitally, saving on film costs and time.
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Targeting complaints early
A complaints early-warning system has been launched, aimed at helping NHS organisations identify problem areas.
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Ambulance staff get better links
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance trust has agreed a contract with NTL for installation and maintenance of an advanced communications network.
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Mental health teams will help young adults
Mental health experts have reacted enthusiastically to expectations that the national plan will boost early interventions for young people with psychosis and schizophrenia.
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Advocacy idea fails to find PAL in CHCs
The national plan's proposals for patient advocacy and liaison services (PALs) have sown confusion about the future of community health councils.
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Thresholds critical 'if nine-month waiting-list goals are to be met'
The nine-month waiting-time target expected in today's national plan can only be met if clinically defined referral and access thresholds are introduced, according to King's Fund fellow in health systems Anthony Harrison.
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Huge shake-up to keep founding aims intact
Prime minister Tony Blair is due to unveil the government's NHS 'national plan' to the Commons this afternoon, promising a more consumer-oriented NHS 'fit for the 21st century'.
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In Brief: GP committee has expressed 'disappointment'
The British Medical Association's GP committee has expressed 'disappointment' with government plans to spend £54.5m moving clinics into local surgeries. It said the investment was 'less than £1 per patient', it was not clear where the money would go and it should be used to 'reduce workload' not 'increase demand ...
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In Brief: Alan Milburn
Health secretary Alan Milburn has given the go-ahead for public consultation on proposals to merge Calderdale Healthcare trust and Huddersfield Healthcare Services trust. Public consultation will start on 17 August.
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In Brief: John Hutton
Health minister John Hutton has introduced new standards for the size of rooms and communal areas in care homes, following the end of consultation on its document Fit for the Future, published last year. No more than 20 per cent of rooms will be shared from 2002.
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In Brief: 'pathology alliance'
The Royal College of Pathologists, Institute of Biomedical Science and Association of Clinical Scientists have created a 'pathology alliance' to represent pathology's three main staff groups.
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In Brief: Welsh centre for NHS Direct satellite
A satellite centre for NHS Direct will be set up at North Wales trust's base at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Welsh health secretary Jane Hutt has announced. NHS Direct already operates from Cardiff. The new base will cover north Wales and mean that the whole of Wales will be covered ...
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In Brief: Worcestershire
Worcestershire local medical committee has urged Worcestershire health authority to agree to an independent, expert examination of its plans for a private finance initiative redevelopment of Worcester Royal Infirmary and its impact on services in Kidderminster. It says it is 'profoundly unhappy' with the widely criticised plans.
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Headhunters hired to get Carter's successor
The Scottish Executive is facing new charges of 'cronyism' following the announcement that Ronnie Cleland is to play a leading role in recruiting a new chief medical officer for Scotland.
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Mental health strategy damned as MPs call for hospital closures
The Commons health select committee has launched a fierce attack on key strands of government policy on mental health.
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Socio-economic factors 'don't explain rankings'
Variations in health authority performance cannot be explained away by variations in social and economic conditions, a King's Fund study has concluded.
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Public teed off with 'golf club' criterion for appointments
Members of the public believe the key criterion for serving on a public body is belonging 'to the right golf club', according to research for the commissioner for public appointments.