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In brief: Medical Devices Agency
The Medical Devices Agency has issued a guide for managers and healthcare workers on the safe use of medical equipment and how to report adverse incidents.
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In brief: Hip replacements
One in seven consultants has no proper evidence for the effectiveness of hip replacements, according to a National Audit Office report. Of 3,400 hip replacements carried out in 1998-99,14 per cent were done by consultants who had no evidence of their effectiveness. The report also highlights 'significant variations in performance'. ...
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Unison call to suspend chief after race tribunal
Union officials are demanding the suspension of a trust chief executive after a manager won her claim for racial discrimination at an industrial tribunal.
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CHI pilot volunteers ruled out in favour of 'typical acute services'
All 10 trusts that volunteered to be the first inspected by the Commission for Health Improvement have been ruled out as pilot sites for the organisation's clinical governance reviews.
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Proposal for huge ambulance service is 'recipe for disaster'
A proposal to create a giant ambulance service by merging seven trusts has been dismissed as a 'recipe for disaster'.
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Spring into action
Ray Bell (foreground) and George Telford, members of Gateshead Health trust's mental health service gardener's project, with a calendar they helped to produce.
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NHS Executive 'learned' from previous IT strategy
The Commons public accounts committee has concluded that the NHS Executive 'learned lessons' from its 1992 information technology strategy - even though this was never evaluated.
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PFI hospital project 'didn't consider public finance'
The Commons public accounts committee has said it is 'not convinced' that the use of public finance was seriously considered for the flagship private finance initiative hospital project at Dartford and Gravesham trust. In a report following a critical National Audit Office investigation, the committee says this may have 'influenced ...
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NICE orders review of four confidential inquiries
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has asked Sir John Grimley Evans, professor of geriatric medicine at Oxford University, to review the four confidential inquiries that now come under its umbrella. The review will look at the contribution made by the inquiries, whether they should continue to remain confidential, how ...
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NHS 'struggling' to meet needs of diabetes patients
The Audit Commission has found that some parts of the NHS are 'struggling' to meet the needs of diabetes patients , and improvements will be needed if it is to meet rising demand . Diabetes currently accounts for £2bn of hospital costs each year, and this is set to double ...
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Sickness higher among London's ethnic minorities
The NHS and social care services are failing to meet the needs of London's black and ethnic minority communities, the Association of London Government has concluded in a report. Sick of Being Excluded says failure to provide translation services and to be aware of cultural differences means sickness and premature ...
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Well disposed
Judy Ormerod, a nurse at Kirkstall Road Medical Centre in Leeds, demonstrates a disposal unit on display at Missing the Point, a conference on reducing common needlestick injuries to healthcare workers. Significant advances have been made in developing both needle-free and needle-safe devices, but their adoption in the UK has ...
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Flagship merger in doubt after HA queries growth cash 'mismatch'
A financial 'mismatch' could derail a health authority merger seen as a 'blueprint for changes elsewhere'.
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'Downgrade' plan trust chief quits
A trust chief executive at the centre of a controversial plan to downgrade Crawley Hospital is to leave her post.
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'Elbow room' runs out in island's PCT rejig
The smallest health authority in England is almost certain to disappear amid plans to create a primary care trust covering the same area.
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Experts query role of mental health 'czar'
The government has at last appointed a mental health 'czar' - six months after launching the national service framework.
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'Airline' pilot scheme to go national
The government has announced a third wave of 'airline-style' booking pilots, extending the programme to every acute trust in England.
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Days like this
'Keep internal market simple'. . .Quality of care warning. . .London surgery threat. . .HAs' huge budget cuts. . .Fears for community care. . .
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Troubled board appoints chair
Troubled Fife health board has announced the appointment of a new chair and chief executive.
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Topsy turvy
Chief executives in overpaid, cushy jobs? Think again. The hackneyed image, says Seamus Ward, is being overturned by the reality of a high-risk, insecure, pressurised profession