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Desperate scramble for cash at firstwave PFI hospital
Managers are seeking additional funding for a first-wave private finance initiative hospital due to open in less than five months' time.
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NHS faces £200m new year deficit
Health authorities and trusts could see in the new year with a £200m deficit, according to a survey by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Welsh managers voice concern at savings drive
Managers in Wales have expressed concern at calls by Welsh health minister Jane Hutt for further cash-releasing efficiency savings when the health service is suffering major financial pressures and 'unprecedented' demand.
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Pack for PCTs is pulled by NHS Executive
The NHS Executive is being forced to withdraw an information pack for potential primary care trust board members that sparked a row in the runup to the launch of guidance on the governance arrangements for PCTs this week.
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Message in a bottle
Sister Anne McDaid demonstrates an emergency information scheme developed by Greater Glasgow health board, East Dumbartonshire council and local emergency services.
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Primary nursing makes Blair 'hopping mad'
Sources close to prime minister Tony Blair have told senior nurses he is 'hopping mad' with the 'shambles' of nursing in primary care, where there are eight different types of practitioner.
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In Brief: Unison has deferred a strike ballot
Unison has deferred a strike ballot of 350,000 members offered a 3 per cent pay deal following a government signal that it could switch to long-term pay deals for health service workers not covered by pay review bodies.
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In Brief: Waiting lists targets in sight
The total number of patients waiting to be admitted to hospital fell by 4,300 - 0.4 per cent - in September, to 1,084,500, according to figures from the Department of Health.
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In Brief: National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Health secretary Alan Milburn has announced the first full work programme for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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In Brief: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease deaths rise
The total number of deaths from new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK has risen to 47, according to monthly figures released by the Department of Health.
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In Brief: Government's announcement of review of services for people with learning difficulties
The Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities has welcomed the government's announcement of a strategic review of services for people with learning difficulties.
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In Brief: Trusts to merge
A single mental health and community services trust for South Staffordshire has come a step closer following agreement in principle to merge First Community Health, Premier Health and the Foundation trusts on 1 April next year.
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DoH accuses drug firms of 'profiteering'
The Department of Health and drug suppliers have clashed over who is responsible for the rocketing cost of unbranded medicines.
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Deacon's move sparks resignation of chair amid shake-up controversy
The chair of Fife health board has resigned following intervention by Scottish health and social services minister Susan Deacon in controversial service delivery changes.
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MSF demands probe into victimisation allegation
Health union MSF is calling for a Department of Health investigation into allegations of victimisation of trade union members at Bedford Hospital trust.
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Unbranded medicine costs 'pose threat to PCG budgets'
The spiralling cost of unbranded medicines is putting severe strain on the budgets of primary care groups.
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Short Cuts: Government will respond this year on long-term care
The government will respond before Christmas to the report of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, leader of the House of Commons Margaret Beckett said last week. Dr Chai Patel, chair of the Continuing Care Conference, an umbrella group of local authorities, charities, healthcare providers and financial institutions, said he ...
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Short Cuts: ACHCEW clashes with BMA over confidentiality
The Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales is seeking legal advice over British Medical Association guidelines which it fears will compromise patient confidentiality. Director Donna Covey urged the BMA to 'look again' at its guidance on confidentiality and disclosure of health information, in particular the assumption that ...
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Short Cuts: Hutt gives go-ahead for Cardiff 's single trust
Welsh health and social services minister Jane Hutt has approved the creation of a single trust to serve Cardiff and the surrounding area. Cardiff and Vale trust will be formed from a merger of University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital trust and Cardiff and District Community trust. It will ...