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Discipline review is 'urgently needed'
A consultant suspended from his job for more than a year has called on health ministers to release a review of disciplinary procedures, ordered a year ago.
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Days are numbered for national GP contract as pilots prosper
The days of a single national contract for all GPs 'must now be considered to be in doubt', according to a King's Fund study.
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Trusts' improved note handling 'good news'
Fewer than half of all trusts start outpatient clinics with a set of casenotes for every patient, according to an Audit Commission report published today.
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Tobacco ad ban hitch
Anti-smoking campaigners have expressed disappointment at a High Court ruling blocking the government's tobacco advertising ban.
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Days like this
Bottomley replaces Mellor. . . internal market 'projects'. . . plea for £1bn extra. . . managers' performance pay frozen. . . HA merger row
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Fake incidents mar campaign against violence on NHS staff
The government's 'NHS zero tolerance zone' campaign to counter violence against NHS staff has been found to be using fake incidents in its publicity material.
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Finance chief retires during inquiry
A senior Scottish Ambulance Service executive has retired during an inquiry into allegations that he hid a criminal conviction from his employers.
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RCN members hit out at Hancock's high salary
Royal College of Nursing members attacked the high salary of general secretary Christine Hancock and other senior staff at their annual general meeting last week.
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NHS told to recruit 1,000 from New Deal
Managers have been given strict deadlines to recruit 1,000 unemployed people into the NHS after official figures revealed a poor uptake of the New Deal welfare-to-work scheme.
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Greater focus on cancer as czar signs up
Health secretary Alan Milburn announced he was 'making cancer treatment a personal priority'as he appointed a cancer 'czar' this week.
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In Brief: Maximum compensation rise
Maximum compensation for unfairly dismissed staff rose from £12,000 to £50,000 on Monday, but there will be no upper limit on compensation for whistleblowers who lose their jobs. The changes were welcomed by Roger Kline, national health secretary of the MSF union as 'good news for NHS staff ' and ...
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In Brief: South West regional office has completed investigation
South West regional office has completed an investigation into the allegations of financial mismanagement at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority made by the HA's own finance director. Roger Silvester was suspended in May following his comments at a board meeting where he refused to accept the HA's financial ...
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In Brief: Reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community
Health minister John Hutton has launched a reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community. The simplified care programme approach will operate at only two levels, standard or enhanced.
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In Brief: Flu awareness week
Chief Medical Officer Professor Liam Donaldson called on patients in key risk groups to 'go and have a flu jab' as he launched flu awareness week this week. His call was backed by London Ambulance Service trust, which was hit by a sharp rise in the number of 999 calls ...
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In Brief: NHS Direct Essex
A team from Essex social services has moved into NHS Direct Essex's call centre in Chelmsford as part of a pilot project to allow access to social services through the nurse led telephone helpline. NHS Direct Essex will also pilot a scheme allowing nurses to refer callers to pharmacies for ...
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Package deals with drug firms on horizon
Health commissioners will soon be able to enter into US-style package deals with pharmaceutical companies to tackle a range of conditions including asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
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Envelope of Bristol data passed to DoH
A senior Department of Health official was given a sealed envelope containing data about surgical outcomes at the Bristol Royal Infirmary during a taxi ride with 'whistleblower' Dr Stephen Bolsin, the inquiry into baby deaths at the hospital heard this week.
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Langlands points to shared responsibilities of all
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands told the inquiry last week that individuals and 'the system' were responsible for preventing clinical failures.
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Room with a view
Nurse Helen Coppock reflects on her new flat in Poland House, a nine-storey office block refurbished to provide affordable homes for healthcare workers by Peabody Unite and Barts and the London trust. It was officially opened last week.