All articles by Laura Donnelly – Page 11
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Hospital review follows deaths
Nursing care at Eastbourne District General Hospital is to be reviewed after the deaths of two patients and concerns over staffing levels, health minister John Hutton announced last week.
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Dangerous precedent
Home secretary Jack Straw's proposals for locking away people with 'severe personality disorders', in case they commit a crime, have enraged mental health campaigners. Laura Donnelly reports
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GP deputising 'failures' added to holiday crisis
Two studies have been launched into claims that failures in GP deputising services added to pressure on accident and emergency services at Christmas.
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Confederation's subs go up to prevent 'ruin'
The NHS Confederation is planning a big hike in membership rates at the end of a year in which its chief executive admits it faced 'potential financial ruin'.
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Astronomical problems as services face hordes
Acute services in Devon and Cornwall are drawing up drastic contingency measures to cope with a mass influx of visitors for the solar eclipse in six months' time.
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Sound post
In the second of an occasional series on the progress of Plymouth's health action zone, Laura Donnelly finds that the pressure to deliver means targets are not always as radical as they might be
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Hutton is derided for 'pandering to tabloids'
The government's stance on community care came under fire from new quarters last week when junior health minister John Hutton faced more than 300 professionals and activists.
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PCG polls 'should not be run by HA'
An investigation into a botched primary care group election in Birmingham has recommended that future polls should not be handled by health authority officers.
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Psychiatrists reject 'failure' of care policy
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has challenged popular public assumptions that care in the community has failed.
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Bridge over troubled waters
Relations between the NHS and the local council in Solihull were difficult - but the borough now has a joint public health director. Laura Donnelly reports
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Commissioner points to 'early warning role'
The health service commissioner's first report covering clinical complaints has highlighted the office's potential role as an 'early warning system'.
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National cost index sparks controversy
Managers leading trusts named as the most expensive in the country have accused league tables published this week of not comparing like with like.
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Clinical governance needs 'extra powers'
Only six per cent of top healthcare professionals are confident that managers have 'sufficient powers' over healthcare teams to tackle poor clinical practice.
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Unions will scrutinise PFI firms' track record
Health minister Alan Milburn has issued details of a 'three-point plan' to 'better protect staff' involved in private finance initiative projects.