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HSJ Local
West Kent practice closes after GP removed from performers list
STRUCTURE: The Marling Way Surgery has closed after NHS West Kent removed its senior partner from the local performers list.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton awards contract for legal work
COMMERCIAL: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded a contract for legal advice to law firm Weightmans LLP, following a tendering process.
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NewsRoyal Cornwall's appeal in whistleblowing case dismissed by tribunal
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust faces a bill for £1.3m after losing an appeal against its former chief executive John Watkinson.
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HSJ Local
Trust U-turns over weight loss operation funding
FINANCE: A primary care trust that won two legal battles after rejecting a former policeman’s request for weight-loss surgery has changed its mind and agreed to provide funding for the operation.
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NewsIVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
The number of mistakes or near-misses in IVF treatment has more than trebled in three years, figures have revealed.
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NewsTroubled care home provider to close second site
The company at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable patients is to close a second care home, it has been announced.
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NewsAmbulance crews attacked during London riots
Rioting youths threw missiles at ambulance crews as they tried to help people injured in the violent disorder that spread across London last night.
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NHS Grampian chief steps down amid misconduct claims
NHS Grampian chairman Dr David Cameron has temporarily stepped down after being accused of gross misconduct.
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NewsPatent warning for doctors over genetic tests
Increasing use of diagnostic genetic tests could put NHS doctors and managers in the firing line for infringing patents, it was claimed today.
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NewsDH rejects 'competition expansion' claim
The Department of Health has rejected claims that recently published guidance for commissioners includes a change in policy causing a “potential massive expansion in competition”.
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CommentWhat the new healthcare environment holds for clinical negligence indemnity
Changes ushered in by the Health Bill will mean indemnity contracts between providers and commissioners will need to be considered carefully and satisfy both sides before being set in place. Medical Defence Union chief executive Dr Christine Tomkins explains.
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NewsNHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
The majority of the NHS organisations are treating duties to reduce inequalities as a “box ticking exercise”, a report by the Equality and Human Right Commission has found.
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NewsTrust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
The High Court has given a health trust permission to lawfully withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a woman in a permanent vegetative state.
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NewsMinisters call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
A group of MPs has renewed calls for the government and medical regulators to speed up efforts to resolve potential problems posed by doctors and nurses who qualify elsewhere in Europe and earn the right to work in the UK without having their language or medical skills tested.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to get best value from pathology providers
Reform, the economic squeeze and new models are changing the way pathology is delivered. Mark Crichard looks at how trusts can get the best value from their providers.
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NewsStepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
Two more patients have died at the hospital linked to allegations of sabotage, police said today.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy EU competition law is still a central issue in healthcare reform
Since its publication, and despite ongoing revisions, the debate as to whether the Health Bill opens the NHS up to European competition law to a previously unseen level remains a “live” issue. Beachcroft partner Robert McGough and BDO adviser Dr Rupert Dunbar-Rees discuss.
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NewsRegistered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
A woman has been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of three patients at Stepping Hill hospital, Greater Manchester Police have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeSafeguarding: protecting the almost adult
PCTs must review their processes around safeguarding - particularly for patients in their late teens - say Stephen Cox and John Holden
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NewsDoctors warned of social media risk
Doctors have been warned not to make friends with their patients on social networking sites.