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NewsDrug firms lose battle over pricing
A government scheme encouraging doctors to prescribe low-cost medicines has overcome a legal challenge by pharmaceutical companies.
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NewsHealth Debate 2010: watch it here
Want to hear first hand what the three main parties have to say on health? Watch a health hustings event hosted by the Royal College of Nursing, The King’s Fund, NHS Confederation and the British Medical Association.
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NewsElection 2010: fight for marginal puts hospitals in the hot seat
Neck and neck competition between political parties in marginal constituencies is leaving acute trusts braced for the political heat. Sally Gainsbury identifies the trusts to watch
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NewsNew doubt about mortality ratios
The appropriateness of using hospital standardised mortality ratios to judge hospital performance was further questioned this week.
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NewsVolcanic ash cloud affects cancer drug supplies
The fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland has left cancer patients in the UK without life-extending drug treatment and vital stem cells for bone marrow transplants.
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NewsFoundation trust applications run into the ground
Foundation trust applications have slipped by an average of 11 months and some by as much as three years since last March, HSJ analysis reveals. Both the Labour and Conservative parties have pledged an all-foundation trust future.
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NewsNHS Confederation appoints ‘hands on’ chair
NHS East of England chair Keith Pearson has been appointed as the new chair of the NHS Confederation.
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NewsAsthma and Parkinson's losers in policy battle
The Department of Health has been unjustly prioritising illnesses such as anxiety disorders and neglecting those such as asthma, Parkinson’s disease and back pain, its own national quality board has said.
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NewsLisa Rodrigues back-pedals on Sussex resignation
A trust chief executive has cancelled her resignation three months after handing in her notice.
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NewsBart's finance director resigns
The finance director at a trust facing a multibillion pound private finance initiative bill has resigned.
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NewsGordon Brown debate hit
Almost half of NHS managers surveyed by hsj.co.uk said Gordon Brown won the argument on the health service in the first of the televised party leader debates.
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NewsNHS procurement probe was halted by last minute DH phone call
An eleventh hour phone call from the Department of Health stopped the cooperation and competition panel’s investigations into a primary care trust’s procurement arrangements.
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Delay on campus closure target
The government will miss its target to close all NHS “campuses” for people with learning disabilities by the end of this month, a Department of Health report has revealed.
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Lincolnshire chief
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has appointed Andrew North as chief executive, after the previous chief executive was sacked following a disciplinary hearing in February.
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NewsClusters show potential to halve number of PCTs
New commissioning “clusters” could foretell a reduction in the number of primary care trust of up to 50 per cent, HSJ has been told.
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NewsPCTs depend on commissioning support
The majority of primary care trust managers believe they cannot achieve top scores for their commissioning without outside help, according to research by the King’s Fund.
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Joint services may reshape NHS regulation
NHS regulators will “no longer be sustainable” in their present form if the trend to partnership working between trusts and councils continues, according to a report from the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
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NewsScotland poll
Scotland health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched the first official poll to elect members to Scotland’s health boards.
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NewsCommissioning has 'singularly failed' on long term conditions
Improving commissioning for long term conditions is vital to the health service’s survival, NHS Alliance chief executive Michael Sobanja has warned.
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NewsTrusts must beat scepticism on quality accounts - King's Fund
Trusts need to overcome public scepticism about quality accounts by being honest about their standards and embracing patients’ priorities, research from the King’s Fund says.