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NHS Counter Fraud Service slated after trial collapses
The former chief executive of a private hospital group has criticised the NHS Counter Fraud Service and police after his trial for fraud collapsed.
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NHS hospitals to be forced to accept major trauma cases
Regions must earmark hospitals as major trauma centres that can be forced to accept seriously injured patients, the trauma czar has said.
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Confusion fears over choose and book upgrade
Department of Health officials are warning of widespread confusion next week when the choose and book system is automatically upgraded.
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Care trust chair steps down
The chair of Northumberland care trust is leaving the post after nearly five years.
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Organ donations to strangers increase
More than 20 people in the UK have donated a kidney to a stranger, according to the Human Tissue Authority.
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Monitor has ‘effectively cancelled’ PFI contracts
Monitor has been accused of “effectively cancelling” the remaining NHS private finance initiative schemes.
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Bowel cancer survival rates improve
Bowel cancer need not be a death sentence, say experts at the National Cancer Intelligence Network and the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service.
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Children's mental health needs 'neglected'
Scottish MPs claim young children suffering from mental health problems are being “neglected” because of a drop in health visitor numbers.
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NHS dentistry shake-up on the cards
Linking dentists’ pay to how many people are on their books will see them rewarded for registering new patients, plans aimed at boosting access to NHS services explain.
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Chief executive of £3.6m deficit trust resigns
The resignation of the chief executive of the Northern Health trust Norma Evans has been announced by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.
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DH to set up social enterprise support framework
The Department of Health has launched a procurement drive to set up a framework of organisations to help primary care trust provider arms become social enterprises.
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Mental health trusts ignore smoking ban
Most mental health trusts are not fully adhering to the smoking ban, nearly a year after it came into effect, according to a survey by the Mental Health Foundation.
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Trust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
Concerns that patients at a hospital trust were misdiagnosed have prompted an independent review of 3,500 cancer tests, it has been revealed.
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Hospital apologises for baby snatching incident
A hospital has apologised after a female patient nearly had her nine month old baby snatched from the ward in which she was staying.
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Ambulance response times below target
Nearly half of England’s ambulance trusts are failing to meet national targets on the time it takes to respond to life threatening emergencies, according to a recent report.
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Welsh maternity services 'lack respect'
Research by a public spending watchdog has found not all maternity services are treating mothers with dignity and understanding.
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NHS meets C difficile target ahead of schedule
NHS staff have been praised for meeting the government’s target to reduce C difficile infections two years ahead of schedule.
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NHS prescription review delayed until autumn
The health minister has said a delayed review into the costs of prescriptions will be published in the autumn.
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High levels of sick leave in Scotland prompts inquiry call
It has emerged that 3,389 NHS staff in Scotland are on long term sick leave, prompting Labour to ask the Scottish government to launch an investigation into the levels of sickness absence.
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'No benefits' to new NHS pay system
The Agenda for Change pay system for NHS staff brought in three years ago has failed to deliver the £1.3bn promised in net savings, a report has said.