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NewsReform or 'go broke', Obama tells US doctors
The US must reform its health insurance system or face “going broke”, president Barack Obama has told the country’s doctors.
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NewsIntegrated care pilot to be investigated
One of the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot schemes is to be investigated by the co-operation and competition panel to see if it breaches merger, choice and competition rules.
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NewsLeeds chief exec leaves for Medical Education England
Leeds primary care trust chief executive Christine Outram has been appointed managing director of Medical Education England, the new national workforce training and planning body.
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NewsNHS hospital acquired infection cases rise
Figures from the National Audit Office which show that some hospital infections may be rising have prompted accusations that the government has been “neglecting” the problem.
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NewsChlamydia screening of young people fails to meet targets
A programme that checks young people for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia is failing to hit its targets, figures show.
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NewsUK woman dies from swine flu
Health chiefs are continuing to look into the first UK death of a patient suffering from swine flu.
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NewsCalls for NHS to fund costly drugs 'blinkered', says NICE
A senior member of the UK’s drugs watchdog has labelled people who demand expensive drugs on the NHS as “blinkered”.
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NewsQuality anxiety prompts cervical screening recall in Kent
Hundreds of women in Kent are being asked to repeat their cervical smear tests amid concerns that a nurse involved was not suitably qualified to carry out the tests.
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NewsBarbara Hakin and Andrew Cash top health honours list
East Midlands strategic health authority chief executive Dr Barbara Hakin has been made a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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NewsAvoid tendering pitfalls, warns NHS competition panel director
Co-operation and competition panel director Andrew Taylor has revealed some of the basic mistakes primary care trusts have made when tendering out services.
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NewsMark Britnell quits NHS for private sector
HSJ has learned Mark Britnell, NHS director general for commissioning and system management, is to join consultancy KPMG.
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NewsPlan for cuts, David Nicholson warns NHS Confed conference
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has warned the NHS must plan for real terms cuts, despite protestations from the government and the Conservative opposition that they would continue to give it real terms increases. Read on for video interviews with David Nicholson and managers attending the NHS Confederation conference 2009 ...
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NewsWHO declares swine flu pandemic
The World Health Organisation has declared a swine flu pandemic.
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NewsTake on more risk to increase share of health market, private companies told
Private companies must take on more risk if they want to gain a bigger share of the primary and community care market.
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NewsAndy Burnham promises to overhaul NHS targets
Health secretary Andy Burnham has promised to “deep clean the target regime”.
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NewsAndy Burnham refuses to match Conservative promises on spending
New health secretary Andy Burnham has refused to match or better his political shadow’s pledge to give the NHS “real terms” funding increases from 2011-12.
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NewsDevolve NHS power, urges Norman Lamb
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb has called for further devolution and local accountability in the NHS.
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NewsAndy Burnham makes prevention a mission for the NHS
Health secretary Andy Burnham has said prevention of ill health will be a major plank of health policy on his watch.
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NewsBurnham backs review of private patient income cap
Health secretary Andy Burnham has backed a review of the limit on foundation trusts’ income from private patients.
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NewsAndy Burnham: NHS must maintain strength in face of swine flu
It is “vital” that the NHS maintains its national strength as the health service battles a swine flu pandemic, health secretary Andy Burnham has warned.