All News articles – Page 1138
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Guilty by emission as carbon cuts loom large
The NHS emits a million tonnes of carbon a year, but it must cut this figure drastically. Helen Crump asks whether trusts are giving this issue the priority it requires and highlights some innovative ideas.
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Cornwall cancer treatment centralisation plans
Your comment on our proposals to relocate upper gastrointestinal cancer surgical services to improve clinical outcomes was very perceptive in setting out the challenges we face.
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Disgusted by Cornwall cancer conflict
I read with disgust your comments on the planned removal of cancer services from Cornwall to Plymouth.
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Sophia Christie on the Naomi Campbell effect
At a recent House of Commons gathering to discuss the role of commissioning in delivering improvement, there was silence on the application of world class standards to the commissioning of primary care.
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Urgent call target triggers cash crisis
Ambulance trusts are warning of financial problems caused by efforts to meet a target for response times to life-threatening emergency calls.
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Failures led to C diff deaths
Criminal charges may be brought against Scotland's largest health board after a review into a fatal hospital infection showed 'appalling and unacceptable' failures.
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PCTs suspect trusts may be allowing top ups
Primary care trusts have received few requests from patients wishing to 'top up' their care but are concerned that hospitals are doing so without their permission.
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Double act for IT leadership
The Department of Health has selected the two IT chiefs who will fill Richard Granger's former position at the top of its NHS Connecting for Health agency.
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'Struggling' coders threaten tariff improvements in 2009
Research commissioned by the Department of Health has warned of huge problems in the way hospital services are measured and costed, saying they could undermine payment by results.
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Unison warns of impact of inflation
Unison has called on the government to 'turn its firepower' on City bonuses in light of yesterday's announcement that inflation has risen to 4.4 per cent.
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Free heart checks for young Scots athletes
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched Scotland's first cardiac assessment programme for young amateur athletes.
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Computer deal could save trusts £6.5m
Six NHS purchasing organisations have collaborated to buy IT hardware in a deal that could save them more than £6.5m in the first year.The deal, supported by OGCbuying.solutions, part of the Office of Government Commerce, involves 220 trusts across England.
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Watchdog chair to get tough on obeying NICE rules
Care Quality Commission chair Baroness Young has pledged to crack down on NHS organisations that fail to adopt National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance.Ignoring guidelines could result in marked-down annual assessment ratings and lower pay, she told HSJ in her first interview in her role at the new ...
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Older people with depression denied help - Age Concern
Eight out of 10 older people with clinical depression do not get any treatment, according to Age Concern.The charity today launched a national campaign to improve support for the more than 2 million people over 65 who have symptoms of depression.
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GP incentives may not equal healthier patients
Offering incentives to GPs improves clinical care but does not promote healthy lifestyles or improve patients' quality of life, according to findings published today in the journal Heart.
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More GPs offer extended opening hours
The number of GPs offering extended opening hours is increasing, according to the latest monthly figures from the Department of Health.
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Plans for tougher infection control checks revealed
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on tougher measures to ensure NHS organisations are up to scratch on infection control.
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Hospitals must report knife wounds, says guidance
Hospitals must always tell the police if patients come in with knife wounds from a violent attack, according to new guidance from the General Medical Council and Department of Health.
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Health volunteering in Cambodia - tackling inequalities
In the latest of a series on volunteering abroad in the health service, Patricia Sloan talks about the drive to reduce health inequalities in the Cambodian health system