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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
Annual performance ratings are being beefed up for some NHS sectors to make fairer comparisons possible across the service.
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Neonatal unit failures spark calls for action
A failure to meet demand for neo-natal services has prompted calls for greater performance management and changes to commissioning.
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888 could be the new 999
The NHS Confederation's ambulance network has called for an 888 number to make it easier for people to access appropriate care.
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BMA delivers anti-polyclinic petition to No 10
The British Medical Association stepped up its opposition to polyclinics last week, when GPs delivered a 1.2-million-signature petition to 10 Downing Street and passed a series of no-confidence votes in the government and health minister Lord Darzi.
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Alan Johnson tells Confed: champion quality
Health secretary Alan Johnson has told managers they must be 'the champions of quality'.Speaking at the NHS Confederation conference, Mr Johnson said the 'overwhelming emphasis' of health minister Lord Darzi's next stage review would be on quality.
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Confed votes Nye Bevan biggest NHS hero
Nye Bevan has been voted the biggest 'NHS hero' by attendees at the NHS Confederation's most-attended conference yet.
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Confed chair opens annual conference
NHS managers must 'make the weather' in the health service themselves, rather than wait for it to be done to them, NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten told the body's annual conference in his opening address.
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Union welcomes pay deal for managers
Top NHS managers are set to get a 2.2 per cent pay increase this year after the government accepted the recommendations of the senior salaries review body.
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£12m to combat heart disease in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is to invest £12m over the next three years in the treatment and prevention of heart disease.
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NHS exploiting refugee doctors, says BMA
The talents of refugee and asylum-seeking doctors are being wasted because they are not being supported to work in the NHS, the British Medical Association has claimed.
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NHS leaders fear rising costs, Confed survey claims
Rising costs and further structural change are among the biggest threats to the future success of the NHS, according to a survey by the NHS Confederation.The poll of NHS leaders was published at the start of the organisation's annual conference today.
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Review of top-up policy announced
The government is to review its policy on patients who want to top up NHS care with private treatment, health secretary Alan Johnson has announced.
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Healthcare Commission to check performance declarations
The Healthcare Commission will carry out a check of NHS trusts' public declarations on whether they meet the government's standards for healthcare.
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Scottish consultation on alcohol misuse
The Scottish government has launched a consultation designed to help tackle alcohol misuse.
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More GPs offering extended hours, statistics show
More patients are able to see their GP in the evenings and at weekends, according to statistics released today by the Department of Health.
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Wales launches refugee inclusion strategy
The Welsh Assembly today launched a refugee inclusion strategy, which aims to help asylum seekers gain better access to services.
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Neonatal shortages must be addressed - public accounts committee
The Department of Health is still struggling to meet the demand for neonatal services, according to a public accounts committee report.The report says primary care trusts need to improve their understanding of the high-risk groups in their local populations and that the serious shortages of neonatal nurses must be addressed.
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More foundation trust applications turned down first time: Monitor
An increasing number of applications for foundation trust status are being turned down first time round because they are not up to scratch, it has emerged.Foundation trust regulator Monitor said it was unhappy at a drop in the number of applications being passed at the first attempt from 65 per ...
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Career aspirations: what younger managers want
Long-held beliefs that Generation Y is self-absorbed, disloyal and impatient are a myth, according to a report published this month by the Chartered Management Institute.
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Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
NHS trusts have been served with a 'wake-up call' to improve hygiene standards or risk service closures, following the latest annual health check declarations.More than a quarter of trusts have told the Healthcare Commission they failed to comply fully with the hygiene code in 2007-08.