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'Serious weaknesses' at Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's ability to protect the public comes into question today with a performance review from the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence.
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Pharmacists should take on diabetes care role
Community pharmacies should become public health centres where people can access NHS health checks, preventive services and effective treatments for diabetes, the School of Pharmacy at the University of London has said.
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PROMs needed for patient choice, says BUPA
BUPA today calls for all private hospitals to provide commissioners with patient-reported outcome measures.
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NHS Confederation calls for debate on top ups
The NHS Confederation has called for a debate on whether patients who use private treatment should be excluded from NHS care.
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Knighthood for Newcastle chief executive
Leonard Fenwick, chief executive of Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals foundation trust, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.Theresa Green, chair of Royal Marsden foundation trust; and Charles Bell, chief executive of South London and Maudsley foundation trust, were made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire ...
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RCM and Unite threaten industrial action over pay
Members of Unite and the Royal College of Midwives have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s 7.99 per cent three year pay deal.Nearly 95 per cent of 20,000 Unite health service members who voted were against accepting the deal, with three quarters of them wanting a strike ballot.In the RCM, the vote ...
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DH evades Treasury cap on central budgets
The Department of Health will use part of its own internal underspend to release itself from Treasury-imposed cut backs in administrative spending. As part of the comprehensive spending review the Treasury imposed a two per cent (£5m) reduction each year to the DH’s central budget of£225m. But in its business ...
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Professor appointed to foundation trust board
The Appointments Commission has announced the appointment of a local professor to serve as a non-executive director on the board of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough foundation trust.
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NHS Choices launches personal service
Over 10,000 people have signed up for NHS Choices’ personalised NHS service in the first month since its launch, storing their doctor’s details and subscribing to relevant health information. NHS Choices admits that the service is limited but will be expanded. Plans over the next two months include personal care ...
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GP to chair palliative care group
Mayur Lakhani has been appointed as the next chair of the National Council for Palliative Care.
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Scotland passes public health bill
Scottish Parliament has passed a new public health bill that will strengthen health board and local authority powers to act when individuals, premises or any item pose a major risk to public health.
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London PCTs back Darzi vision
London's 31 primary care trusts have endorsed health minister Lord Darzi's Healthcare for London proposals and agreed to move ahead with a network of polyclinics and specialist hospitals.The move follows a six-month consultation on the plans. NHS London stressed it is a 'framework and not about specific services'. However, the ...
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Handle complaints better, ombudsman tells NHS
Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Ann Abraham today urged the NHS to improve how it handles complaints.
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Talking therapy spearheads named
The Department of Health has named 32 primary care trusts that will roll out talking therapies across the country.
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Unite members reject pay deal and vote for strike ballot
Unite’s health service members have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s 7.99 per cent three year pay deal.Nearly 95 per cent of 20,000 members who voted were against accepting the deal, with three quarters of them wanting a strike ballot.Unite represents health visitors, hospital pharmacists, healthcare chaplains and other healthcare and support ...
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New healthcare commissioners
Three new healthcare commissioners today join the Healthcare Commission.
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NHS reforms need more time to deliver, report claims
NHS system reforms have improved management of the health service but need more time to deliver significant benefits for patients.A report published today by the Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission says reforms such as payment by results and foundation trusts are beginning to work. But patient-focused changes such as ...
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Hospital cleanliness is patients' first priority
Hospital cleanliness and low infection rates are the most important factors for patients choosing an elective care provider, new government statistics show.
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Unite to ballot on strike
Members of Unite, the third largest NHS union, have rejected the government's 7.99 per cent three-year pay deal and voted for a ballot on industrial action.
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Over a million sign BMA polyclinic petition
More than 1.1 million people have signed a British Medical Association petition calling on the government to halt the development of polyclinics.