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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
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Patients with rarer cancers face 'postcode lottery'
Patients with rarer cancers face a postcode lottery over whether their 'exceptional requests' for NHS treatment are granted, the charity Rarer Cancers Forum has claimed.The charity is calling for national guidance on how primary care trusts should make such decisions.
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Midwives raise concerns about care quality
Midwives are most concerned about the quality of maternity care, staffing levels and low pay, according to a survey by the Royal College of Midwives.
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One in 10 adult deaths caused by diabetes, charity claims
One in 10 deaths among 20 to 79 year olds is caused by diabetes, the charity Diabetes UK has claimed.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council head leaves
Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive and registrar Sarah Thewlis has left the organisation.
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Cancer patients more likely to contemplate suicide - Cancer Research UK
Cancer patients are three times more likely than the general population to consider suicide or think they would be better off dead, according to a study for Cancer Research UK.
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New joint executive director for Newcastle and North Tyneside
A new joint executive director of community services has been appointed for Newcastle and North Tyneside primary care trusts.
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New leadership team to take NHS IT forward
The new leadership team to take forward the government's health IT programme has been announced by the Department of Health.Christine Connelly will be the first chief information officer for health and Martin Bellamy will be the director of programme and system delivery.
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DH announces new IT and information leads
The Department of Health has appointed the former IT chief for Cadbury Schweppes as the chief information officer for the NHS. Christine Connelly will lead the overall information strategy across the NHS.
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London trusts form health science partnership
University College London and four trusts in the capital are founding Europe's largest academic health science partnership.Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital foundation trust, the Royal Free Hampstead trust and University College London Hospitals foundation trust will form UCL Partners.
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DH launches consultation on NHS constitution
The Department of Health has formally launched the constitutional advisory forum, which will lead the consultation on the proposed NHS constitution.