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Patient safety reporting system in the pipeline
Anaesthetists and other clinical staff in England and Wales may soon have access to a specially designed system for reporting patient safety incidents and 'near misses'.
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Cancer may be linked to wealth, study finds
An analysis of more than 3,000 cancer patients has found cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people and breast cancer and melanoma higher in the wealthy.
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Northern Ireland to axe NHS prescription charges
Northern Ireland health minister Michael McGimpsey today announced that he intends to make all prescriptions free of charge by April 2010.
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Improve access to emergency care, Healthcare Commission orders
The Healthcare Commission has published its most comprehensive review of urgent and emergency care, rating performance for each primary care trust area.It found that improvements to access and elements of commissioning were needed.
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DH outlines research into health effects of radiation
Information on a research programme investigating the health effects of exposure to radiation and electromagnetic fields was published today by the Department of Health.
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NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times released
Latest figures on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times were released today by the Department of Health.
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NHS bed occupancy figures published
Bed availability and occupancy figures for the 2007-08 financial year have been published.
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Care home residents denied GP access, says care association
Care homes are being forced to pay retainers to access GP services on behalf of their residents, a report by the English Community Care Association claims.
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Foundation trust improving A&E staffing - Healthcare Commission
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust has 'responded positively' to Healthcare Commission concerns over Stafford Hospital's accident and emergency department.The trust has improved medical staffing levels and increased the numbers of nurses in A&E, the commission said.
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Midwives warn on caesarian rates
The Royal College of Midwives has warned that caesarean section rates remain worryingly high, and midwife numbers are still failing to keep up with the rising birthrate.
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Healthy school dinners for primary pupils
Primary school children in deprived areas will be given free healthy school meals in a £20m drive to cut obesity and get young people eating more healthily, health secretary Alan Johnson and children's secretary Ed Balls announced yesterday.
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NHS bodies warned to comply with environmental laws
Businesses in the healthcare sector risk throwing away thousands of pounds each year on unnecessary charges and environmental fines by failing to stay on top of important green legislation, the Environment Agency is warning.
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NHS campaign to reduce unintentional patient harm
The NHS training hub for operative technologies in healthcare has started a new campaign to reduce the number of patients who are unintentionally harmed in hospitals.
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Partnership plan for top-ups
Advances in medical technology and drug treatments mean it is more important than ever that the health service and private sector work together to create a system which works in the best interests of all patients.
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Impressive maternity services
Your article suggested primary care trusts in East Sussex were 'slammed' for 'failing to consult on plans for a radical redesign of maternity services'. This is not the case. The independent reconfiguration panel said it was 'impressed by the thoroughness of aspects of the consultation and proposal development' in East ...
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Unregistered NHS trusts to pay out under immigration shake-up
Dozens of trusts face compensation payouts and a temporary ban on recruiting overseas staff because they are not on an official Home Office immigration register.
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Hospital trust may split into two organisations
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals trust is considering splitting into two new organisations.
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Virgin grounds proposals to run GP surgeries
Virgin Group has effectively put on hold its ambitious plans to take over and run GP surgeries, casting doubt on the prospects for private involvement in primary care.
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NHS managers told to take ownership of finance
The pending reorganisation of the Welsh health service should be used to improve financial management, the auditor general for Wales has said.
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The failure regime numbers game
Your coverage misrepresented the Department of Health's failure regime policy. The figure of 2.1 per cent does not take account of the swift action that would result from the new performance regime or Monitor's compliance framework. Effective recovery action will mean the regime for unsustainable providers will be triggered only ...