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Medical isotope shortage could delay diagnostic exams
A global shortage of medical isotopes will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic examinations across the UK and Europe in the next few weeks, the British Nuclear Medicine Society has warned.
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TUC warns of workplace bullying
One in seven workers say they have been bullied in their current job, with more people complaining of bullying in the public sector, according to a YouGov poll conducted for the TUC.General secretary Brendan Barber said: 'Every organisation needs to have an anti-bullying policy, and every manager should ensure that ...
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Organ donor campaign boosts sign-ups
A hard-hitting Scottish advertising campaign has led to a 300 per cent rise in the number of people signing up to be organ donors.
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New clinical directed enhanced services announced
NHS Employers and the GP committee of the British Medical Association have published joint guidance to primary care trusts and general practices on the five new clinical directed enhanced services for 2008-09.
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GPs unprepared for flu pandemic, survey finds
Many GP surgeries are unprepared for a flu pandemic, a risk survey has found.
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Unite members canvassed on industrial action
Members of Unite, the country's largest union, are being canvassed on a menu for industrial action to reverse the government's stand on below-inflation pay awards for NHS staff.
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Alan Johnson approves A&E closure plans
Health secretary Alan Johnson has given his backing to controversial plans to close the accident and emergency department at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, London.Proposals by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey primary care trusts, which had been referred to the independent reconfiguration panel, will see parts of the hospital rebuilt and ...
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Cut red tape, task force tells government
A government-appointed task force is calling on the Department of Health and the social care inspectorate to cut the amount of information they require health and social care staff to report back on.
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Variations in Scottish day surgery rates exposed
An Audit Scotland report has found variations in Scottish health boards' day surgery rates.
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Wales kicks off HPV vaccination scheme
The Welsh Assembly has launched its programme of HPV vaccination.
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DH's new alerting system to go live next week
The Department of Health's new central alerting system will replace the safety alert broadcast system and the chief medical officer's public health link from next Monday (8 September).
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£1.75bn NHS surplus predicted
The NHS is set to finish this financial year with a £1.75bn surplus. The projection, based on estimates from the three months since April, is equivalent to just over 2 per cent of NHS revenue funding this year.
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Fujitsu may bring £700m action over IT deal
The Department of Health has refused to comment on reports that former national IT programme contractor Fujitsu is considering suing over the business it lost when its contract was terminated in March.
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Accountancy firms win PCT board roles
Three of the 'big four' accountancy firms have been selected to improve primary care trust boards' skills.KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young are all leading consortiums that have made successful bids to be on the Department of Health's new PCT board development framework.
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Drug addiction services hit by unrealistic targets
Unrealistic targets to get more drug addicts into treatment are causing the quality of services to plummet, psychiatrists are warning.
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Audit sample 'was misleading'
Your point that up to £1bn of bills sent by trusts to primary care trusts could be incorrect is misleading.
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PFI plan could keep debts off NHS trusts' balance sheets
NHS trusts may hand their private finance initiative hospitals over to specially created charities to avoid reporting PFI debts on their balance sheets, HSJ has learned.The controversial plans would involve trusts ceding control of the hospitals to a third party.
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Bill Moyes keen to see teaching foundations
Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes is urging more teaching hospitals to become foundation trusts in 2009.
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Top-up payment review highlights NHS bodies' worries
Responses to the review of co-payments have revealed the extent of uncertainty about the way forward for the NHS on top-ups.
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Hull trust buys Nuffield hospital to save money
Hulland East Yorkshire Hospitals trust has bought a private Nuffield hospital to avoid contracting out services to the independent sector.