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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.
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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.