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Norfolk vows to learn from ambulance backlog drama
Health service and social care managers in Norfolk and Norwich have pledged to learn the lessons from an unexpected influx of patients last week which resulted in the area's biggest trust declaring a major incident alert.
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Surplus-rich PCTs anxious of cuts in new allocations
Surplus-rich primary care trusts have expressed fears that a one-year funding allocation signals greater financial turbulence ahead.
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Close pay gap between acute and PCT chiefs, say managers
The chief executive of Managers in Partnership has called on the government to explain why primary care trust managers are paid less than their acute trust peers.
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PCT abandons emergency surgery site
A Lincolnshire hospital is to lose its emergency general surgery for good - nine months after it was suspended as a temporary measure.
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Johnson hands out £50m to deep clean NHS dirt
The government has given the NHS a £50m lump sum to kick-start its 'deep clean'.
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In-house turnaround team to cut NHS's £36m consultants' bill
The Department of Health is preparing to launch its own team of troubleshooters to assist NHS organisations facing clinical or financial problems.
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Quality of 100 new GP practices comes into question
The 100 new GP practices to be built in under-doctored areas will be badly funded and poorly staffed, the British Medical Association has warned.
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Most mental health service users face victimisation, report claims
The extent to which people with mental health problems are the victims of harassment, bullying and physical or sexual abuse in the community is revealed today in a report by charity Mind.
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Bids open for campus reprovision
The second stage of bidding for capital under the the campus reprovision programme 2008-09 has now opened, according to a letter from the Department of Health to primary care trust commissioners.
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DoH responds to abortion report
The Department of Health has responded to the Commons science and technology committee's report on abortion.
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Government defends £1.8bn surplus
The government is defending massive NHS underspends as it releases finance figures for the first six months of the year.
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250,000 lack access to dentistry, Conservatives say
The new dental contract has led to more than 250,000 people losing access to NHS dentistry, the Conservatives have said.Dental statistics released for the first quarter of 2007-08 reveal that 266,000 fewer patients have been seen since introduction of new dental contract.
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Sexual health services warning
The move to local rather than centrally commissioned sexual health services could result in a dangerous postcode lottery, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV has warned in its annual report.The group argues there is a 'public health imperative' to ensure full coverage for sexual health and contraceptive ...
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One in four workers are stressed, survey shows
A survey has highlighted the problem of workplace stress, which can lead to mental illness, heart disease, back pain and gastrointestinal problems.
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Hand-washing more effective than drugs, reports BMJ
Hand-washing, gloves and masks may be more effective in preventing the spread of respiratory viruses such as avian flu and SARS than drugs, the BMJ reports today.
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GP employment advisers to be trebled
The government will treble the number of employment advisers in GP surgeries and pilot a new £8m advice and support service for smaller businesses, work and pensions secretary Peter Hain and health secretary Alan Johnson have said.
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Allergy centre advice rejected
The Department of Health has rejected the House of Lords science and technology committee's recommendation that each strategic health authority should set up at least one allergy centre.
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Open window warning from HSE
The Health and Safety Executive has warned hospitals and care providers they have a duty to ensure the safety of their patients, especially from the dangers of open windows.
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Malnutrition survey highlights risks for patients
A quarter of all adults admitted to hospitals and care homes in theUKare at risk of malnutrition, a survey has found.
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Diagnostic waiting times fall in Scotland
There has been a significant drop in patients waiting more than nine weeks for key diagnostic tests, according to official figures for Scotland published today.