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Increase patient choice to control demand, Confed hears
NHS Choices could be used to help manage demand for treatment, Department of Health director of system management and new enterprise Bob Ricketts has told the NHS Confederation annual conference.
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Implement new technologies with care, trusts told
Every trust should establish a technology planning committee to evaluate new technologies and consider their impact on the workforce and operation of the trust, attendees at the NHS Confederation annual conference have heard.
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Managers urged to use time efficiently
Senior leadership teams in the NHS could save more than 2,000 hours a year by making meetings more efficient, attendees at the NHS Confederation annual conference have heard.
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BMA delivers anti-polyclinic petition to No 10
The British Medical Association stepped up its opposition to polyclinics last week, when GPs delivered a 1.2-million-signature petition to 10 Downing Street and passed a series of no-confidence votes in the government and health minister Lord Darzi.
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888 could be the new 999
The NHS Confederation's ambulance network has called for an 888 number to make it easier for people to access appropriate care.
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Neonatal unit failures spark calls for action
A failure to meet demand for neo-natal services has prompted calls for greater performance management and changes to commissioning.
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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
Annual performance ratings are being beefed up for some NHS sectors to make fairer comparisons possible across the service.
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Don't alienate private sector, warns panel
Ministers must spell out the future direction of NHS reform or risk losing the interest of the private sector, an influential panel has warned.
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Alternatives to sacking managers
Regarding managers facing the axe at failing trusts, franchising has been tried before in the NHS, but what might work better is a more selective approach.
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
Less than a quarter of primary care trusts believe their services have met all government quality standards.
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Confed appeals for mental health champion
The government should appoint a ministerial champion for mental health and well-being to sit in the cabinet, the NHS Confederation is urging.
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DH backs down on care record consent
The Department of Health is considering making it easier for patients to opt out of the electronic care record service, officials told a Commons committee this week.
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DH will tackle rift between senior managers and staff
Improving strained relationships between trust senior managers and staff is to become a top priority for the Department of Health.
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Staff fearful as mental health trust replaces board members
A 'brutal culling' of board members at a mental health trust has left staff fearing for their jobs.
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Regions braced for change as plans put Darzi's vision on map
The strategic health authorities have set out their stalls but is there anything new in the proposals and are they likely to make regional variations in care inevitable? Alison Moore investigates
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Capital's PCTs give Darzi the thumbs up
Polyclinics are likely to be up and running across London by April 2009 following primary care trusts' endorsement of proposals in Lord Darzi's Healthcare for London.
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Inquiry into manslaughter case criticises care
An independent inquiry into the treatment of a paranoid schizophrenic with delusions about prominent politicians and the royal family has criticised mental health services.
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Primary care leaders needed
The joint Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission report on the progress of reform highlights issues such as commissioning not driving movement of care from hospitals, and wide variation in implementation of reform nationally.
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Improving care for older people
I read Nicky Hayes and Jonathan Webster's article 'Give old people a seat at the modernisation table', having just given a presentation at the Royal College of Physicians on 'the role of the nurse in musculoskeletal services - care for the older person'.
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Integrated care heightens provider monopolies risk
Primary care trusts will need to hold powerful monopoly providers to account if Lord Darzi gives integrated care systems the go-ahead.