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NHS recruits urged to join donor register
New NHS recruits are being urged to sign up to the NHS organ donor register.Leaflets on organ donation have been included in the induction packs handed out to new starters in the NHS. NHS Careers and UK Transplant are beind the initiative.
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NCT offers maternity information packs
The NCT has launched a set of information packs that employers can buy to give to staff as part of their maternity benefits policy.
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Midwives told to reject pay deal
The governing council of the Royal College of Midwives has voted to recommend that members reject the government's three-year pay offer for midwives.
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Healthcare Commission launches spot checks
The Healthcare Commission today launched the biggest inspection programme ever carried out in NHS acute trusts to check whether they are meeting standards on infection control.
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Blood infection inquiry announced
The Scottish government is to hold a public inquiry into why people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV through blood and blood products in the Scottish NHS in the 1980s.
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MRSA levels plateau in England
MRSA bloodstream infection levels have plateaued in England, the Health Protection Agency has revealed.The agency today published its latest quarterly report, which showed that between October and December 2007 1,087 cases were reported, compared with 1,080 in the previous quarter.
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Healthcare constructors on list of bid-rigging accused
Construction firms involved in major projects to build healthcare facilities have been accused of anti-competitive practices. The Office of Fair Trading last week named 112 companies it suspects of bid-rigging.
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Surprise hygiene checks for every acute trust
The Healthcare Commission will this week begin conducting spot checks of acute trusts to ensure that they are adhering to the government's hygiene code.
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Guy's may lay off poisons advice staff
Staff at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust could face redundancy following the conclusion of a four-year dispute with the Health Protection Agency.
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Charging GPs for A&E visits could put older people at risk
Proposals to charge GPs the cost of treatment of people who visit accident and emergency departments and walk-in centres 'inappropriately' are very worrying, writes Gordon Lishman
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Audiology waiting times slashed at last minute
Trusts' last-minute push to hit an audiology assessment target has led to a dramatic fall in waiting times for diagnostic services.
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Breaking away: Wales maps out its own future
The Welsh Assembly has plans for a third way between an internal market and a command and control system, with local health boards losing control of the commissioning purse strings. Alison Moore explains
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Payment by results is a blunt tool
Simon Stevens' piece on payment by results summarised some of the shortcomings of the system, but not all the disadvantages as seen from a commissioning and public health viewpoint, writes Peter Brambleby
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Choose and book update postponed
NHS Connecting for Health has postponed the release of updated choose and book software after the current version gave some patients other people's appointments.
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Staff survey wake-up call
The results of this year's Healthcare Commission staff survey should serve as a wake-up call for anyone with a passion for a world class healthcare system that performs at its peak, writes Derek Mowbray
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Vascular checks could mean insurance hikes
Thousands of people face higher health insurance premiums and may unwittingly invalidate their policies if government plans for vascular checks get the green light.
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Commissioner-provider split is inefficient, study claims
Separating commissioner and provider functions, as advocated in world class commissioning, may damage the efficiency of the health service, a leading academic has claimed.
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European Commission warned over drug promotion
Prescribing budgets could come under pressure as a result of European Commission proposals to let drug companies provide information directly to patients.
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Conservatives to let GPs pick their own hours
The Conservatives have backed GPs' calls to be allowed to determine their own opening hours.
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Government firm on contamination powers
The government has rejected calls to limit powers that would allow magistrates to detain people who are thought to be 'contaminated'.