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Training scheme for low-paid healthcare staff
Public sector union Unison has launched an initiative to improve training and learning opportunities for low-paid members.
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Calls for action over global health worker shortage
A shared worldwide commitment is needed to tackle the shortage of healthcare workers, the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health has said.
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Prostate checks delayed out of fear, survey shows
A combination of fear, ignorance and lack of access stops men from having their prostate checked, a survey has found.
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Patient safety campaign director named
Stephen Ramsden, chief executive of Luton and Dunstable foundation trust, has been appointed director of the NHS Patient Safety Campaign.The campaign, which aims to boost patient safety and save lives, will launch in the summer.
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Unite and Netmums to provide parenting support
The Unite/Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association and mothers' social networking website Netmums have been given £500,000 by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to provide joint support to people with parenting problems.
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Views sought on revalidation of doctors
The government has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to the revalidation of doctors and the functions of the General Medical Council.
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Charity welcomes tighter controls on drug companies
Mental health charity Mind has welcomed the government's pledge to increase drug companies' responsibility to pass on clinical trials information.
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Prescription costs to rise
Prescription charges will increase by 25p from 1 April, public health minister Dawn Primarolo has announced.The increase, which the department stressed is below the rate of inflation, will take the cost of a single prescription item to £7.10.
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Government responds to NICE report
The government has rejected suggestions that National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence technology appraisals are an unfunded pressure on the NHS.
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National diabetes director appointed
Dr Rowan Hillson has been appointed the new national clinical director for diabetes, it was announced today.
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Government sets out plans to boost PCT accountability
The government today unveiled plans for a white paper designed to make public services, including primary care trusts, more accountable to local communities.
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GPs accept extended hours under protest
GPs have voted to accept a new deal that will mean most practices opening for longer. But they say they are angry at the way the government handled negotiations.More than nine out of 10 GPs polled by the British Medical Association voted for the first of two options, but 96 ...
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PCTs share experiences of new dental contract
A report examining the state of NHS dentistry through the eyes of primary care trusts was launched by the Patients Association today.
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Wales launches new mental health training programme
The Welsh Assembly today announced funding for new training at Swansea University that will allow nurses, occupational therapists and psychologists to become 'approved mental health professionals'.
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£80.4m cost of 8,000 staff hurt at work
Just over 8,000 NHS staff were seriously injured at work last year, figures published in Parliament show.
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Free parking in Wales will cost trusts £5.4m
Hospital trusts in Wales will lose up to £5.4m per year because the Welsh Assembly government has told them they must stop raising income from car parking.
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ISTC contract guarantees will saddle NHS with a £187m bill
Deals with private contractors have left the NHS facing a hidden 187m bill to buy back some of the controversial independent sector treatment centres, HSJ has learned.
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Only one in 20 ambulance managers is from minority
Ambulance trusts have emerged as having the lowest proportion of ethnic minority managers of any NHS sector in England, figures obtained by HSJ reveal.
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Tooke calls for urgent action on doctors' role
In January the Tooke report on medical careers was well received. But pressure groups have accused the government of using delaying tactics in its response, reports Ann McGauran
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Union warns over offensive email activity
NHS organisations need policies in place to deal with staff accessing offensive material on work computers, NHS Employers has said.