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Managers blamed for infection control failings
Eighty per cent of respondents to a survey carried out for healthcare group BUPA said they blame managers for superbug infections, while only 1 per cent blamed doctors.Respondents also said they were not prepared to travel more than 20 miles to go to a hospital they considered to be clean. ...
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Junior doctors on understaffed rotas, says BMA
Three in 10 junior doctors are working on understaffed rotas, according to a survey by the British Medical Association.
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Neil Goodwin on becoming a better leader
Although we may occasionally have feelings of schadenfreude when watching the ups and downs of other organisations, especially if they are our competitors, we should be charitable and limit our interest to gaining understanding for personal learning.
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David Lee on foundation trust members
Foundation trusts are facing an increased focus on their membership development performance.
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HSJ survey reveals trusts' progress on deep cleaning
Not all trusts will have carried out a 'deep clean' of their hospitals by Monday's deadline, HSJ can reveal.
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Alzheimer's needs more research, survey shows
The public wants Alzheimer's disease to be one of the top three medical research priorities.
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Comic Relief project investigates elder abuse
Comic Relief and the Department of Health have launched a £2m joint project to investigate the prevalence of elder abuse on NHS wards and in care homes.
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More children admitted in emergencies
The number of emergency admissions for children and young people under 20 rose by 18 per cent between 1996-97 and 2006-07, official statistics show.
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ISTC payment framework announced
The Department of Health has set out the costs it is prepared to cover as a result of last year's rescoping of the phase two independent sector treatment centre programme.
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Trusts to miss deep clean deadline
Not all trusts will have carried out a 'deep clean' of their hospitals by Monday's deadline, HSJ can reveal.
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Call to target NHS money at young people
A leading Church of Scotland minister believes the NHS should stop using its money to keep the elderly alive and spend it on the young instead.
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NHS dentistry spending rises by 50 per cent
NHS expenditure on dental services increased by 53 per cent between 1997-98 and 2005-06, figures published today by the Information Centre for health and social care show.The strategic health authority showing the greatest percentage increase in expenditure over this period was South Yorkshire at 69 per cent. The lowest rise ...
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Former NHS executive jailed
A former NHS executive has been jailed for 12 months for forging land profits in an attempt to wipe out his trust's financial deficit.
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Ombudsmen rule against mental health trust
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership trust and Buckinghamshire county council failed to provide an acceptable standard of care for a man with severe learning disabilities, a joint investigation by two ombudsmen has found.
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DH publishes 18-week data for January 2008
The Department of Health has published referral to treatment data for patients whose 18-week clock stopped in January 2008.
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Department to spend £600,000 on choice publicity drive
The Department of Health is to push ahead with the development of clinical quality measures to help patients decide where they want to be treated.
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Department outlines 18 quality standards
All health organisations will have to comply with a new set of 18 safety and quality standards under proposals unveiled in a Department of Health consultation this week.
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Jon Restell on valuing all frontline staff
I have had the people who work in general practice on my mind recently. At this time of especially heightened clinical engagement, it is easier than ever to forget that good healthcare is delivered by teams.
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Most ambulance trusts off course for new target
At least three-quarters of England's ambulance trusts look set to miss a new target for the time taken to respond to life-threatening emergencies.
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GPs in poorer areas 'prescribe fewer drugs'
GPs in poorer areas prescribe fewer drugs and spend less on them than GPs in richer areas, research by Suffolk primary care trust has found.