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Emergency services get the most calls from deprived areas
Ambulances are four times more likely to be called out to deprived areas than the most affluent areas, a ground-breaking analysis has found.
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PCTs dub assurance test tough but useful
Primary care trusts that tried a new test of commissioning abilities say the process was hard but helpful.
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Media Watch: cigarette sales
'Cigarettes could soon be sold under the counter, just like X-rated magazines once were,' revealed the Daily Star, reporting on Department of Health plans.
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Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock
From 6 April NHS organisations could be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter if someone dies in their care, but different interpretations of the law mean trusts may be unclear about their responsibilities. Ingrid Torjesen attempts to unravel the new actFor more in-depth information about the act, register for HSJ’s free corporate ...
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PCT threatened with court over fight for information
NHS trusts have been urged to learn from a primary care trust that became the first organisation to be threatened with High Court action for failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
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Managers criticised over reconfiguration plans
Chief executives in North Staffordshire have responded to a scathing report in which senior managers were criticised for failing to collaborate over reconfiguration plans.
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Michael White on service cuts
On the dry pages of Hansard, there are occasionally brief exchanges that shed light on life as eloquently as a short story by Anton Chekhov.
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Rival text services deny duplication
NHS Choices and NHS Direct have both launched SMS text services to help patients find their nearest NHS service providers.
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Single room hospital gets go-ahead
The NHS's first all-single-room acute hospital has been given the final go-ahead. The Department of Health announced last week that construction work could start on Pembury Hospital in Kent by the end of the month.
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Panel saves services at Horton Hospital
The independent reconfiguration panel has advised the health secretary to reject Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust's proposals to downgrade paediatric, gynaecological and obstetric services at Horton Hospital because it would not provide an accessible or improved service for local people.
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Huge variation in GP practice pay regardless of size of list
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal the extent to which the national GP contract has driven inequity across the country, with huge variations in payments to practices, regardless of the number and need of their patients.
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IPstream
NHS Connecting for Health is this summer set to roll out IPstream across the N3 network at 11,000 GP surgeries and community provider units.N3 programme manager Len Chard told HSJ Intelligence: “This will significantly improve the working capabilities of all the GPs across the network.”During six months of trials with ...
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NHS North West
NHS North West has given backing to a cardiac telemedicine service after two successful pilot projects.Studies byCumbriaand Lancashire SHA and Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac Network have shown the system has potential for substantially reducing A&E attendance by offering a sophisticated ECG service in primary care.NHS North West says the ...
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Welcome to the latest issue of Intelligence, the quarterly HSJ supplement dedicated to innovation, information and technology.In this issue we look at the issues surrounding data security. Following the revelation by HM Revenue and Customs that it had lost the confidential details of child benefit claimants, there has been increased ...
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Report calls for improvement in chronic pain services
The NHS in Scotland must do more to improve services for patients with chronic pain, says a report by the health service watchdog.
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Skills for spotting acutely ill patients
Trusts are invited to comment on a proposed framework setting out the skills staff need to care for acutely ill patients.
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Minister to announce MRSA screening pilots
The health boards that have been chosen to trial MRSA screening in Scotland are due to be announced by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon.
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Views sought on provider registration
GPs and dentists would be required to register with the new health and social care regulator under government proposals.
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New guidelines on pregnancy care
Women should be advised to avoid drinking in the first three months of pregnancy, according to new guidelines for healthcare professionals published today.The guidance on pregnancy care and support was issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and the National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health.
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New mental health helpline system launched
The Mental Health Helplines Partnership will launch its new telecoms network system this week.