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Mayor flags up his blueprint for the future of London's health
Preventable inequalities in health are unacceptable in a leading world city and have huge economic and social consequences, according to London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Primary care leaders call GP resistance 'unhelpful'
Primary care leaders have joined the argument over extended hours after GPs warned they may refuse to take part in local audits on opening times.
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PCTs 'would gain power by a constitution'
An NHS constitution would address the 'woefully inadequate' relationship between commissioners and patients, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has claimed.
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Training cuts could stifle talking therapy
A government pledge to make 'talking therapies' more available is being jeopardised by higher education funding cuts, training providers have claimed.
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Lievesley told to stay silent on Dr Foster deal
The former chief executive of the Information Centre for health and social care has lost her bid to overturn an agreement that prevented her speaking about her departure.
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Trust defends repainting to greet prince
Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust has defended using government funding to repaint hospital wards and a conservatory used by patients and visitors ahead of a royal visit.
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Welsh epilepsy plan first of its kind
Pressure is mounting to address failures in epilepsy care across the UK after the launch of a groundbreaking plan in Wales.
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Violence increases but training in restraint techniques is still on hold
Urgent proposals for dealing with violent patients are still awaiting government funding 10 years after the death that sparked them.HSJ has discovered that a national training scheme for staff in acute mental health wards has been on hold for years, despite fresh evidence of increasing violent behaviour.
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Half of mental health nurses assaulted, audit reveals
More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically assaulted at work, according to an audit of violence in mental health services published today.The audit - the second national assessment of its kind - covered more than 200 NHS and independent mental health units and was carried ...
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Call for regular GP evaluations of dementia patients
The Registered Nursing Home Association has told MPs it wants to see more systematic assessments of dementia patients by GPs.
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Hospital food taskforce meets
A group of senior NHS and social care professionals tasked with driving forward improvements in food and nutrition for elderly patients has met for the first time.
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Managers to compare consultants' productivity
The Department of Health is sending data to hospital trusts that will allow them to measure consultants' activity against national rates.
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Stoke on Trent invests in mental healthcare
Stoke on Trent primary care trust is investing £2.25m in an initiative to boost support for people with depression and other common mental health problems.
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DH updates climate change report
The Department of Health has published a report on climate change and health.
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NICE to issue new cancer guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is being asked to develop new clinical and public health guidance as part of its 15th work programme.
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Scottish citizens to shape cancer strategy
People in Scotland have been invited to take part in a 12-week consultation which will shape the nation's future cancer strategy.
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Assembly launches 10-year alcohol strategy
Tackling the harm caused by alcohol is at the centre of a 10-year substance misuse strategy issued for consultation today by the Welsh Assembly.Working Together to Reduce Harm proposes a joint approach to drugs, alcohol and other misused substances. The strategy will be backed by an extra £9.6m in the ...
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Trading standards to check on weighing
From April, council trading standards officers across the UK will work with their local NHS trusts to inspect all hospital weighing equipment and make sure it is accurate, legal and fit for purpose.
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Monitor takes third way on private patient income
The foundation trust regulator Monitor has revealed it will take action in response to the threat of a judicial review over its guidance to trusts on expanding private patient work.
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NHS to offer new treatment for diabetes
Six NHS centres are to offer cell transplants for people with type-1 diabetes to reduce the risk of recurrent hypoglycaemia.