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Funding for Scottish NHS boards rises to £8bn
Funding for NHS boards in Scotland will rise to £8bn next year, health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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More to do on tobacco control, says WHO
A World Health Organisation study has found that while progress has been made in tobacco control, not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures.It has outlined an approach governments can adopt in an effort to prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this ...
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Letter advises on waiting time data
Department of Health national 18 weeks director Nick Chapman has written to trusts about two new collections of audiology services data that will be introduced in 2008-09.
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Guidance on reference costs collection
A document has been released outlining the requirements for the 2007-08 reference costs collection.
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DH publishes costing manual
The Department of Health has published a manual setting out the principles and practice of NHS costing.
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DH seeks Granger replacement
The Department of Health is recruiting a chief information officer following the departure of Richard Granger from his post as director general of IT for the NHS.
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DH seeks Granger replacement
The Department of Health is recruiting a chief information officer following the departure of Richard Granger from his post as director general of IT for the NHS.
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Dental regulator takes company to court
The General Dental Council has launched legal proceedings against a company it claims has been illegally operating a dental business.Community First for Treatment is accused of receiving payment for dental work in two practices in Peterborough and Boston. The GDC claims that, contrary to the law, the majority of the ...
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Connecting for Health unveils new IT training programme
NHS Connecting for Health will introduce a new IT skills training programme on 3 March, replacing its European Computer Driving Licence programme, which will close later that month.
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New health and social care complaints system
Councils and the NHS are to trial a new health and social care complaints system, the DH announced today.
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Migrant medical training applications curtailed
Temporary changes to immigration rules will reduce the potential pool of migrants applying to UK postgraduate medical training from 5,000 to 3,000 in 2009, the Department of Health has said.
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DH appoints interim information chief
The Department of Health has appointed Matthew Swindells as interim chief information officer, replacing Richard Granger who left the department last week.
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have been shortlisted to run the Department of Health's NHS Choices website, HSJ can reveal.
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NHS mountain bikes could ride to the climate's rescue
The health service should consider giving people NHS-branded bicycles to help them get fit and contribute to tackling climate change, according to an organiser of a landmark conference on sustainability and the NHS.
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Who foots the bill: establishing responsibility for patient care
Delaying admission while PCTs decide who should pay disrupts care and adds to bureaucracy. Should we look to local government for guidance? Lynn Eaton reports
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Low pay rates blamed for shortage of clinical coders
Trusts have complained that they cannot recruit and retain enough qualified clinical coders because Agenda for Change pay rates do not let them offer attractive wages.
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Bromley Hospitals trust fails cleanliness spot check
Bromley Hospitals trust has been rapped for breaching the hygiene code after a Healthcare Commission spot check.
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BUPA wins first deal to support commissioners
Hillingdon primary care trust has signed a three-year deal with BUPA to help it commission services.
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Unison takes Monitor to court in wake of income cap silence
Unison has launched judicial review proceedings against foundation trust regulator Monitor in a bid to stop trusts using arm's-length organisations to expand private patient work.
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Scotland's personal care policy questioned
Scotland's flagship free personal care policy needs to be better funded and managed if it is to work in the future, the public spending watchdog warned last week. A report from Audit Scotland reveals budget shortfalls and ambiguities in the way the policy was implemented.