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How crude tariffs are getting under the skin of specialists
Dermatologists and rheumatologists have claimed their specialties are under threat of bankruptcy and patient care at risk as the payment by results tariffs do not cover costs. Is a move into community care services really a better option, asks Daloni Carlisle
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Top-level shake-up continues at DoH
The reorganisation of top-level management in the Department of Health is to be continued following the departure of Bill McCarthy, its director of policy and strategy.
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NAO says consultants' contract is poor value
Under the new NHS consultants' contract, consultants in England are earning on average 25 per cent more than three years ago but are working the same number of hours or less states the report from the National Audit Office.The report on the contract found that while it has the potential ...
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New consultant contract 'not value for money'
The new hospital consultant contract is not delivering expected value for money, according to a National Audit Office report.
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Error data shows concern over coding
Comparative analysis of patient safety using a set of US indicators has heightened concerns about the quality of NHS trust coding, according to a Dr Foster Intelligence study.
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DoH challenged over sexual health 'millions
The Department of Health has been asked to explain where the 'missing millions' that should have been spent on sexual health have gone.
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Cancer charity warning over HRT link
Cancer Research UK has highlighted a study published in the Lancet that has found women who take hormone replacement therapy are more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and to die of the disease.Results from the Million Women Study, the biggest of its kind in the world, show that ...
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NHS Employers call for revamp of overseas staff rules
All healthcare occupations should be wiped off a list of roles the Home Office says can be filled quickly by people from overseas, according to NHS Employers.
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BMA recommends GPs get PBC guarantees from primary care trusts
Advice to GPs to demand assurances in writing from primary care trusts over possible savings from practice-based commissioning could see doctors and PCT managers reach an impasse.
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RCN will back closures - as long as patients benefit
The Royal College of Nursing will give its support to hospital closures but only if they are in the best interests of patient care, its new general secretary has said.
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Doctor's union responds to regulatory fees announcement
The British Medical Association has responded to the Healthcare Commission's announcement to reduce its registration fees for independent doctors.The proposed reduction in the yearly registration fee is from £2,240 to £1,335.Read the response here
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DoH compiles a hit-list of acute trusts that cannot survive under Payment by Results
The Department of Health has drawn up a list of acute trusts that will be closed, merged or broken up because they will not survive under payment by results, HSJ has learned.
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Abortion research leads to call for better education
New research conducted by Southampton University shows that because of myths about what having an abortion is like, women can be too frightened to seek counselling or treatment earlier.Many do not know where to get impartial information about unintended pregnancy or abortion. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service is calling for ...
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Report calls for increased local surgery
A new report on the future of planned surgery recommends that 80 per cent of all surgery should be done locally, with the remaining 20 per cent of the more complex cases taking place at specialist centres.In his report Saws and Scalpels to Lasers and Robots - advances in surgery, ...
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RCN launches campaign for better patient nutrition
Nearly half of nurses say they do not have enough time to ensure patients get good nutrition, a survey from the Royal College of Nursing has revealed.The findings coincide with the RCN campaign to improve patient nutrition in hospitals and the community, launched at its annual congress in Harrogate.Read the ...
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New support available for commissioners of children's services
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has launched a new self-assessment tool for commissioners of children's and young people's services.A CD-Rom will allow commissioners to assess their capability to deliver high quality and accessible services.Read the press release here
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Ambulance service close to breaking point, says union
The ambulance service is relying heavily on the goodwill and commitment of staff to keep up with the huge increase in demand over the last decade, according to Unison, which represents 20,000 ambulance workers.The union warned that the service is suffering from staff shortages and in some areas the situation ...
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Diagnostics waiting times and activity data published
The Department of Health has published diagnostics waiting times and activity data for February 2007 along with a census of all diagnostic tests as at 31 December 2006.This data shows the progress in waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans. The monthly data published today gives the waiting times for ...
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Productive Ward programme launched
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has launched the Releasing Time to Care: Productive Ward programme at the Royal College of Nursing congress in Harrogate.Find out more here
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Study says government should release hold on NHS
The NHS needs greater freedom from the government to achieve stability and success, according to a report from Birmingham University's Health Services Management Centre.The study proposes a new model with a significantly different and reduced role for government.Read the report here