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Audit Commission report calls for clinical engagement
Better working relationships and communication between clinical and finance staff is vital for a more efficient NHS, according to an Audit Commission report.
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Healthcare Commission slams learning disabilities care
Services for people with learning disabilities provide poor care, with safety and quality not up to modern standards in even the best services, according to a report by the Healthcare Commission.The report says that although staff were committed to services, service users were often deprived of their human rights and ...
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Cancer strategy stresses prevention
Plans for reform of cancer services were due to be published this morning. An emphasis on cancer prevention and providing more long-term support for people with cancer was expected to be outlined in the strategy.
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CJD death rates stable
Five people died in 2006 from variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - the same number as the previous year, latest figures have revealed
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£1m to improve NHS end-of-life care
The King's Fund has announced a new phase of its scheme to improve hospital facilities for people approaching the end of their life.
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Underage alcohol abuse criticised
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have rounded on the government to take action over rising levels of drinking among young people.Parliamentary figures revealed that 1,441 children under 14 were treated in hospital for conditions caused by alcohol abuse.
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Drop in mental health inpatient deaths
The number of inpatients dying in NHS mental health accommodation has dropped by a fifth.
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English waiting times fall, government figures show
The number of English inpatients waiting more than 20 weeks for treatment dropped by 11 per cent last month.
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New security website launched
The NHS security management service has launched a new Safe & Secure Health Facilities website. It aims to provide a single point of reference on information of interest to those with responsibility for NHS security matters. It is for members of staff such as local security management specialists, senior ...
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Quality of 100 new GP practices comes into question
The 100 new GP practices to be built in under-doctored areas will be badly funded and poorly staffed, the British Medical Association has warned.
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Johnson hands out £50m to deep clean NHS dirt
The government has given the NHS a £50m lump sum to kick-start its 'deep clean'.
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In-house turnaround team to cut NHS's £36m consultants' bill
The Department of Health is preparing to launch its own team of troubleshooters to assist NHS organisations facing clinical or financial problems.
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PCT abandons emergency surgery site
A Lincolnshire hospital is to lose its emergency general surgery for good - nine months after it was suspended as a temporary measure.
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Close pay gap between acute and PCT chiefs, say managers
The chief executive of Managers in Partnership has called on the government to explain why primary care trust managers are paid less than their acute trust peers.
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Surplus-rich PCTs anxious of cuts in new allocations
Surplus-rich primary care trusts have expressed fears that a one-year funding allocation signals greater financial turbulence ahead.
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Norfolk vows to learn from ambulance backlog drama
Health service and social care managers in Norfolk and Norwich have pledged to learn the lessons from an unexpected influx of patients last week which resulted in the area's biggest trust declaring a major incident alert.
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Bad PR will deter health service users, trusts told
Trust boards must address poor perceptions of the health service to justify a state-funded system, a senior Department of Health official has warned.
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PCTs urged to put local patients before politicians
Primary care providers must not 'blow' their chance to strengthen local decision making, says the Department of Health's director general for commissioning and system management.
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Plan to detain poison victims called 'draconian'
Concerns have been raised over 'draconian' new powers to detain people for up to 28 days to prevent contamination or infection spreading through the population.
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SHAs slash top-up payments for complex care
Strategic health authorities have slashed the number of hospital providers eligible for 'top-up' payments for specialist treatment after coming under pressure from the Department of Health.