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Let medics take top jobs, 'cliquey' managers told
Managers need to be less 'cliquey' if they are to attract clinicians to the top roles, the president of the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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Commissioning: Dobson query over firms' fraud record
Former health secretary and Labour MP Frank Dobson has questioned the records of some of the 14 firms listed on the Department of Health's framework for procuring external support for commissioners.
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Deficit crisis warning over Scotland's PFI expansion
Plans to more than quadruple the size of NHS Scotland's private finance initiative programme risk creating a deficit crisis akin to that in England, researchers have warned.
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PCTs and hospitals dispute millions of pounds of debts
Trusts ended the last financial year in dispute over internal debts of millions of pounds - around 1 per cent of their turnover - analysis by HSJ has revealed.
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Has the PCT reconfiguration delivered the results it promised?
A year after the number of PCTs was slashed, the annual health check has found the reconfigured organisations to be the worst performers. So was the pain worth it, asks Alison Moore
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Four out of five prison mental health teams are falling short
Less than a fifth of mental health inreach prison teams feel they are meeting the needs of inmates, five years after they were established, according to a hard-hitting report.
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London will groom NHS leaders of the future
The capital's strategic health authority is setting up a talent-spotting programme to groom would-be chief executives.
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GP practices prepare for visits from new inspector
Primary care faces a tougher monitoring regime following the government's response to consultation on the new super-regulator.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe government has admitted it does not know how it will decide which areas need extra GP provision, almost two years after it first pledged to help under-doctored areas.Cancellations of diagnostic contracts with the independent sector could damage confidence in future deals, investors have warned. Graham Kendall, acting general manager ...
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£30m boost for family nurse partnership programme
Vulnerable babies, young children and their families will continue to benefit from improved life chances because of a £30m expansion of an initiative to help equip young people with parenting skills, health minister Ann Keen has announced.Ms Keen said: 'Children at risk of social exclusion in later life need intensive, ...
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Government welcomes public involvement bill
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill has received Royal Assent. According to the Department of Health, it will give a 'fresh approach' to giving people a say in their local health services.
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New chief executive for NHS Blood and Transplant
Lynda Hamlyn has been appointed chief executive of NHS Blood and Transplant. She joins the organisation fromWestminsterprimary care trust, where she has been chief executive since its inception in 2002.
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Doctors' training programme facing shortfall of places
A shortage of places on the foundation training programme for newly qualified doctors could leave some doctors unemployed, according to the British Medical Association.
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Infection figures 'offer hope'
Hospitals in England may be beginning to win the battle against infections, latest figures suggest.
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GP earnings rise 10 per cent
The average GP contracted to work for the NHS earned net profits of £110,000 in 2005-06, up 10 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Information Centre for health and social care have shown.The figures also showed that GPs invested less of their gross earnings back into their ...
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Abortion approval system needs review
The requirement for two doctors to approve an abortion should be reviewed, the Commons science and technology committee has said.
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Pay rises falling behind inflation
Pay for NHS staff such as nurses, cooks, cleaners and physiotherapists must exceed retail inflation next year if the threat of a mass retention crisis is to be contained, health unions have warned.
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Travel costs to be refunded immediately
NHS organisations must be able to refund patients' travel costs immediately, in cash, on the day of travel and regardless of the time of day, new guidance from the Department of Health has stated.
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New foundation trusts named
Regulator Monitor has announced the authorisation of two new foundation trusts - Poole Hospital and East London and the City Mental Health trusts. The organisations will get their new status on 1 November, bringing the total number to 79, of which 17 are mental health trusts.
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Night-time accidents total 140,000
Last year, 140,000 cases of slips, trips and medical errors happened at night to patients receiving NHS care, a new survey claims.