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Improvements still needed in mental health
Many mental health patients are not getting the support they need, a Healthcare Commission report has revealed.The government watchdog's annual community mental health service users survey shows that, while most patients are happy with standards of care, persistent gaps remain.Half of patients who wanted information about local support groups had ...
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GPs urged to help keep people in work
Family doctors should do more to help people with depression keep their job and avoid being off sick for too long, according to the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
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Warning for 'optimistic' foundations
Foundation trusts could see one of their freedoms curtailed if they continue to make 'overly optimistic' predictions about their performance.
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NICE stands firm, but the public must learn to respect rationing
When the High Court upheld NICE guidance on Alzheimer's drugs, it was seen as an endorsement of its fairness and credibility. But unless the public is better informed of resource issues, unrealistic demands for new drugs will continue to be an issue, writes Helen Mooney
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Where NHS finance goes wrong
A new report has called for more "honesty" in financial forecasting in the NHS.Health trust chief executives and finance directors are frightened of publishing bad financial forecasts for fear of losing their jobs, claims the report by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)."Understandably, they may delay bad news for ...
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Scottish minister pledges to end hidden waits
Patients will no longer languish on hidden waiting lists after the Scottish cabinet secretary for health and well-being announced details of the system that will replace availability status codes by the end of the year.
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Human rights let down by existing law
Human rights should be enshrined in health service delivery, according to a report calling for new duties to protect the rights of older people in hospitals and care homes.A joint committee on human rights report this week said existing legislation does not sufficiently protect and promote the rights of older ...
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New tools for diabetes services
Two new tools to help diabetes networks develop and improve their services have been published by the National Diabetes Support Team.
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Task force to explore organ donor consent
Health secretary Alan Johnson has asked the task force on organ donation to explore whether all adults should be automatically included on the donor register.The proposal, known as presumed consent, would view everyone as a potential donor unless they had registered an objection oropted outbefore death.
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Victory for NICE as High Court rejects drugs firm complaints
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has had its integrity upheld after fending off its first High Court legal challenge.The organisation's victory over its decision not to recommend the use of certain drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease was seized on as a sign that its processes were fair.But ...
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Deadly E. coli outbreak
The public health protection unit at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is working with environmental health at Renfrewshire Council, the Food Standards Agency and Health Protection Scotland to identify the source of a deadly outbreak of E.coli in Paisley. It had killed one woman and infected six others at the ...
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DoH to push choice policy using payment by results
The government has announced it will begin using payment by results to drive choice.
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CfH pulls paid-for google link
Typing 'where did all the money go' into Google until recently directed users to the website of the Department of Health's IT programme.
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EU cancer case
The European Commission has been asked to investigate whether a primary care trust can refuse to pay for drugs that are being funding elsewhere.In a case which, if it succeeds, would set a precedent for local PCT decisions on prescribing, Tory MEP Chris Heaton-Harris is calling on the European Commission ...
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Deliver dignity calls
Mental health charities have stepped up calls to scrap mixed-sex wards following a government commitment to treat mental health patients with greater dignity.
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SNP calls for fast-track reforms
Scotland's new SNP health secretary has called on NHS boards to accelerate the pace of change to give patients the services they deserve.
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Trust in bully probe praised for progress
A hospital trust has been praised for the way it has tackled problems of bullying and harassment.The Healthcare Commission said East Sussex Hospitals trust had made 'significant progress' in improving communication and relationships between staff since its initial investigation in 2004-05.Trust chair John Lewis said: 'While the commission found that ...
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PCTs to consult on Darzi's London blueprint
NHS London has asked the capital's primary care trusts to form a joint committee to carry out consultation on junior health minister Lord Darzi's report, A Framework for Action.The joint committee would be responsible for approving the consultation document, considering the impact the proposals would have on health inequalities and ...
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Home births to be included in payment by results tariff
Home births will be included in the payment by results tariff next year to support choice for women the chief executive of NHS has announced.
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Foundations best placed to reshape healthcare, says Monitor
NHS foundation trusts have the financial stability, flexibility and leadership to deliver the changes in healthcare required to meet future demand, according to the regulator Monitor. However, they need clear direction from commissioners about which services they will be required to deliver in the future.