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New bill to boost London mayor's health remit
A new bill working through Parliament will give extra powers to the London mayor to support the delivery of better public health in the capital.
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Blair woos big business skills to foundation cause
Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline Beecham and Cadbury Schweppes are among 12 FTSE 100 business giants that this week considered signing up to help high-performing foundation trusts achieve 'excellence'.
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DoH invites private bids for PCT management
Scores of private consultancy and insurance firms are vying to win a place on a list of companies government-sanctioned to manage commissioning for primary care trusts.
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SHA kicks off engagement bid
Internet forums for managers and doctors are to be set up by NHS North West as part of its attempt to achieve 'world-class' clinical engagement.
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Treaty clash between regulatory rivals
Friction between regulators Monitor and the Healthcare Commission was growing this week over the former's reluctance to sign up to a concordat designed to reduce the regulatory burden on trusts.
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Mental health services for young better but still patchy
Access to child and adolescent mental health services in England is improving overall but remains patchy, according to an ongoing survey published by the Department of Health.
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Service at Nuffield Hospitals gets 'better and better'
I note with interest the views of Michael White.and his 'Whitehall chum' on the competitive merits of Nuffield Hospitals and others, who have apparently been 'found wanting' in the process of market reform.
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Managers betrayed by outsourcing, says union
The government expects private companies to form consortia to bid for places as approved commissioning support suppliers, NHS acting chief executive Sir Ian Caruthers has revealed.
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UK healthcare ranked best value for money
The NHS has been ranked the best in the English-speaking world.
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Porritt berates NHS over slow progress on sustainable future
The NHS is moving at an 'incredibly sluggish and inadequate pace' to becoming sustainable and environmentally sound, green campaigner Jonathan Porritt has warned.
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Workers set to benefit from trust pay blow
A trust has been forced to boost the wages of its maintenance staff in a landmark case affecting nearly 10,000 workers across the country.
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Benchmarking: using data to boost day-day rates
Benchmarking is key to the success of Royal West Sussex trust, which has won the CHKS most consistent hospital award for its performance over the past three years. It has been in the CHKS annual list of the top 40 performing hospitals for the past six years.
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Data Briefing: cost benchmarking for foundations
With many foundation trusts having to save 15 per cent over three years, the Foundation Trust Network joined consultant McKinsey to develop a benchmarking tool. This aims to enable trusts to analyse costs at healthcare resource group level.
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Pearse Butler, Eastern: 'I believe in strong, visible leadership'
Leaving the house at quarter to five on a Monday morning reminds Pearse Butler why he won't be looking to fill the role running Eastern strategic health authority on a permanent basis.
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Just the end of the beginning for Monitor
With 62 members, the foundation movement is coming of age. Monitor chair Bill Moyes offers a compelling picture of where foundation trusts are heading, and outlines his vision for the regulator's future
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Hammersmith Hospitals trust to cut beds
A leading teaching hospital has warned employees that a programme of service redesign will mean treating fewer patients, in fewer beds, with fewer staff.
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Former chief exec calls for more private beds for children
Commissioners should make greater use of the independent sector to stop children from being placed on adult mental health wards, a former mental health trust chief executive has said.
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LINks face uphill battle on recruitment
Local involvement networks will struggle to recruit members, patient and public involvement forums have warned.
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Trust fights on in battle to expose 'mole'
An NHS trust's seven-and-a-half-year legal fight to uncover the mole who leaked details of Moors Murderer Ian Brady's treatment while on hunger strike is to continue, despite estimated costs of over £1m.
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The SHA interviews, Barbara Hakin: 'I've got a very strong sense of fair'
Laura Donnelly interviews the new chief executive of East Midlands SHA