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Surgeon puts capital at cutting edge of policy
Sir Ara Darzi's blueprint for London's healthcare has sparked both praise and outrage. Are the new minister's plans the shape of things to come for the whole country? Victoria Vaughan reports
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ISTC data is 'poor quality'
National data on the clinical quality of independent sector treatment centres must be improved, according to a review by the Healthcare Commission.
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English GPs top earnings table despite lower rise
English GPs earned more than their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the first year of the new contract - despite getting the lowest increase.
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Monitor to government: do not let foundation trusts slip
The chair of foundation trust regulator Monitor has fired a warning shot at the new government, telling ministers not to 'pull back' from healthcare reform to try to 'control' the system from the centre.
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'Information gap' warning over NICE guidance uptake
Primary care trusts could be 'fudging' the information they supply to the Healthcare Commission on the implementation and uptake of clinical guidance.
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Women under-represented in academic medicine
Female doctors are facing barriers to careers in education and research, according to new research.
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Consumers can afford healthy food, report claims
People are not being priced out of healthy eating and there is no significant link between income and dietary patterns, a report claims.
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has published his annual report for 2006.
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Foundation trusts deliver real results, says report
A new report by the Foundation Trust Network says financial freedoms and better governance arrangements in NHS foundations are delivering real results for patients.
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Sure Start failing to reach out to disadvantaged
Only one-third of Sure Start children's centres visited by the National Audit Office were proactively seeking out the most disadvantaged families in their areas, according to a report by the Commons public accounts committee.
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£100m funding for school sports
A £100m campaign to provide schoolchildren with the chance to participate in five hours of sport every week has been announced.
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New body to oversee pharmacy regulation
The Department of Health has established a Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group, which will advise and work with health ministers to establish a new pharmacy regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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Charity criticises continuing care 'lottery'
New figures reveal the extent of the postcode lottery for continuing care, according to charity Age Concern.
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Masters programme in commissioning launched
A masters programme in public service commissioning is to be launched by the University of Birmingham.
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GPs in England earn more than UK counterparts
Family doctors in England earn more than their counterparts anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures from the Information Centre for health and social care.
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New weapon in fight against childhood obesity
Schools in deprived areas are to be given 45,000 pedometers to encourage children to get active.
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
The practice of asking suspected cancer patients to wait two weeks for referral needs to be reviewed urgently, a study has warned.
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More heart patients getting clot-busting drugs
More patients who have had a heart attack are receiving clot-busting treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help than last year, a report shows.
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Views sought on tackling NHS fraud
Comments are being sought on a draft code of practice for counter-fraud and security management specialists.
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Sir Ara sets out London vision for cradle-to-grave healthcare
Junior health minister Professor Sir Ara Darzi has set out a radical vision of future healthcare provision in London that would see the end of hospitals in their current form.