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Blueprint for social care announced
Social care minister Ivan Lewis has launched a five-point plan for developing 21st century social care. The measures follow a report commissioned by Mr Lewis from Dame Denise Platt on the state of social care.The package includes a skills academy focused on 'world-class leadership and commissioning'.Read more here
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New prescribing guidance for senior managers
A guide on prescribing information for primary care trust boards and senior managers has been published by the Department of Health. The document details the costs of medicines to the NHS, drug pricing and levels of prescribing activity.Download the guidance here
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Government offers help with R&D annual reports
Guidance has been drawn up for NHS organisations completing their annual reports for the performance mamagement and future planning of research and development activity. All trusts in receipt of R&D funding should return their reports by 2 July.Download the guidance here
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GP contract gave 23 per cent pay rise, updated figures show
Family doctors earned an average of £100,170 during the first year of the GP contract, according to figures from the Information Centre for health and social care. After expenses, earnings rose by 22.8 per cent in 2004-05 compared to the previous year.Click here to download the figures
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Only 1.3 per cent pay rise for very senior managers
Basic pay rates for very senior managers will rise by 1.3 per cent. The pay rise will be backdated to 1 April and is in addition to the performance bonus scheme for executive staff.Health minister Lord Hunt has written to NHS chairs and chief executives explaining the decision and outlining ...
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DoH targets deaths from clots
All hospital patients should be assessed for risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots, an expert working group has recommended.
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Report calls for PCT funding of joint patient support service in local areas
Primary care trusts and social care providers have been urged to fund a joint information service for patients and carers on the services in their area.
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MPs fear abolition of PPI forums will lead to loss of volunteers
The government's proposal to dismantle patient and public involvement forums and set up local involvement networks instead has been heavily criticised by the Commons health select committee.
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S11 change weakens consultation, says Commons hsc
Changes to section 11 consultation rules would further weaken public and patient involvement which is already a 'sham' in places, the Commons health select committee has warned.
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Independent pay reviews ruled out by minister Andy Burnham
Health Minister Andy Burnham has dismissed calls to bring in a review body to rule on the new general medical services contract.
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Union calls for 'summer of discontent' over pay offer
Unison is to ballot members on industrial action if the government does not improve its pay offer.
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DoH names struggling acute trusts that will undergo 'rigorous review'
Seventeen acute trusts have been named by the Department of Health as being under 'rigorous review' due to their inability to show they could repay loans quickly to offset financial deficits.
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DoH to get the measure of PCTs working with private sector
The Department of Health will measure strategic health authorities on the percentage of primary care trusts in their region that use the private sector to help them commission, HSJ has learned.
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Lords a-leaping to the wrong conclusion
In the last few days two lords with fingerprints on health policy reform - one a new minister and one a former one - both criticised the NHS's attitude to innovation.
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Open or shut case as service shake-ups hinge on SNP result
An SNP victory in next week's Scottish elections would take a hatchet to a host of Labour's NHS reforms north of the border, writes Jennifer Trueland
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Figures show fall in numbers of NHS managers
The number of NHS managers has fallen for the first time since 1995, the latest health service workforce census shows.The number of managers fell by 2,564 and now account for 3 per cent of the total workforce. There has also been a reduction of 17,000 in the total head-count of ...
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C difficile rates still on the rise
Clostridium difficile cases in hospitals rose by 8 per cent in 2006, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Agency. The quarterly data shows infection rates remain high, particularly in small acute trusts. There were 55,681 cases reported in patients aged over 65 years in England in 2006.Cases ...
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Britain's 'silent' stroke risk
Nearly a quarter of people in the UK are unknowingly at risk of suffering a stroke from undiagnosed high blood pressure, a charity has warned.The Stroke Association has launched a campaign to encourage people to get their blood pressure checked after a national survey revealed that 30 per cent of ...
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Give quit smoking help at work, says NICE
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued advice on workplace support for stop-smoking schemes.NICE chief executive Andrew Dillon said: 'Smoking causes an estimated 86,500 deaths in England each year - going smoke-free is a win-win situation for employers and employees, and our advice sets out the best ...
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Industry to regulate non-surgical cosmetic treatments
The Department of Health has asked the cosmetic surgery industry to work on improving safety in the cosmetic use of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers, Health minister Lord Hunt has announced.The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, which count many of the major cosmetic surgery providers as members, have agreed to take ...