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Plans for flu jabs released
The flu immunisation campaign to encourage uptake of the flu vaccine will be launched on 1 October, the Department of Health has announced.
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Record-keeping standards published
The first national set of record-keeping standards for hospitals has been published.
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Conservatives claim they would interfere less in NHS
A report by the Conservative public services improvement group to the shadow cabinet has called for less political interference and greater freedom for healthcare professionals in the day-to-day management of the NHS.
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Carers commission launched
A standing commission for carers is to be launched as part of a wider consultation to ensure carers are central to government policy and to monitor implementation of strategy around carers.
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Increase mental health investment, urges WHO
The World Health Organisation has called for countries worldwide to increase their support for mental health services. It says such services are being starved of human and financial resources and need to be given more attention by health planners. The organisation's review of global mental health has been published ...
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BMA adds weight to IT inquiry calls
The British Medical Association has become the latest organisation to call for a public inquiry into the national IT programme.
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Intelligence news in brief
News on secure records transfer, electronic prescriptions and VOIP phone calls
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NHS strikes new deal with Microsoft
The NHS has deepened its involvement with Microsoft by renewing the enterprise agreement signed with the company in 2004 and agreeing new e-mail software.
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Social care institute calls for more e-learning
Research commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence shows that the social care workforce is ready to use more web-based methods of learning.
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Campaign stresses importance of immunisation
New research claims that more than one in three people in the UK are not aware of the diseases that can be prevented by vaccination and are putting themselves and others at risk.
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More children are getting their five a day
The number of children achieving their five a day target for fruits and vegetables has increased by 13 per cent in two years, according to new figures from the Department of Health.The report shows that the number of children eating five portions a day has increased from 27 per cent ...
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Signs of improvement from community mental health services
Community mental health services are showing some improvement but concerns over access remain, according to a survey published today by the Healthcare Commission.
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Advice for managing flu deaths
Draft guidance has been published setting out proposals on how to manage potentially large numbers of deaths during a pandemic influenza outbreak.
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Doctors' leaders question NHS surplus
The British Medical Association has questioned how the NHS in England has achieved a £983m surplus for the end of the financial year.
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Quarterly hospital performance figures
The Department of Health has released figures for NHS inpatient and outpatient activity for the period ending 30 June 2007.
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Scottish GPs welcome out-of-hours report
GP leaders in Scotland have welcomed the publication of the Audit Scotland report into primary care out-of-hours services.
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£80m 'wasted' on killing inquiries
More than £80m has been 'wasted' on inquiries into murders and manslaughters by mental health patients, a leading charity has claimed following an exclusive hsj.co.uk investigation.
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Call to action as killings continue to fail service users and public
A lack of government guidance means SHAs and mental health trusts have little clarity in how to examine why service users were able to kill. Investigations drag on and findings from cases as long ago as 1996 have not been acted on. Charlotte Santry reports
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Johnson praised for backing reform plans
Health secretary Alan Johnson has been commended for backing managers' plans to reconfigure hospital services in Manchester - as Conservatives face the fallout from a row about district general hospitals.
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Johnson praised for backing reform plans
Health secretary Alan Johnson has been commended for backing managers' plans to reconfigure hospital services in Manchester - as Conservatives face the fallout from a row about district general hospitals.