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Publicly funded schemes losing more acute beds than PFI deals
More acute beds have been lost in publicly financed hospital building projects than in private finance initiative deals, NHS head of private finance and capital Peter Coates has claimed.
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NHS Executive pulls the plug on private schemes worth £58m
A trust is pressing for NHS capital funding after changes in a private consortium's financial figures forced the NHS Executive to axe four private finance initiative schemes last week.
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Government launches £40m 'programmes for action'
The government has launched three programmes for action on orthopaedics, dermatologists and ear, nose and throat surgery. The programmes - for which funding of £40m was announced in August - aim to enable 'innovative practice', cut waiting times, improve patient access and reduce inequalities in provision of services. The programmes ...
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Charities pay 10 per cent of London's health bill
Charities pay £500m - nearly 10 per cent - of London's annual health service bill of £5bn, according to research by the Charities Aid Foundation in association with the King's Fund. Most of the money was spent on hospice care, clinical equipment, refurbishment of hospitals and medical research. Around £214m ...
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£1.1m is set aside for redundancy payouts
Managers at the country's first completed private finance initiative hospital have set aside £1.1m to fund anticipated redundancies among non-clinical staff, a tribunal heard.
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Manager's £22,000 pay increase is a 'disgrace'
Unison has described a £22,000 pay award to a Lanarkshire health board senior manager as 'disgusting and a disgrace'.
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Suits you, sir
The new chief executive of the NHS in Scotland is a manager's manager. Colin Wright looks at the implications of the appointment
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Ann Widdecombe - now there's a lady, sighs Monitor. Some suggested her proposals to fine, or possibly maim, cannabis users were the product of an unclear mind. The rest of the Tory Party turned on the fragrant lady, taunting her with smoky reminiscences of their drug-addled past. But our sturdy ...
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The human side of supervision
Successful supervision in health care practice Promoting professional development Edited by Jenny Spouse and Liz Redfern Blackwell Science 188 pages £16.99
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hospital infections
Nearly one in 10 patients acquires a new infection in hospital, at a cost to the NHS of around £931m. And some of it could be avoided, reports John Appleby
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Visits to homes
The organisation of the influenza programme for those unable to attend the clinic was similar in all practices, which contacted homes for elderly people in their area asking for the names of those due to have influenza vaccinations.
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The killing fields
Shocking levels of suicides among farmers are pointing to a gap in rural mental health services. Claire Laurent reports on possible remedies
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Private wings, ruffled feathers
Will the private sector gallantly rescue the NHS from winter turmoil and long waiting lists - or will it simply poach trained NHS staff and sell their services back to the taxpayer at a profit? Tash Shifrin reports
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Nurses to be given extended powers to prescribe
Around 10,000 nurses are to be given extended powers to prescribe a range of drugs and medicines for minor ailments and injuries, and chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes. Last week junior health minister Lord Hunt launched a consultation document on the plans, which arose from the 18-month-long Crown report, ...