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spotlight on. . . e-procurement
Companies are vying with each other to offer eprocurement solutions to the NHS, ahead of the publication of a national e-procurement strategy.
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DoH struggles to find formula for traffic-light fund
The Department of Health is struggling to come up with meaningful measures for allowing access to the £250m performance fund and introducing the traffic-light bandings of trusts and health authorities this summer.
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Days like this
Selling surplus buildings. . . Reducing phone bills. . . Explosion of bureaucracy as management jobs increase. . . Nurse grading appeals. . .
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Short cuts
Budget warning follows latest NICE drug approvals The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has approved the use of orlistat for obesity and pioglitazone for type-2 diabetes by the NHS in England and Wales. Orlistat may be prescribed to clinically obese adults who also have another serious illness such as high ...
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The cruellest month
April will see the expansion of primary care trusts, heralding a shower of mergers across trusts and primary care groups. But That is not all: also on the agenda are a new concentration of acute trusts and the conversion of many GPs to personal medical se
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the young people's health congress
Catching them early: the young people's health congress, involving more than 100 youngsters from around Scotland, took part in a mock health debate in the Scottish Parliament.
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Confed sighs as election salvo hits out at 'interfering managers'
Manager bashing has made its first appearance of the general election campaign, with a Conservative Party leaflet attacking Labour over 'interfering'NHS managers.
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Come together
The NHS has a long, troubled history of failing to effectively harness IT. Lengthy procurements, lack of common standards and the service's size have led many to conclude that IT is an elephant trap. E-health is the buzzword intended to overcome all this. Dr Peter Drury, head of the NHS ...
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Poor data hampers child death review
An inquiry into child death rates at Harefield Hospital has shrugged off claims that mortality for patients treated for congenital heart problems increased as a result of 'major clinical failure'.
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Chained reactions
BOOKS : Domestic violence and health The response of the medical profession By Emma Williamson The Policy Press University of Bristol 220 pages £14. 99
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central reservation
Is more centralisation really the way forward? Jane Dudman encounters mixed feelings over the NHS's updated IT strategy
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NHS business
A consortium of 12 Welsh trusts has awarded a £13. 5m contract to McKesson HBOC and Oracle to run all their financial applications for eight years. As well as replacing legacy systems, the deal will simplify reporting to the Welsh Assembly. McKesson HBOC will run existing payroll systems for 17 ...