All News articles – Page 1953
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Merger off the cards in 'spineless' U-turn
Ministers have ruled out a planned merger between Ashworth Special Hospital and a Salford trust, in a Uturn which has been condemned as 'spineless'.
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Network calls for overhaul of emergency care
A collection of 16 essays published by the New Health Network has called for a radical overhaul of emergency care. Co-editor Dr Tom Coffey said every point of entry to the NHS - the ambulance service, social services, general practice and accident and emergency units - was fraught with delay, ...
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Ombudsmen present united front in call for single service
The health and local government ombudsmen are, by their own admission, working with out-of-date laws and cannot respond effectively to people's complaints in modernised public services.
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Speed bumps
The pressure is on for PCGs to convert to trust status, but many of those who oppose the move argue that it's too much too soon. Daloni Carlisle reports
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Learning the lessons of Bristol
Just how do you cope when your organisation is under investigation? Julie Austin reviews the procedures of the Bristol public inquiry and looks at the wider implications for NHS organisations
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In brief: Independents
Candidates with no record of political activity have taken the lion's share of chair appointments to primary care trusts in 2000. Independents have taken 52.9 per cent of chairmanships. Of the remaining chair positions, 23.5 per cent are declared Labour supporters, with avowed Liberal Democrats and Conservatives taking 11.9 per ...
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In brief: NHS
The NHS spent £1.25bn - or 4.8 per cent of its budget - on treating NHS patients in private, independent or voluntary hospital and community services in 1998-99. The corresponding figures for previous years were £1.08bn (4.6 per cent) in 1997-98, and £870m (3.8 per cent) in 1996-97. Around 40 ...
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In brief: National Schizophrenia Fellowship
The National Schizophrenia Fellowship has called on the government to give a cash injection to meet policy commitments on carers. It says that at least £150m would be needed to meet basic requirements, including one week's respite break each year, a basic information and support package for new carers and ...
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In brief: North Lakeland Healthcare trust
Our story about North Lakeland Healthcare trust (page 5, 18 May) incorrectly stated that Bill McNulty was the trust's medical director and had been absent from the hospital since late last year. Mr McNulty was director of mental health for the trust and left in March this year. He was ...
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Record breakers
Soon patients will be able to see records on them whether or not they were created by a health professional. Julie Everson looks at the changes brought in by the Data Protection Act
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Fox's private enterprise knows no bounds
Sitting in a BBC TV studio just before prime minister's question time the other Wednesday, I was asked what I thought William Hague would torment Tony Blair about this week. Fresh back from the EU summit in Portugal, I replied 'Europe'.
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Blank check
In a bid to restore public confidence after a series of headline-grabbing scandals, the medical profession is seeking to establish a revalidation scheme for its members. But it won't come cheap. Kaye McIntosh reports
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Biting the magic bullet
A while ago I talked to a friend, a psychiatric nurse, about his ideas for the future of mental healthcare. I mentioned the national service framework, the promised funding and the expected reforms.
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PCGs could be like dinosaurs stranded in a backwater
Frenetic pace to attain PCT status will leave those who resist vulnerable
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Asylum seeker influx strains GP workload
A deal struck between the Home Office and a private company has left Leicestershire health authority struggling to provide back-up to GPs facing 'a huge additional workload' when 430 asylum seekers move into a city hotel.
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In brief: Special assistance funding
The government has allocated £33m 'special assistance funding' to modernise 17 health authorities in England. Factors taken into account in deciding which HAs received funds included the viability of the programme for change and the implications for patient care if the bid were turned down.
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Will Milburn's big moment be highlight or anti-climax?
If he fails to flesh out rumour, Confederation audience will be sold short
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Rise in emergency calls to ambulance services
Emergency calls to England's ambulance services rose by 7 per cent last year, from 3.8 million to 4.1 million, according to figures released by the Department of Health. Almost 1 million of these came from London. The figures show that of the 20 services that have introduced call prioritisation, Staffordshire ...