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Trust chief chosen to head Turning Point charity
Newcastle City Health trust chief executive Lionel Joyce has been appointed as a trustee and chair-designate of drink, drugs, mental health and learning difficulties charity Turning Point. Mr Joyce, who has faced alcohol and mental health problems of his own, said he was 'delighted' to accept leadership of the charity. ...
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HA-funded charity had 'weaknesses'
A charity commission investigation has concluded that the trustees of a Warrington-based charity for people with learning disabilities allowed themselves to become 'over-reliant' on the chief executive.
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A clear case of. . .
'I n the absence of evidence of consistency and transparency at all stages of the General Medical Council fitness to practise procedures, it remains difficult to demonstrate that all doctors in all cases are treated fairly, although there is no evidence that they are not. '
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Conservatives promise cheaper private care
The Conservative Party conference this week heard leaders' plans for a massive expansion and 'shake-up' of private healthcare to outstrip total Labour health spending.
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Cancer research millions 'fall short'
The extra cash pledged by the government for cancer research between now and 2003 is well below what is needed to bring services up to standard, according to a leading charity.
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Payoffs report calls for standardised contracts
A scathing report into a series of pay-offs totalling more than £1m to eight former executive directors of Northern Ireland health bodies has called for standardised employment contracts.
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Built to last
London Open House has been giving residents of the capital a chance to peek inside buildings normally closed to the public for eight years.
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Bristol heart figures improve on eve of inquiry report
The Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry into the management of the care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in the 1980s and early 1990s should be published early in the new year. Last week, the United Bristol Healthcare trust published its latest audit report for heart ...
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Brighton rock
In an impassioned debate, words such as 'dignity', 'pride', 'body and soul' rang out across the floor of conference.
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In Brief
Leaders of four national organisations representing GPs have warned the government it must 'fully engage' the GP workforce as it implements the NHS plan. The chairs of the British Medical Association, National Association of Primary Care, NHS Alliance and Royal College of General Practitioners met last week to decide on ...
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Deacon rejects free personal care but boosts home-based support
Scottish health minister Susan Deacon is expected to announce today that the recommendations of the Sutherland report on longterm care will not be implemented in full.
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Blanket opposition to team bonus schemes
NHS unions and employers may have clashed over the scale of this year's pay settlement, but they appear united in their lack of enthusiasm for the team bonuses due to be piloted next year.
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A bitter pill
GPs are reluctant to prescribe methadone for fear of attracting too many drugaddicted patients or the drug being sold on. A new shared-care scheme aims to alter attitudes, says Alison Moore
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Milburn owns up to CCT failures and announces a tougher regime
Trusts will have to measure support services against a central 'best-value' database, following the abolition of compulsory competitive tendering.
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NI's health is 'among the worst in Europe', says de Brun in cash bid
Northern Ireland's health minister, Bairbre de Brun, has joined a ministerial scramble for cash with a bid for a £274m increase in her department's funding.
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We'll meet again
Given the observation that up to 16 per cent of medical re-admissions are potentially preventable, it is not surprising that the proportion of emergency re-admissions within 28 days has been adopted as a quality and performance indicator by the UK government.
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CHI adds trust to next review
A trust whose cardiology department was the target of a call for a Commission for Health Improvement investigation has been included in CHI's next review round.
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HIV charities in merger to address changing needs
Two of the UK's largest HIV charities have come together in one of the largest single mergers in the voluntary sector. The Terrence Higgins Trust and London Lighthouse have merged to create the Terrence Higgins Trust Lighthouse, which will have a turnover of more than £8m. Grainne Morby, acting chief ...