All News articles – Page 1993
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'The bucket has too many holes'
Nick Bosanquet, professor of health policy at Imperial College London, said: 'The Treasury seems to have forgotten the key lesson across all parties of the past 15 years - you cannot quick-fix the NHS by throwing money at it. The NHS bucket has too many holes at the bottom. '
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In brief: London regional office
London regional office has set up a 'top to toe' review of emergency services and hospital critical care. Philip Brown, who coordinated millennium and winter planning, has been appointed to head the London emergency care project, which should start work in the next four weeks.
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In brief: Unison
Unison has called for London mayoral candidates to pledge themselves to its own 'manifesto' for public services in the capital.
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In brief: Hospital chaplains
Hospital chaplains have rejected a three-year pay offer, with a 3. 25 per cent rise this year.
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In brief: Health service managers
Health service managers overwhelmingly back the idea of ending family doctors' independent contractor status, according to an HSJ website poll. By Tuesday lunchtime readers had voted 328 to 28 in favour of making NHS GPs salaried employees.
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Fritchie calls for an end to local nominees on boards
Commissioner for public appointments Dame Rennie Fritchie has called for an end to local authority nominations for NHS chair and nonexecutive posts.
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BMA hopeful of settlement to out-of-hours dispute
A resolution may be in sight to the long-running dispute between the government and junior doctors over payments for out-of-hours work. The British Medical Association's junior doctors committee has said a new deal negotiated with the Department of Health has 'sufficient merit' to be put to a referendum after a ...
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Birmingham HA chair opts to move closer to home
Bryan Stoten, the long-serving chair of Birmingham health authority, will take over as chair of Warwickshire HA on 1 April. Mr Stoten recently announced his intention to stand down from his present post, citing the government's stipulation that non-executives should live in the area served by their organisation. He has ...
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Budget's billions will push modernisation
Prime minister Tony Blair was yesterday due to announce a 'step change' in the government's modernisation of the NHS in the wake of chancellor Gordon Brown's decision to invest billions of pounds in the service.
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Wanted: feet to fill big shoes
Any structural shake-ups following Sir Alan Langlands' departure must get to grips with how the centre relates to local service providers, writes Stephen Thornton
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Budget beyond wildest dreams
Chancellor leaves pundits gasping with huge vote of confidence in NHS
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Grin and bear it
The prime minister was kept on his mettle when he appeared - on a giant screen - to reassure a GPs' conference. Kaye McIntosh was there
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In brief: NHS Information Authority
The NHS Information Authority has launched a service to help NHS-registered organisations to obtain patients' NHS numbers and administrative details. The first phase of the NHS Strategic Tracing Service builds on the existing Initial Tracing Service.
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'No strings attached' funding plea
Health service managers issued a last minute pre-Budget plea to a government 'hooked on targets' to inject the NHS with 'cash without strings'.
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Health minister launches trust's anti-violence policy
An anti-violence policy has been launched by junior health minister Gisela Stuart at Sandwell Healthcare trust, where 38 per cent of staff have been subjected to violence or aggression at work in the past 12 months. The policy, which is part of the government's zero-tolerance zone campaign, includes training for ...
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In brief: London Ambulance Service
London Ambulance Service trust has started two pilots for dispatching alternative response vehicles to routine maternity calls and non-urgent alarm-line calls. It receives 2,300 assistance-only and 7,800 routine maternity calls across London every year.
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What happened at Alder Hey?
Alder Hey has the biggest collection - over 2,000 - of paediatric hearts in the country, amassed over 50 years.
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CHC aids campaigners in banned petition row
Leicester community health council has joined the ongoing row over a 150,000-name petition protesting at plans to shake up services at the city's three major hospitals.
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IT strategy defended after 'hiccup'
The billion-pound NHS IT strategy has been vigorously defended against accusations that it is failing to deliver results.