All News articles – Page 2017
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Retreat sows confusion over Blair cash
Senior managers have called for clarity in the wake of an apparent retreat over prime minister Tony Blairs pledge to bring NHS funding up to European levels in five years.
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HAI big spender
When Gordon Vassell was admitted to a north London hospital for a double hernia operation, he expected to be home again within a few days. He ended up in isolation for two weeks.
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HA begins whole economy review to tackle deficit
North Essex health authority has embarked on a whole economy review of services to tackle a predicted overall deficit of £12m. Chris Minett, chief executive of Mid Essex Hospital Services trust - predicting a year-end deficit of £4.2m - has been seconded to the HA to review management capacity across ...
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DoH back-pedalling on fertility
One of the experts behind new clinical guidelines on fertility treatment has accused the Department of Health of back-pedalling on a ministerial promise to end the postcode lottery in infertility services.
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Oxfordshire faces service cuts and asset sales
Oxfordshire health authority is planning to cut millions of pounds from its mental health services in an attempt to move out of the red. A public consultation document proposes savings of £1.3m in Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare trust s budget this year, rising to £4.3m in 2001-02, to achieve a balanced ...
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Aspirational cash has never been more needed
And still the onslaught persists. The health services first month in the new century has been as turbulent as any in its history. The past week alone has seen the national press's anti-NHS lobby mount the second wave of its attack, deploying such trusty old war-horses as the continuing existence ...
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ASH welcomes large and explicit warnings
Anti-smoking pressure group ASH has welcomed proposals for large and explicit tobacco health warnings put forward by the Canadian government as a benchmark for European administrations.
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How much does Europe spend anyway?
The assumption that the European spending average is 8 per cent has also been questioned. John Appleby , director of the King's Fund health systems programme, calculates that the real figure is 8.6 per cent. While minuscule, the 0.6 per cent equates to £5.6bn on a GDP of £890bn. This ...
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Two on leave as trust probes waiting list fiddle allegation
Two senior managers at Plymouth Hospitals trust have agreed to take leave while an inquiry is carried out into allegations that waiting lists were fiddled.
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Bill aims to prevent GPs dodging investigation
A private member's bill aiming to close a loophole allowing GPs to retire early in order to dodge investigation has won the backing of the government and the health ombudsman.
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Hutton launches digital hearing aid pilot project
Health minister John Hutton has launched a pilot project to make digital hearing aids available on the NHS. The project will be launched in 20 sites in England this spring. It will also aim to work out which hearing aids are most effective for NHS patients and how to deliver ...
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Advertising not aimed at child smokers
Advertising agencies are guilty of exuberance in tobacco advertising - not a deliberate attempt to target under-age smokers, the Commons health select committee heard last week.
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Add nauseam
Today , I received a letter home from school. This is not unusual. Letters about headlice, and the home-school agreement are regularly buried at the bottom of my childs bag. But this one was different. It made me angry because of its potential impact on childrens health.
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MPs urge action on former fundholders savings
MPs have urged the NHS Executive to look again at arrangements that allow former GP fundholders to spend savings from the scheme on their own priorities.