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Short Cuts: Wales procurement strategy aimed at saving £80m
Welsh Assembly finance secretary Edwina Hart has announced a review of public sector purchasing policies, with the aim of saving £80m over three years. The review will take four months and lead to a procurement strategy for the public sector across Wales.Ms Hart said: 'I regard this review as an ...
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Short Cuts: Virus forces trust to put 200 operations on hold
York Health Services trust has been forced to postpone 200 non-urgent operations following an outbreak of infection. More than 20 patients and a dozen staff were affected by the Norwalk virus, which closed six wards at York District Hospital to new admissions. Trust deputy chief executive George Wood said the ...
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Chief and deputy suspended after waiting-list confusion
The chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals trust and his deputy have been suspended after an investigation into waiting lists.
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Ambulance chief says extra cash is for 'failure to change'
'Maverick' ambulance chief executive Roger Thayne has attacked the government for 'rewarding the reluctance of the service to change' - weeks after receiving official recognition for his 'pioneering' work to cut emergency response times.
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Cancer centre roof collapse closes beds
A leaking roof at a regional cancer centre forced the closure of 15 out of 60 beds last week and led to the suspension of 20 patient treatments.
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Let's stat at the very beginning
Statistical analysis in primary care Edited by Nigel Mathers, Martin Williams and Beverley Hancock Radcliffe Medical Press 113 pages £15.95
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Bordering on the unsatisfactory
Public health policies in the European Union Edited by Walter Holland and Elias Mossialos Ashgate 398 pages £50
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Breathe easy
As the four key confidential enquiries into patient deaths come under the wing of NICE, Thelma Agnew wonders whether they will take on a new spirit of openness
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Merger talk for primary care rivals
The election of a new chair for the National Association of Primary Care could herald merger talks with the association's historic rival, the NHS Alliance.
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Listen carefully
Nursing practice, policy and change Edited by Marjorie Gott Radcliffe Medical Press 222 pages £25
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Short Cuts: Energy consumption must fall to free up health cash
The NHS in Scotland has been told to cut energy consumption by 2 per cent every year for the next decade in order to 'free up additional funds for healthcare' and cut carbon dioxide emissions. The NHS was originally set a target of reducing energy use by 1.5 to 2 ...
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Caution urged on use of private homes
Health and social services managers have urged the government to take a cautious approach to proposals to combat bed shortages by transferring elderly NHS patients to private nursing homes.