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Ex-manager in court on fraud and deception charges
A former trust manager has appeared in court on charges of fraud and deception. Walter James Hurley, 49, former manager of sub-contracted services for Lifecare trust in Surrey, is accused of committing six offences involving up to £500,000.
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Medical negligence changes will force swift 'owning up'
Radical changes to the way medical negligence cases are handled came into force this week.
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Carers' support for NICE should not be taken for granted
I agree with you that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence still has a long way to go before there can be real change (Comment, 8 April).
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First past the post: increasing demand for cancer tests
An obvious way to dissuade people from resorting to postal tests is to give them fast, efficient access to NHS services.
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Campaigners slam 'parachuting in' of high-level Executive secondee
Hospital campaigners have accused two Hertfordshire trusts of 'parachuting in' a senior NHS Executive manager to 'force through unpopular changes in healthcare'.
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Counter-fraud teams bring hundreds of jobs
The NHS is to recruit hundreds of senior and middle managers as counter-fraud specialists for a £3m network of 'fraudbusting teams'.
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in brief
The public sector ombudsman system is to be reviewed to examine the scope for a more 'joined-up' approach to dealing with complaints from the public, said Cabinet Office minister Jack Cunningham. It will consider whether current arrangements in England 'are in the best interests of complainants' and whether the service ...
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Following the example set by Birmingham
The comparison of major city expenditure on mental health services from John Mahoney and Sahsi Sashidaran is informative and thought-provoking ('Poor relations', pages 24-26, 1 April).
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Beware a London power surge Mayor's strong influence highlights need to rethink the regional offices
News that London's powerful new executive mayor will have a considerably stronger role in health matters than was first planned has its down side (see news, pages 2-3). Of course the mayor should be required to consider the health impact of their policies. So should all local authorities. But there ...
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Audit is 'not an excuse' for lack of improvement
Public sector managers should not use their auditors as a convenient excuse for failing to improve services, leading audit organisations have warned.
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'Astonished' MP pushes for cancer register
The government would regularly review NHS cancer care, and publish performance statistics for cancer centres - including survival rates - under a bill proposed by Labour backbencher Paul Marsden.
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Somerset gained widespread support from public and partners for integrated approach
Somerset HA and Somerset social services last year incorporated the community care plan into the first health improvement programme, and did this both in the initial draft published for consultation last September and in the recently produced final HImP.
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Taking aim: the PHGU
To keep abreast of developments in molecular and clinical genetics, and their ethical, legal, social and public health implications.
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Charging ahead: the Welsh experience
The clinical genetics service in Wales is based at the Institute of Medical Genetics at the University of Wales Healthcare trust in Cardiff.