All News articles – Page 747
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Healthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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England's chief nurses call for transparency on staffing levels
Hospitals could be required to publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year under plans set out in the chief nursing officer’s strategy.
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Circle chief executive Ali Parsa steps down
Ali Parsa has stepped down from his role as chief executive of Circle, the private healthcare provider that runs Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, it was announced today.
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West Midlands trust set to benefit from new-style PFI
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is among the first NHS bodies to use the revamped private finance initiative which will be launched tomorrow.
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Handover guidance expected as ambulance services face challenges
The Ambulance Service Network is about to issue guidance and highlight good practice on reducing delays.
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Providers to be forced to own up to mistakes
NHS organisations will be required to tell patients when mistakes have been made and their safety compromised under a contractual duty of candour announced today.
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Commissioners 'bombarded' with care cost claims
Primary care trusts are each facing millions of pounds of unexpected costs after being “bombarded” with retrospective NHS Continuing Care claims, HSJ has learned.
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
We look at moves to improve the ambulance service’s performance amid relentless rising demand, though no extra money is available
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National nursing strategy set for launch
The new national strategy for nursing in England is due to be launched later today at a conference of senior nurses.
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X-ray machine warning for dentists
Dentists have been warned not to buy a hand held x-ray machine which exposes patients to 10 times the recommended dose of radiation.
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Seven day consultant working 'will require more resources'
The introduction of seven-day consultant care will require more resources and changes to tariff as well as a major reconfiguration of services, medical leaders have claimed.
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Updated: ex-MP set to be named CQC chair
A former Conservative MP and acute trust chair has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission.
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NHS 'faces decade of cash squeeze'
The financial squeeze facing the NHS is set to last for a decade, according to a report by the Nuffield Trust.
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Concern over 12 trusts' death rates
Death rates at 12 hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report.
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Commentary: Quality can be achieved while keeping costs low
The financial pressures on the NHS mean that it is no longer enough to simply look at the quality of care provided by our hospitals
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District general hospitals top efficiency league
District general hospitals are the most clinically efficient in the NHS, a major study has revealed.
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