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NewsExclusive: Hospital chiefs warned to check celebrities' access to patients
All NHS hospitals have been told to review their approach to giving celebrities access to patients in light of the allegations about Jimmy Savile
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NewsObese NHS staff criticised in Lords
Obese NHS staff provide a “very poor role model” to patients trying to lose weight, according to a leading doctor.
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NewsRCN warns of looming nursing crisis
More than 30,000 NHS jobs are at risk of being cut, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
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NewsHSJ Live rolling news 13.11.12
Today’s rolling health news from HSJ, including coverage of the first mandate for the NHS.
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'Substantial' hole in many public health budgets
Many local authorities will inherit a “substantial” hole in their public health budgets when they take over responsibility for the role next year, research by the British Medical Association has revealed.
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NewsUnions agree draft plan to modify Agenda for Change
Unions have agreed a draft proposal to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff under which staff earning more than £54,500 could be removed from the Agenda for Change framework.
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NewsGovernment puts £25m into maternity care
The government has pledged £25m to help improve maternity wards.
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NewsCall for more antenatal depression support
More needs to be done to spot and support women suffering with antenatal depression, experts have warned today.
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NewsMore than half of NHS Direct staff could be made redundant
More than half of NHS Direct staff face being made redundant or losing their NHS terms and conditions after a failure to reach agreement on their transfer to non NHS providers of the new 111 urgent phone service.
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NewsOmbudsman calls for health staff to listen more to patients
The Health Service Ombudsman has called on health professionals to improve the way they deal with complaints after more dissatisfied people referred their issues to her.
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NewsGovernment funds trial to boost early detection of dementia
South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is to lead pioneering work on dementia detection as part of a major government-funded national trial.
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NewsCarnall calls for service reconfigurations to be accelerated
The head of NHS London has warned the government risks “stifling the ambition” of clinical commissioning groups if it does not find a way to speed up service reconfigurations.
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NewsNorth West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
Financial incentives could improve hospital mortality rates, according to a study.
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NewsNational Audit Office raises concern over Hinchingbrooke franchise
The National Audit Office has raised questions about the procurement process for one of England’s first privately run NHS hospitals.
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NewsExclusive: CCG leaders favour integration over competition
The first survey of CCG leaders has found they want providers to work closer together
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NewsCommissioner behaviour is main barrier to independent sector providers
Tendering behaviour is preventing a more diverse provider landscape, Monitor has indicated.
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CCG Barometer: CCGs fear political flak for controversial service shifts
Clinical commissioning group leaders are enthusiastic about their ability to improve services, including through controversial moves such as closing emergency services and limiting treatments, but they fear politicians will stand in their way.