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DH comms director general is latest to announce departure
The Department of Health director general of communications has become the fourth senior figure to signal their departure from the NHS or DH in the space of a week.
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Cameron to urge public sector strike rethink
David Cameron will today urge public sector unions to halt planned industrial action and agree that pension reform is necessary.
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Doctors to call for Health Bill withdrawal
Doctors’ representatives have voted to call for the government’s Health Bill to be withdrawn, in spite of the changes due to be made following a period of review.
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Avoid 'slash and burn' approach to spending cuts - BMA
NHS chiefs should avoid undertaking “slash and burn” cuts in their bid to save money, the British Medical Association has said.
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NHS budgets at risk from 'tribal politics'
The British Medical Association in Scotland has said politicians will need to rise above “mere accountancy” and “tribal politics” to think seriously about the long-term survival of the NHS.
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Health Committee calls for overhaul of complaints system
A major overhaul of how complaints are handled by the NHS and a culture of greater openness in the health service has been demanded by MPs in a report today.
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Bernard Crump to leave NHS Institute
The chief executive of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement is to take early retirement, HSJ understands.
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Doctors vote against referral centres
Doctors’ representatives have voted to oppose “the use of referral centres and other crude methods to reduce referrals” at their annual meeting.
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BMA chair claims reform victory
The British Medical Association chair of council has declared a cautious victory on NHS reform at the union’s annual representative meeting.
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Most trusts could be using faulty surgical tools
An investigation into the manufacture of surgical instruments has found that just one trust has their equipment checked against British standards by a technologist.
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Report says better off should pay £35,000 for elderly care
People with above average savings will be expected to cover at least the first £35,000 of their care in old age under recommendations by a government-commissioned review, it was reported yesterday.
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NHS fracture care spend to hit £6bn
The cost of treating osteoporosis on the NHS will treble over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to improve diagnosis and treatment, experts say.
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Calls for quicker ovarian cancer diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer could save the lives of 500 women a year, campaigners say.
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Government plans more Health Bill amendments
Ministers are preparing a second round of amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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Flory: NHS should prepare for further deep savings drive after Qipp
The deep cuts now being made to other public services could force an end in 2015 to the 30-year trend of above-average public investment in the NHS, NHS deputy chief executive David Flory has warned.
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Health Bill: rules unclear on open board meetings
It is unclear how far government Health Bill changes will go in forcing foundation trusts and clinical commissioning groups to hold public board meetings.
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Health Bill: changes risk ‘paper duties’ and central pressure
Changes to the health bill risk propagating procedural requirements and increasing pressure on the health secretary to intervene, a lawyer has warned.
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Health Bill: competition changes may not be ‘substantive’
The changes to Monitor’s role brought about by amendments to the Health Bill may not be “substantive”, lawyers have warned.
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Four GP visits before cancer diagnosis for quarter of young patients
A survey of young people with cancer found that six in 10 believed they could have been diagnosed earlier.
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Abuse case care home closes today
The Bristol care home at the centre of allegations of routine abuse of vulnerable adults with learning difficulties will close today (24 June).