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NewsLansley remains defiant over NHS reform
Andrew Lansley has refused to abandon the “principles” of his NHS reforms as he fights mounting political pressure over the radical shake-up proposed in the Health Bill.
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NewsPublic sector pay deals 'outstrip private rises'
Workers in the public sector have enjoyed bigger pay rises than those in private firms despite the government’s attempt to restrain pay, a new report has claimed.
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NewsGPs outline 'serious concerns' in letter to Cameron
The head of the professional body for doctors has warned David Cameron that the NHS must not be undermined as a result of radical reforms.
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NewsWe will block reforms without concessions - Clegg
Liberal Democrats will block the government’s NHS reforms unless they secure significant concessions, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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News'Patient-friendly' IVF centre opens
A new fertility centre in Southampton is the first in the UK to focus on ‘patient-friendly’ IVF and the health of mothers-to-be to help improve conception rates, a hospital trust said.
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NewsLib Dems to demand coalition concessions on NHS
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes has indicated that the party will demand concessions on issues like NHS reform and immigration in retaliation for the Conservative conduct of the campaign against electoral reform.
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NewsCardiologists call for better specialist centres
Senior cardiologists have called for a reduction in the number of hospitals performing heart transplants because they want “bigger and better resourced centres” instead.
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NewsHow good is the NHS at improving quality?
HSJ is conducting a survey of healthcare managers, senior professionals and decision makers in the sector to understand the application of, and barriers to, quality systems in the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Ambulance boss to step down
The chief executive of the troubled East Midlands Ambulance Service is to stand down, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: McKinsey called in to advise PM on NHS reforms
The panel of senior health policy experts appointed to advise the prime minister on NHS reform met for the first time yesterday.
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NewsDr Foster proposes job cuts as part of business 'restructure'
Dr Foster Intelligence is considering making 40 of its 150 staff redundant as part of a “strategic restructuring” of its business.
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NewsNHS should have single regulator, Sir Ian Kennedy tells Mid Staffs inquiry
Former Healthcare Commission chairman Sir Ian Kennedy has used the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry to call for one “overarching body” bringing together quality and economic regulation.
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NewsPatient care to suffer under reforms, CSP survey says
A survey of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members revealed more than half believe patient care will suffer under the government’s reforms.
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NewsThe verdict: Dorrell, Milburn, Kerr and Moyes on Andrew Lansley's vision for the NHS
It’s one year on from the general election and Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill is under considerable pressure. Can the health secretary rebut the charge that he is about to wreak havoc on the NHS, or will his vision be vindicated? Four leading figures give judgement.
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NewsConfed calls for changes to EU procurement law
The NHS Confederation has urged the European Commission to simplify laws on public procurement and make it easier to negotiate better deals.
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NewsDH 'tried to cover up hospital failure'
The Department of Health asked the Healthcare Commission to delay putting a hospital into special measures until after the 2005 general election, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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NewsPrescriptions bill up £300m despite improved value for money
The overall cost to the NHS of prescriptions rose by £300m in 2009-10, despite a slight fall in the average cost of individual items, according to NHS Information Centre data.
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NewsAcute trusts' FT plans slip back a year
More than a quarter of the acute trusts still bidding for foundation status have seen their application date slip by over a year.
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NewsUnder pressure trusts prepare financial cuts
The impact of this year’s significant savings plans on wards, beds, pay bills and staff at some of England’s most financially vulnerable trusts have been revealed in an analysis of 2011-12 business plans.
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NewsAbsence due to sickness figures fall
Workers are taking fewer days off sick, with a record 45 per cent having no days off ill at all in 2010, according to research.