All News articles – Page 954
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News'NHS not immune to cuts', warns Scottish BMA
Scottish doctors leaders said it would be “naive” to think the NHS can be immune from the impact of public spending cuts, it emerged.
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NewsMental health trust considering merger
A merger between Suffolk Mental Health Partnership and Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust is to be considered under new proposals.
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NewsGP surgeries rated highly
Nine out of 10 Scottish patients believe the care they get at their GP surgery is good or excellent, a survey has found.
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NewsDominic Dodd to stay on at Royal Free Hampstead
The interim chairman of the Royal Free Hampstead trust is to carry on in the position for the next four years.
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NewsNHS Sefton appoints acting chief
NHS Sefton has appointed its former director of public health Dr Janet Atherton as acting chief executive.
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NewsSHA report calls for unit to remain closed after paediatric deaths
A report has called for the smallest paediatric cardiac surgery unit in the country to remain closed.
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NewsMonitor says FT in 'significant breach' of its authorisation
Monitor has declared Poole Hospital Foundation Trust to be in breach of its terms of authorisation.
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NewsMental health 'labels' criticised
Large numbers of “normal” people are at risk of being labelled as psychiatric patients, British experts have warned.
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NewsCommissioners must 'balance evidence and views' on reconfiguration
The health secretary’s four tests for major service change should be “embedded” into future planning.
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NewsReconfiguration moratorium lifted in three months
Most reconfigurations covered by the government’s moratorium could be ready to go ahead in three months time.
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NewsSocial media in the NHS debated on Twitter
NHS Salford has devised an innovative knowledge sharing chat via Twitter to discuss the use of social media within the NHS.
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NewsGPs could be forced to take on ex-PCT managers
Many primary care trust managers are likely to be able to transfer into similar roles within GP commissioning consortia, regardless of whether or not GPs want them, employment experts have told HSJ.
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NewsUncertainty still dogs PCTs during transfer of power
Major uncertainties about the rapid transfer of commissioning from primary care trusts to fledgling GP consortia could lead to chaos, managers have warned.
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NewsTrusts dodge scrutiny by omitting vital quality measures
Quality accounts were supposed to be an important tool to inform patients. But as the first are published, many have gaping holes on safety, experience and outcomes. Dave West reports
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NewsDoubt over removal of DH ‘shackles’
Tensions are emerging in government plans to remove the “shackles” of central control by liberating foundation trusts and strengthening regulators.
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NewsImprovement work must continue, NHS Institute chief warns
Work on improving the quality of NHS services must not lose momentum, the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement chief executive has warned following plans to axe his organisation.
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NewsLegal concern over private patient income cap
Government plans to lift the cap on foundation trust private patient income leaves it vulnerable to action under EU state aid law, private hospital operators have told HSJ.
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NewsBroader healthcare role for councils unveiled
The Department of Health has unveiled its vision for councils’ role in making local health services democratically accountable by influencing commissioning.
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NewsFoundation trust proposals raise tough borrowing question
The government has left wide open the question of whether foundation trusts will be able to finance major investments with commercial loans - and risk seeing their taxpayer funded property sold off if they default.
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NewsPatient safety agency cut involvement cash
The National Patient Safety Agency more than halved its spending on patient and public involvement over the last four years.