All News articles – Page 985
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NewsManagers asked to declare support for freeze on increments
Senior NHS managers are being asked to sign a declaration drafted by NHS Employers setting out their reasons for supporting a two year freeze in staff pay increments in exchange for “no compulsory redundancy” guarantees.
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NewsFlu death toll reaches 27
A total of 27 people have died from influenza this winter, including nine children, latest official figures show.
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Five trusts now predicting year-end deficits
Four primary care trusts and one hospital trust who were predicting year-end surpluses in the first quarter of 2010-11 are now predicting deficits.
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NewsNumber of A&E consultants must double to cope with new indicators
The new accident and emergency indicators will require some departments to double their A&E consultants while others will struggle to record the data without upgrading their IT, the HSJ has been told.
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NewsValue based pricing could cost the NHS more
The planned new value based pricing system for approving drugs to be funded by the NHS could end up costing the NHS more, the Department of Health’s own impact assessment states.
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NewsNICE work on public health guidance put on hold
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been ordered to stop developing guidance on some public health topics and put others on hold.
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NewsNorfolk community provider gets new chair
The community health services provider for Norfolk has appointed a new chair.
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NewsSOS call made to 4x4 owners over nurses
Drivers of 4x4s have been urged to come forward and provide a vital volunteer taxi service for stranded nurses.
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NewsCare minister taped criticising coalition partners
A member of the coalition government’s health team is one of a number of Liberal Democrat ministers caught in a sting over their opinion of high ranking Tories.
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NewsNHS Direct 'not at breaking point'
Claims that calls to NHS Direct have rocketed by 50 per cent in the last few days, leaving the helpline at “breaking point”, have been dismissed by the head of the service.
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NewsLansley confirms Maidstone to close maternity unit
Controversial plans to centralise maternity and children’s services in West Kent have been given the go-ahead by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsPCT chair leaves for role at mental health trust
The chair of Bassetlaw primary care trust has announced he is to join its local mental health service provider – one of the largest in the country.
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NewsCQC lifts conditions on Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
The Care Quality Commission has lifted all the registration conditions previously imposed on a foundation trust in Buckinghamshire.
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NewsLondon mental health trust given all clear by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has lifted the final two conditions imposed on West London Mental Health Trust, after it improved staffing levels and the assessment and monitoring of service quality.
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NewsRise in intensive care beds occupied by flu patients
The number of flu cases being treated in critical care beds has increased by 66 per cent in the last week, according to figures released by the Department of Health.
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NewsCQC lifts half of conditions at east London hospital trust
Half of the registration conditions imposed on Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust have now been lifted by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHS 'wasting' millions on expensive insulin
Prescribing an expensive form of insulin against NICE guidance is causing the NHS to waste tens of millions of pounds every year, it has been revealed.
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NewsCancer survival in UK worse than other developed countries
Glaring gaps in cancer survival rates between the UK and other developed countries have been exposed in a major study.
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NewsFlu jab uptake 'shockingly low'
The NHS risks being inundated with flu victims because of a “shockingly low” vaccine uptake, a senior doctor has warned.
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NewsGovernment sets out who will commission public health services
Immunisation, screening and public health for the under fives will in future be commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board, under latest government proposals.