News – Page 1527
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NewsNHS must not 'slide back' during transition period, warn pharmacists
The NHS must not wait until GP commissioning arrangements are up and running before starting to try and achieve improved clinical outcomes, the National Pharmacy Association has warned.
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NewsMidwives warn increasing competition in NHS could destabilise services
The government’s proposals for an increasingly pro market NHS could result in the “disintegration” of the maternity care pathway, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
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NewsLansley gives PCTs more cash but defends their abolition
Primary care trusts will be given £70m to spend on care to keep discharged patients out of hospital, health secretary Andrew Lansley announced at the Tory Party conference on Tuesday.
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NewsCouncils call for free rein on public health spending
Public health funding should not be ring-fenced by the government when it is moved over to local council control, according to the Local Government Group.
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NewsWest Middlesex trust appoints chair
West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has appointed Tom Hayhoe as its chairman.
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NewsPsychiatrists back removal of private income cap for FTs
Removing the cap on private income for foundation trusts would release those in mental health to be more innovative and entrepreneurial, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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NewsMental health costs 'soar to £105bn'
The economic costs associated with poor mental health have increased from £28bn to £105.2bn a year, according to research.
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NewsMilton rejects claim that NHS reforms are 'weak link' in government policy
Health minister Anne Milton was forced to defend Tory health policies yesterday after they were labelled the “weak link” in government reform plans during a Conservative Party conference debate.
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NewsCharity calls for social care overhaul
The NHS should move away from traditional approaches to social care for older and disabled people and look to new approaches such as social enterprises and family-based care, according to a a report published today.
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NewsPatients should be told the cost of their treatment, says Tory MP
The chair of the Commons public administration committee has called for GPs to be more open with patients about treatment costs instead of worrying about “polluting the clinical environment” with financial issues.
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News£70m pledged to post-discharge care
Patients should receive a “seamless service” when they leave hospital, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said, as he announced £70m funding for helping people settle at home.
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NewsLansley warns Tories to brace for unpopularity
Conservatives must be prepared for increasing unpopularity as the spending cuts begin to affect public services, party activists have been warned.
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NewsUnion launches anti-white paper campaign
The union Unite has launched a campaign against the government’s white paper, which it says has no “democratic mandate” and represent the most significant move yet towards privatisation.
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NewsNHS London to speed up management cost reductions
London strategic health authority is bringing forward a planned £50m cut in its management costs by a year.
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NewsGPs have significant concerns around 'scale, pace and cost' of NHS reforms
GPs support the government’s plans for clinical commissioning but warn the “scale, pace and cost” of the reforms may not be justified, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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NewsPhysiotherapists warn white paper will fragment services
Department of Health plans for the NHS put separate government proposals to enable benefit claimants to return to work at “severe risk”, according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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NewsGP commissioners must not ignore specialist advice, surgeons warn
GP consortia could struggle to commission specialist services such as surgery if they fail to consult with colleagues in the acute sector, the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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NewsTrusts should be paid to employ overseas doctors
Trusts should be compensated financially by the NHS for employing doctors from developing countries, a Tory MP has argued.
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NewsNew DH permanent secretary announced
Una O’Brien has been announced as the new permanent secretary at the DH.
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NewsHealth students' doubts over NHS reforms
Student doctors and nurses are sceptical of the government’s reform plans for the NHS, according to a survey.