News – Page 1579
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NewsLansley reassures over flu rise
The health secretary has said that the NHS is “coping well” with the severe weather and flu, despite a rise in consultations related to flu and an increase in deaths.
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NewsSHA did not have 'hidden agenda'
South West Strategic Health Authority has been cleared of having any improper influence over the dismissal of a hospital chief executive.
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NewsMonitor plans tougher standards for FTs
Foundation trusts will face tougher standards from next year on tracking and reporting care quality, under new proposals published by their regulator Monitor.
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NewsLocal involvement networks are working, DH finds
Local involvement networks significantly stepped up activity in their second year of existence, but will still be replaced, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsKnighthood for Guys' chief executive
Ron Kerr, chief executive at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has been knighted in the New Years Honours list.
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NewsRush to market cancer test breakthrough
An experimental blood test that can spot a single cancer cell among a billion healthy ones has taken a step closer to being brought to market.
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NewsEfficiency drive redirects £162m to frontline services
The Department of Health is to make an extra £162m available for frontline services after a successful efficiency drive, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsAnti-stalking policy launched in Scotland
Scotland’s largest health board is to launch an anti-stalking policy to protect its staff after a number of incidents of “unwanted and intrusive contact” were reported.
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NewsNHS 'wastes billions' on procurement
More than £1bn of taxpayers’ money a year is being wasted by NHS managers who spend vastly differing amounts on the same supplies, the head of a government-backed healthcare efficiency drive has claimed.
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NewsChiefs declare support for increment freeze
The first NHS chief executives to publicly support a freeze on pay increments have spelt out why they believe the move is vital to protect services.
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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.