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Charities warn Andy Burnham of preferred provider fears
Health secretary Andy Burnham has been warned he is risking the future stability of the voluntary sector by abandoning the “any willing provider” model.
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Hospital group goes into administration following fraud trial
The private hospital group at the centre of a collapsed fraud trial earlier this year has gone into administration.
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South Essex provider shortlist cut to three
South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has withdrawn from a contest to take over the management of the provider arm of NHS South West Essex.
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Scottish health boards urged to work more closely with councils
Sir John Arbuthnott has recommended closer working between Scottish councils and health boards as part of his review of shared services across the Clyde Valley.
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Health service involvement 'could help curb domestic abuse'
Closer links between independent domestic violence advisers and health services could prevent further abuse against women facing severe domestic violence, a report has found.
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Children's mental health provision criticised
Children in Wales are being let down by inadequate mental health services, with some young patients treated on adult wards, a multi-agency report has claimed.
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Infection control measures 'ineffective'
A hospital’s measures to prevent the spread of infections such as C difficile have been branded “ineffective” by inspectors.
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Andy Burnham welcomes staff sickness report
Health secretary Andy Burnham has welcomed recommendations designed to improve the health and wellbeing of NHS staff.
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Marriage counselling to be offered as part of talking therapies scheme
Marriage counselling will be offered as part of the government’s talking therapies programme, health secretary Andy Burnham is to announce this week.
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Trust may halt weekend surgery to cut costs
A Scottish hospital may close its surgical ward on Saturdays and Sundays to cut costs, although NHS managers stressed its emergency surgery service would continue.
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Government to accept NHS staff sickness plan
The government is set to accept a range of recommendations to drive down staff sickness and absence in the NHS.
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Tories pledge rapid emergency budget
The Conservatives would hold an “emergency budget” within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron has said.
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Under-fives to receive swine flu jab
The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed.
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Hospital cleaning firm managers arrested in blackmail probe
Police have raided the office of an NHS hospital cleaning company in south west London, arresting three senior managers on suspicion of blackmailing foreign members of staff.
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Ex-NHS boss backs Tory reforms
A Conservative policy to free the health service from Department of Health control is being backed by former NHS boss Lord Crisp.
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NHS London suspends private care service
Out of hospital services run by the independent company Clinicenta have been suspended by NHS London following concerns over the company’s performance.
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Swine flu could lead to shortage of children's intensive care beds
The number of children suffering from swine flu and other respiratory infections this winter might cause a shortage of NHS intensive care beds.
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Wide variations in A&E treatment speed
There are significant regional variations in the speed at which patients are dealt with by their local accident and emergency department, according to a report from the NHS Information Centre.
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One in five PCTs overspent as SHAs predict cash freeze
There has been a significant deterioration in the NHS’s finances, with more than a fifth of primary care trusts reporting overspending.
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Tension as a Monitor chair still not named
Foundation trusts and the Monitor board have raised concerns that the government has not yet appointed a chair for the regulator, with less than three months until its current executive chair leaves the organisation.