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NewsWelsh suicide prevention plan updated
A Welsh suicide prevention plan has been updated to take account of the recession and the increased risk of people killing themselves if they lose their jobs, the Welsh Assembly has said.
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NewsChildhood obesity 'levelling off'
The rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off, according to figures.
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NewsIndependent Mid Staffs inquiry holds first session
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has reiterated its apologies to patients and their families at the opening of an independent inquiry into a hospital described as having “shocking” standards of care.
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NewsJudicial review of private patient income cap begins
A judicial review of Monitor’s interpretation of the foundation trust private patient income cap has begun following a challenge by trade union Unison.
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NewsProductive ward frees up half a million hours
Implementing the productive ward model at acute trusts across London has freed up more than half a million additional hours of nurses’ time to dedicate to direct patient care.
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NewsDavid Cameron sets out Tory NHS vision
Conservative leader David Cameron has set out his party’s legislative proposals for the health service in a speech to the Royal College of Pathologists.
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NewsFoundation trust chair replaced by Monitor
The chair of a financially troubled foundation trust has resigned and a replacement has been appointed by Monitor.
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NewsNHS plea for more organ donors
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a campaign to boost the number of people prepared to help the thousands who face death unless without an organ transplant.
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NewsSir Liam Donaldson warns of swine flu pressure
The government’s most senior medical adviser has warned that the swine flu pandemic is putting NHS hospitals under a “lot of pressure” in coping with the most seriously ill patients.
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NewsPatients 'to get private care right'
The legal right to free private care will be granted to patients who do not receive the treatment they need from the NHS within 18 weeks, The Times has reported.
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NewsCall to close gender pay gap
Most people think employers should have to audit their wage rates to help close the gender pay gap, according to a new report.
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NewsRise in swine flu cases
There were 78,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the past week, up from 53,000 the week before, new estimates show.
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Better mental healthcare 'may have stopped killing', report finds
The death of a man stabbed by a mental health patient could have been averted if his care had been better, a report has said.
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NewsNHS guidance providers win accreditation
NHS Evidence has named the first three organisations to be approved by its new accreditation scheme.
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NewsInvestigation launched after woman demands all-white maternity team
Hospital staff have complained to the Equality and Human Rights Commission after a woman in labour demanded an all-white team to deliver her baby.
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NewsDrug firm to compensate NHS
Scotland’s health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed a settlement being reached with a pharmaceutical company over alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the supply of drugs to the NHS.
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NewsBullying review: 'proud' chief executives must be forced to accept help
Reluctance by “proud” chief executives in particularly challenging jobs to ask for help “should be resisted”, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsNHS organisations hit staff numbers to save costs
There has been a big jump in the number of NHS organisations planning to cut staff, an HSJ survey has revealed.
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NewsAndy Burnham stands ground after taking fire on competition rules
Health secretary Andy Burnham has insisted to HSJ that his rewriting of the competition rules will accelerate, not slow, the pace of NHS reform.
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NewsOutsourcing service ‘will save NHS millions’ on HR, says NHS Employers
NHS Employers is launching a subscription service it hopes will save the NHS “many millions” of pounds by outsourcing human resources functions.