News – Page 1626
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NewsNHS managers’ career progress barred by prejudices, confidential study finds
Candid accounts of managers held back in their careers through prejudice and discrimination have been revealed in a confidential Department of Health investigation.
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NewsGordon Brown pledges to 'beat cancer in this generation'
Prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to “beat cancer in this generation”.
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NewsClarify role of NHS, urges King's Fund
The NHS needs to clarify its role in public policy and stop “trying to do everything”, according to King’s Fund chief executive Niall Dickson.
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NewsPressure to follow NICE guidelines 'will increase'
The public spending squeeze means primary care trusts are likely to come under greater scrutiny over their following of recommendations in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines and technology appraisals.
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NewsPeer review NHS management consultants' work - King's Fund
Government-commissioned reports from management consultants should be peer reviewed to ensure they deliver value for money, according to King’s Fund chief economist Professor John Appleby.
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NewsNHS could save money by becoming more 'humane'
The NHS could save money by becoming a more “humane” employer, according to Sainsbury Centre chief executive Angela Greatley.
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NewsRecession is no excuse to cut sexual health services, PCTs told
Primary care trusts have been urged not to use the recession as an excuse to cut funding for sexual health services.
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NewsAlan Milburn attacks Andy Burnham for making NHS the preferred provider
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has attacked Andy Burnham’s decision to move away from competition and make the NHS the “preferred provider” of services.
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NewsNHS Wandsworth names new director
Houda Al-Sharifi has been appointed as the new director of public health for NHS Wandsworth.
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Practice manager jailed for fraud
An NHS practice manager who swindled a West Country surgery out of £70,000 has been jailed for 15 months and ordered to repay £48,000.
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NewsProbe launched into cervical cancer vaccine death
An urgent investigation to determine why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine has been launched.
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NewsAndy Burnham promises to protect primary care budgets
Health secretary Andy Burnham has promised to do “everything he can” to protect primary care budgets from public sector spending cuts.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine trial begins
A trial of new swine flu vaccines has seen the first British children receive the jabs.
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NewsMike O'Brien tells SHAs to 'justify their existence'
Health minister Mike O’Brien has called on strategic health authorities to “justify their existence”, saying more of their budgets should be devolved to commissioners.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine approved
One of the swine flu vaccines ordered by the government has now been licensed for use in the UK.
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NewsHospital changes prescription practices after chemotherapy overdose
A Bristol hospital has announced a range of “robust” changes to its prescription practices after a consultant killed a patient by accidentally administering a chemotherapy dose four times higher than the recommended limit.
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NewsLib Dems reveal £110m NHS parking charges
Car parking charges at NHS hospitals totalled £110 million last year, according to the Liberal Democrats.
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NewsDoctors 'can inform on patients' - GMC
NHS doctors can break patient confidentiality by reporting knife injuries to the police, according to new General Medical Council guidelines.
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NewsAndy Burnham makes no promises over NHS cuts
Health secretary Andy Burnham has said his focus is on protecting the frontline, but could not promise health services would be ringfenced from expected spending cuts.
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NewsGordon Brown to unveil seven day cancer test pledge
Patients will undergo diagnostic tests for cancer within seven days of concerns being raised, prime minister Gordon Brown is to pledge.