News – Page 1669
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Practice based commissioning on the up
Support for the policy of practice-based commissioning continues to grow slowly but steadily, the Department of Health has claimed.
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HIV diagnoses drop, but rates still high in gay men
New HIV diagnoses in the UK fell slightly last year, but diagnosis rates among gay men were at their second highest level since recording began.
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NHS recruits rise by 28 per cent
The number of people working in NHS England staff has increased by almost 28 per cent since 1998, the latest workforce survey by the Information Centre has shown.
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NewsLondon names 'inner cabinet' PCT chiefs
NHS London has named the six primary care trust chief executives who will lead commissioning and performance management of hospital services for the whole city.
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NewsCynthia Bower sets out her vision for Care Quality Commission
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has made it clear that trusts have no excuse not to meet hygiene code standards by next week’s deadline.
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NewsWho let standards fall so low at Mid Staffordshire?
A damning Healthcare Commission review of emergency care at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust last week found that money was put before patient care. Dave West investigates what went wrong
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Call for more research as cancer survival rates rise
The NHS cancer plan has improved survival rates in England but wide regional variations remain.
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NewsCamden PCT faces data penalty
Camden primary care trust has been given until the end of the month to improve the security of personal information it holds or risk being held in contempt of court.
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NewsThird of NHS trusts fail to prepare for a crisis
NHS organisations are putting vulnerable people at risk by failing to plan for cyber attacks and extreme weather, research suggests.
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NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes
The NHS may have to pay up to £3.5m in damages to prisoners who claim they received poor support in giving up drugs.
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Second review damns Royal Cornwall chief
A suspended hospital trust chief executive - already accused of “serious failings” in his previous post - led his present organisation towards “corporate failure”, an independent review has concluded.
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Perks could be used to influence patients' choice of hospital
Hospitals should offer patients inducements to receive treatment during times when wards are less busy, new guidance on marketing in the NHS has suggested.
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PCTs say incentives policy fails local commissioners
Primary care trusts have criticised the Department of Health for backing away from plans to allow them to set local incentives in the national GPs’ bonus schemes.
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C difficile outbreak leaves three hospital patients dead
Three patients have died as a direct result of a C difficile outbreak at hospital in the South East.
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NHS staff survey: leaders must make local vision more real to staff
Managers have been called on to demonstrate how they act on staff feedback after a survey found fewer than half of employees felt trusts communicated with them clearly.
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Value of Dr Foster stake is under scrutiny
The NHS Information Centre may write down the value of its controversial £12m share in a joint venture with Dr Foster.
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NewsDH told to take lead on race equality
The Department of Health has been urged to take a stronger lead on race equality after the Healthcare Commission found “immediate action” is needed.
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Mid Staffs was 'off SHA radar'
Cynthia Bower has hit back at criticism that she could have done more to prevent problems at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust in her former role as chief executive of NHS West Midlands.
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Baroness Meacher drops bid to end private patient cap
An amendment to the Health Bill that would have abolished the foundation trust private patient cap has been withdrawn.