News – Page 1701
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NewsGPs ‘acting as debt counsellors’
GPs are being forced to act as debt counsellors as poor mental health is made worse by financial problems, according to the London Health Forum.
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NewsCQC says poorest areas suffer worse care from GPs
People in the poorest areas of Britain suffer from lower standards of NHS primary care, according to a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
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NewsAndy Burnham warns NHS managers not to conduct 'mini spending reviews'
NHS managers must not conduct their own “mini spending reviews” in advance of political decisions about NHS funding, the health secretary has warned.
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NewsBurnham to scrap GP boundaries
NHS patients will be allowed to choose any doctor in the country within the next 12 months, the Health Secretary is to announce.
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NewsBattle over foundation freedom heads for Parliament
A new battle over foundation trusts is set to begin in parliament next month, with the opposition expected to attack proposals they say would rob the organisations of their autonomy.
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NewsManagers fearful over DH hit list
National and regional managers have been warned not to take overzealous action against those named on the first list of trusts not meeting minimum NHS standards.
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NewsPCTs need to 'improve their performance' on youth mental health
Primary care trusts need to “improve their performance” on providing child and adolescent mental health services for children and young people with learning disabilities.
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NewsDH report into bullying and harassment allegations delayed
An investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment against East Midlands strategic health authority has been extended until the end of the month.
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NewsNursing union considers performance-related pay
The Royal College of Nursing has conceded that nurse pay may in future need to be linked to individual performance as the NHS attempts to make huge efficiency savings over the next three years.
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NewsPremium rate call charges to be outlawed in NHS
The Department of Health is to issue trusts and GPs with guidance on reviewing their current contractual arrangements for telephony services.
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NewsSpending on maternity 'now increasing'
Hospital trusts are significantly increasing their maternity spending for the first time in several years, according to research by the Royal College of Midwives.
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NewsWest Midlands trust aims for big reductions in A&E attendance
An assessment of emergency care at a West Midlands hospital has revealed that nine patients had attended accident and emergency 128 times in a three month period.
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NewsCQC warns 'laggards' over core standards deadline
The NHS in England faces a big challenge in meeting the Care Quality Commission’s deadline for registering against its new set of core standards, the regulator’s chair has warned.
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NewsCommissioners must use more 'nous'
Local managers will have to “use a bit more nous” when commissioning services in order to ride out the recession, according to health minister Mike O’Brien.
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NewsNHS must focus on primary care
The focus of the NHS must fundamentally shift from acute care to primary care to survive, according to the NHS Alliance.
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NewsGPs win 'unbelievable' deal over swine flu vaccination
Questions have been raised over whether the deal brokered by GPs and the government to deliver swine flu vaccination represents “good value for money”.
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NewsLondon NHS should 'prescribe' debt prevention services
Primary care trusts and local councils in London should “prescribe debt advice” to help patients through the recession, according to a report published today by the London Health Forum.
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NewsIncentive paradox dogs weight loss procedures
Despite NICE guidance, the fatter you get and the poorer your health outlook the better your chances may be of accessing bariatric surgery. Alison Moore reports on criteria that are proving hard to standardise across commissioning groups
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NewsLondon PCT and council consider merger
Waltham Forest council is attempting to merge with NHS Waltham Forest in a bid to protect the primary care trust before a potential reorganisation of London’s health structures.
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NewsGovernment set to issue a five year spending plan for NHS
November’s pre-budget report could spell out the government’s health spending plans not just for the next 18 months but for the next five years, HSJ has been told.