News – Page 1804
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GPs back call to vet leaflets
There is mounting pressure to introduce a system for vetting information leaflets in GP surgeries after it emerged many are sponsored by big brands or contain large amounts of advertising.
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EU plans for health tourism
Primary care trusts may be able to save money on non-urgent procedures by encouraging patients to go abroad, under EU plans to create a Europe-wide free market in health services.
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New health check will rate PCT commissioning skills
Primary care trusts will be assessed on the quality of commissioning as part of next year's health check.
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Trusts told to gather data on clinical outcomes
Trusts will be expected to collect information on the success of treatments in a move that could pave the way for more public information about individual clinicians' performance.
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Move to stop NHS re-hiring sacked executives
Glowing references for sacked senior managers could be banned in a government clampdown on embarrassing pay-offs.
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Hunt on for missing £870m as DoH accused of hoarding cash
The Department of Health is keeping back up to £870m in NHS funding, HSJ has been told - and is suspected of hoarding the cash to pay for extra initiatives next year.
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NHS Shared Business Services not obligatory
NHS organisations will be given incentives but not forced to use NHS Shared Business Services for back-office administration, according to Department of Health finance deputy director Peter Coates.
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PCTs must get creative with commissioning, report urges
Primary care trusts must develop 'creative public health expertise' to ensure they are meeting the demands of world class commissioning, according to a new report.
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Ban alcohol adverts, say top surgeons
Government and industry events to prevent alcohol-related harm are not working, top surgeons writing in the BMJ have claimed.They urged the government to explore more proven measures instead, such as increasing the price of alcohol, banning alcohol advertising, and reducing its availability.
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DoH reneged on surplus promise, claims BMA
The British Medical Association has accused the government of reneging on a promise to use the predicted £1.8bn NHS surplus on healthcare.
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DoH responds to social care ethics review
The Department of Health has published a response to the recommendations of the Planning Group on Ethics Review in Social Care Research.
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DoH found in breach of Data Protection Act
The Information Commissioner's Office has found the Department of Health in breach of the Data Protection Act following an investigation into a security breach on the Medical Training Application Service website.
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Report highlights x-ray dangers
X-ray machines may impact on public health, according to the 12th annual report by the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards.
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Alarms raised over neonatal capacity
NHS neonatal services are 'challenged', according to a National Audit Office report.Caring for Vulnerable Babies: the reorganisation of neonatal services in England, published today, has highlighted severe shortages in the number of neonatal nurses available to staff units across the country.
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Lib Dem leader calls for 'bonfire' of NHS targets
Newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg outlined his vision for the NHS in a recent blog entry. He said he would devolve control of the NHS to locally elected representatives and have a 'bonfire of central targets'.
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EU health tourism plans delayed
A controversial European Commission directive that was set to open the way for EU patients to travel abroad for treatments at the expense of their home countries has been delayed.
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Emergency reconfiguration plans approved
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has endorsed two separate plans to concentrate emergency services.
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Trusts should do more for kids
Concerns have been raised about the NHS’s ability to ensure children are protected. A Healthcare Commission report, Safeguarding Children and Young People, A Shared Responsibility, says trust boards may not be giving enough priority to training staff in this area. Systems for protecting and safeguarding children are improving, but partnership ...
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3rd sector
More voluntary organisations would work alongside the NHS as 'strategic partners' under government plans to modernise the health service's investment in the third sector. The Department of Health has launched a consultation in a bid to create a fairer and more streamlined funding system.
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floods nib
An interim report into the way public services responded to the summer floods has highlighted confusion over the roles of health organisations in providing health protection advice. The review, led by Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the South West Strategic Health Authority, calls for urgent clarification from the Department of ...