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Surviving the economic crisis
It was interesting to hear senior human resources figures from British Airways and Legal and General at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development annual conference. They were clear that the only way for organisations to survive the economic crisis is for unions and employers to work towards a common ...
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World class care takes a team
The NHS is truly world class in many aspects of its clinical work but the outcome figures of a brilliant surgeon are undermined without the rest of the NHS team, who provide essential theatre cleaning, nursing and ward management. A patient-led NHS has to recognise all the worth behind the ...
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Assessing NHS performance
You criticise us for being pedantic but details matter when it comes to fairly assessing the performance of the NHS.
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Children's trusts hinder protection efforts - Audit Commission
'Children's trusts', created after the death of Victoria Climbie, have hindered rather than helped local public services' work to protect vulnerable children, the Audit Commission has found.
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NHS alcohol misuse services are inadequate - National Audit Office
The NHS is not doing enough to stem effects of alcohol on health, the National Audit Office has warned.
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NHS Employers urges against reopening pay negotiations
Employers have urged the NHS pay review body to stick with its three-year pay settlement.
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NHS data breaches hit 75 in a year
Seventy-five breaches of data security rules by the health service have been reported to the information commissioner's office in the past year, new figures reveal.The NHS and healthcare sector is second only to the whole of the private sector at losing computers, records and data.
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NHS Confederation and Macmillan to work on perceptions of exception panels
Cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support and the NHS Confederation are in discussions about joint work to improve public confidence in primary care trust exception committee decisions.
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DH appoints autism adviser
Elaine Hill has been appointed as the specialist adviser for autism at the Department of Health.
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Unite opens NHS pay ballot
Union Unite today began balloting NHS members on the current three-year pay deal. The ballot will ask 100,000 members if they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action, in protest at the pay deal.
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Maternity services growth fails to keep up with births
Maternity services faced growing pressure on capacity and staff last year despite government commitments to improve safety and choice.Newly released reports from regional midwifery officers show midwife numbers in many areas failed to keep up with the rising birth rate in 2007-08.
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Luton and Dunstable investigates deadly E coli outbreak
Luton and Dunstable Hospital foundation trust is investigating the source of a drug-resistant E coli outbreak that has been linked to the deaths of two babies on its neonatal intensive care unit.
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Economic downturn 'may hit medical research'
Medical research funding is expected to suffer because of the economic downturn, experts have warned.
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Scotland unveils cancer care plan
The Scottish government has published an action plan for improving cancer care and support.
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Bill Moyes warns against clawing back foundation trust surpluses
The head of Monitor has warned it would be 'completely bizarre' for the Department of Health to claw back foundation trust surpluses.Executive chairman Bill Moyes' comments came after HSJ revealed the Treasury was considering holding on to all or part of the surplus to ease the financial crisis.
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Everyday technology could improve patient care - King's Fund
The NHS is failing to use everyday technology such as emails to improve patient care and save money, according to two reports published today by the King's Fund.The think tank argues that well-established technologies and more advanced systems could allow patients to book GP appointments via the internet, receive routine ...
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Defence ministry doctors accept pay deal
The British Medical Association has formally accepted a new pay deal for GPs working for the Ministry of Defence.
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Bed occupancy linked to hospital infections - Conservatives
Conservative Party research has linked hospital ward overcrowding with infections such as MRSA and C difficile.
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Health Professions Council to increase fees
The Health Professions Council is increasing its fees despite overwhelming opposition.
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Care Quality Commission asks for views on enforcement powers
The Care Quality Commission has launched a 12-week consultation on how it will use its new enforcement powers.