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£1.8bn NHS underspend 'manageable', says Nicholson
The NHS chief executive has defended its expected record £1.8bn surplus as 'relatively small' and 'healthy'.The 2 per cent underspend, revealed by HSJ earlier today, was 'relatively manageable', David Nicholson told the Commons health select committee.
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Consultants' contract offers no productivity gains, say MPs
There have been 'no measurable improvements' in productivity as a result of the 2003 NHS contract for consultants, MPs have concluded.
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Pandemic flu framework unveiled
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced plans to buy 350 million surgical masks and 34 million respirators for NHS and social care staff to use in the event of a flu pandemic.
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Consultant recruitment under review
Scottish health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched a consultation aimed at improving the process for recruiting consultants.
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Huge disparity in managers' pay, Tories claim
The Conservatives have claimed there is a huge disparity in how much primary care trusts are spending on management salaries.
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HSJ Awards 2007
At a gala evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, more than 1,100 people gathered to hear the names of the HSJ Awards 2007 winners revealed and celebrate their success.
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£57.5m earmarked for deep cleaning
Strategic health authorities have together allocated £57.5m to support the government's 'deep clean' drive.In a statement to the House of Commons on 21 November, health secretary Alan Johnson said all NHS hospital trusts should aim to complete their deep cleans by the end of March 2008.
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Clinicians excluded from PCT decisions
Primary care trusts are flouting Department of Health Guidance intended to boost clinical involvement in commissioning and strategic development, a survey by the NHS Alliance has found.
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No to 'dumbed down' doctors
The British Medical Association has rejected Professor Sir John Tooke's proposal for a new grade of NHS doctor below that of consultant.
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£11m donation for Great Ormond Street
Great Ormond Street Hospital has received a £11m donation from the Barclay Foundation.
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QOF does not lead to good diabetes care
The all-party parliamentary group on diabetes has called for a review of the diabetes care indicators in the quality and outcome framework.
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Intelligence NIBS
Intelligence NIBSLondon ITAs part of the NHS London Programme for IT six of the capital's mental health trusts are now using computerised patient record systems, installed by BT in its capacity of local service provider for London. New systems have been installed in North East London, West London, South West ...
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consultants contract
NHS managers were ‘left in the dark’ over what the government wanted from the consultants’ contract, a damning report has found. The Commons public accounts committee report says consultants are working fewer hours than they did under the old contract even though their pay has gone up by 27 per ...
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10,700 deaths blamed on DVT failures
An all-party parliamentary report has found that more than 10,700 hospital patients may have died as a result of trusts' failure to implement key recommendations on deep vein thrombosis published over seven months ago.
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Medical test introduced for benefits claimants
A new medical test that will score a person's ability to work has been announced by work and pensions secretary Peter Hain.
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DoH leaflet addresses workforce issues
The Department of Health has published a leaflet on workforce issues related to achieving the 18-week waiting time target.
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WHO meets to discuss influenza preparedness
Member states of the World Health Organisation meet in Geneva today to discuss influenza viruses and access to vaccines.
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City workers take fewer sick days, study shows
A survey of 800 office-based workers in the Square Mile has found that City of London workers take off significantly fewer sick days than the national average.However, the results showed that nearly one in six workers still had to use up part of their annual leave to visit their GP.
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Papworth transplants given green light
The Healthcare Commission said at 1pm today that Papworth Hospital foundation trust could resume heart transplants after the trust agreed to implement additional measures to protect patients.