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Two million babies screened for hearing
Two million babies inEnglandwill have had their hearing screened thanks to the NHS newborn hearing screening programme, the Department of Health has announced.The programme, which was rolled out across England in 2001, screens 1,700 babies each day.
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Health workers accept improved pay offer
Unison, which represents 450,000 NHS staff across theUK,said its members have voted two to one in favour of the revised pay deal.
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Research proposals to get government cash
Seven health research proposals are being funded by the Department of Health, as part of a new National Institute for Health Research funding programme called Research for Innovation, Speculation and Creativity.
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PCTs attacked in MPs' report
Too many primary care trusts are 'paying lip service' to a government programme intended to boost quality and safety after a string of high-profile scandals in the NHS, according to a report published by the cross-party public accounts committee.
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Funding will need to increase substantially to deliver the aspirations of the original review, even with improved productivity and self-management by patients of their health.The NHS will fall short in funding by£15.2bn,£9.2bn and£7.2bn by April 2011 depending on progress defined by Sir Derek as slow uptake, solid progress or fully ...
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New public health director appointed
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Agency chief executive Angela McNab has been appointed on a six-month secondment to the Department of Health as Director of Public Health Performance and Delivery.
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Public expecting too much as spending cuts approach
Local managers need more accountability and stronger support from politicians when making tough decisions, a think tank has claimed.
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Trust escapes repayment of debts
A trust which was threatening to make hundreds of staff redundant has been told it need not pay back £20.7m historic debt - provided it manages its finances better.
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'Outdated' IT systems raise MPs' concerns
Hospitals have been forced to rely on increasingly outdated IT systems because of delays in implementing a major part of the national programme for IT, the Commons health select committee has warned.
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Potential return to huge debt in three years' time
The man who laid the ground for the massive spending boost to the NHS has warned that the service could be up to £15.2bn short again in three years.
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Wanless warns of spending 'hell'
The NHS faces a 'hell of a job' after failing to deliver major advances in productivity and public health, Sir Derek Wanless has told HSJ.
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One year on, the message from Nicholson is that he's listening
NHS chief executive David Nicholson is in no doubt of the strength of staff's opposition to more change, or to their distaste for the idea of organisations competing against each other. Rebecca Evans quizzed him on what those staff can expect next
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Bradshaw calls for action to fix primary care democratic deficit
Health minister Ben Bradshaw has raised the prospect of a shake-up of local governance after he issued a warning that there is a 'problem' with primary care trusts' accountability to their patients.
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Doctors in the dark over future of regulation
Failing to set out a timetable for the future of health regulation will be a 'disaster' for the NHS, a senior doctor has warned.
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Senior exodus as board seeks new status
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust has seen several senior staff leave ahead of a reorganisation of its executive board as it prepares for its application to become a foundation trust.
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BUPA expected to provide 'external support' for PCT
Hillingdon primary care trust is set to name BUPA as the company it plans to use to help it commission services under the Department of Health's external commissioner list, HSJ has learned.
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'Albatross' private finance charges slated in research
Trusts with large private finance initiative projects are facing continued pressure to cut services and jobs to meet payments, two leading researchers have claimed.
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PFI hospitals plan to lose management posts
Two hospitals with private finance initiative projects are preparing to cut hundreds of jobs.
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PCTs fall short on consulting
Primary care trusts need to provide leadership training to professional executive committees and have a strategy to consult with patients, the Commons public accounts committee has concluded.
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NewsSir Derek Wanless has warned that unless major improvements in productivity and public health are made, even greater levels of investment will be needed over the next 20 years. Sir Derek said that major strides are needed over the next three years if the NHS is to make the most ...