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Soaring birth rates put midwives under pressure
The Royal College of Midwives has warned soaring birth rates are putting midwives under 'huge pressure'.Commenting on official statistics revealing a 16 per cent increase in births between 2001 and 2007, RCM general secretary Dame Karlene Davis said: 'The number of midwives is not keeping pace with the increasing birth ...
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NHS Choices to publish hospital mortality rates
Hospital death rates for four operations will be published for the first time on the NHS Choices website in a bid to help patients make more informed choices.
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Prescription drug advert complaints hold steady
Complaints about the promotion of prescription medicines remained static last year, according to figures released by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority.
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Framework for promoting healthy lifestyles
The Department of Health has published a framework for action on social marketing and public health which sets out how people will be encouraged to lead healthier lifestyles.
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Maternity services report highlights failings
The Healthcare Commission has published a report on the state of maternity services in England showing that inadequate staffing and poor teamwork are a systemic national problem.
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Health informatics review published
The Department of Health has published its long-awaited review of health informatics and the national programme for IT.The review marks a change in emphasis for the IT programme and gives explicit permission to NHS organisations wanting to procure their own 'interim' systems.
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Born in Bradford project in pictures
Bradford's infant mortality rate is twice the British average. An ambitious project is tracking the lives of 10,000 babies in the archetypal deprived, multi-ethnic city in the hope of understanding why. Pictures by Rii SchroerRead the full article for more details
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Question mark over future of NHS Institute
A question mark is hanging over the future of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement following Lord Darzi's review of the health service.
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Move sex health provision to community says charity
The Terrence Higgins Trust has called on primary care trusts to apply Lord Darzi's access reforms to sexual health services to improve an unacceptably outmoded system.
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CBI warning on stop-start procurement projects
Primary care trusts that drag out procurements are hiking up the cost of schemes to taxpayers, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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PCTs will have veto on Darzi integrated care pilots
Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts will be expected to take a lead role in setting up and supporting integrated care pilots.
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Clinical leaders network ready to roll
A scheme to develop senior clinicians as leaders is to be extended across England after a successful trial.
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Mental health killings point to lack of support for teams
Independent investigations into the care and treatment of two mental health patients who went on to kill have highlighted a lack of support for mental health team managers.
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Darzi drives doctors to scale the dizzy heights
The next stage review makes a priority of getting more clinicians into leadership roles. Alison Moore explores the implications of the workforce strategy for clinical professionals
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Gay clergy find a welcome in NHS chaplaincy
The NHS is more welcoming to gay clergy than the Church of England, new research on hospital chaplains suggests.
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Euro providers could claim place on choose and book
European health providers could launch claims to be included in GP choose and book systems to give them the same access to the NHS market as those in the UK.
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Cancer firm expects NHS to fall short
A private company has invested around £30m in three new private cancer centres, underlining its belief that the NHS will fail to meet the rising demand for cancer treatments.
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Economist calls for NHS Bank to hold foundation surpluses
Foundation trusts should be able to store their £2.3bn surpluses in an 'NHS bank' for use by rest of the health service, MPs have been told.
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Treasury set to rein in public spend
The Treasury has launched a fresh public sector efficiency review in a bid to keep an ever tighter rein on the public sector finances.
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Meldrum urges doctors to take leading role in reform
Doctors must 'roll up their sleeves' and get involved in Lord Darzi's healthcare reforms or risk being marginalised, irrelevant and ignored, according to the British Medical Association chairman.