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Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'
A damming report has criticised primary care trust management of specialist doctors working in the community.Specialists employed directly by PCTs feel professionally isolated and that their needs are 'ignored', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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Service users expose care gap
A survey of mental health patients by the Healthcare Commission has reported gaps in the quality of services and advice.
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Mixed results for public health
The Department of Health's performance chief has fired a warning shot over public health targets following 'mixed' quarterly results in sexual health and stop-smoking services.
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Tories' public services group calls for beefed up CMO role
The Conservatives' public services policy group has made fresh calls to strengthen the role of the chief medical officer.
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Morgan slates 'naive' rights
The Disability Rights Commission has been attacked as 'incredibly naive' for urging the removal of mental and physical health standards for nurses.
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Sustainable Communities Awards open
The 2008 Sustainable Communities Awards hosted by HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle in association with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Communities and Local Government Chronicle are launched today.
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Exclusive: SHAs understaffed and under pressure, say managers' union
Strategic health authorities will struggle to do their jobs properly because of ‘draconian’ staff cuts, union Managers in Partnership has warned.
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Hundreds join protest over claims that mental health nurse was suspended for speaking out
Hundreds of health workers in the North West were due to go on strike for the second time in two weeks over the suspension of a trade union activist.
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London unveils first polyclinic
London's first polyclinic is set to be built by University College London Hospital and Camden primary care trust.
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Scotland under the searchlight as executive begins its reforms
With 100 days in power under its belt, the Scottish National Party has enjoyed some crowd-pleasing NHS moves and a positive report from the Scottish Executive, but is it a significant policy shift or political opportunism? Jennifer Trueland reports
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£10m for health at work
Health minister Ivan Lewis has announced £10m funding to improve health at work.
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Referral to treatment times published
The Department of Health has published its referral to treatment times data to June 2007.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsStrategic health authorities will struggle to do their jobs properly because of 'draconian' staff cuts, union Managers in Partnership has warned.A Department of Health drive to publish more success rates for NHS services has split members of an expert panel charged with deciding what can be measured. They agree that ...
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Keogh appointed medical director
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has been appointed as the government's new NHS medical director.The appointment, by NHS chief executive David Nicholson, was exclusively revealed last month by HSJ.
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Biobank to accept samples from cancer patients
Cancer patients can now donate tissue samples for research purposes to onCore UK, a national biobank.Patients in selected NHS trusts can opt to donate samples of their tumour and blood to the bank.
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Record-keeping standards published
The first national set of record-keeping standards for hospitals has been published.
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North East still suffering from poor public service outcomes
Pockets of poor public service outcomes in the North East are to blame for the region's poor outcomes overall, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research North.
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Plans for flu jabs released
The flu immunisation campaign to encourage uptake of the flu vaccine will be launched on 1 October, the Department of Health has announced.
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Conservatives claim they would interfere less in NHS
A report by the Conservative public services improvement group to the shadow cabinet has called for less political interference and greater freedom for healthcare professionals in the day-to-day management of the NHS.