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More funding needed for population growth areas
Extra funding should go to areas with rapid population growth to help the NHS and other services meet rising demand, the Local Government Association has warned.
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GPs 'cheating' bonus scheme, study finds
GPs excluded almost 6 per cent of eligible patients from their quality and outcomes framework last year claiming their cases did not suit the bonus scheme indicators.
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PCTs and hospitals dispute millions of pounds of debts
Trusts ended the last financial year in dispute over internal debts of millions of pounds - around 1 per cent of their turnover - analysis by HSJ has revealed.
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DoH man gives thousands to Bush Republicans
The Department of Health's commercial director has donated thousands of dollars to George Bush's Republican party over the past four years, HSJ can reveal.
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Commissioning: Dobson query over firms' fraud record
Former health secretary and Labour MP Frank Dobson has questioned the records of some of the 14 firms listed on the Department of Health's framework for procuring external support for commissioners.
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GP practices prepare for visits from new inspector
Primary care faces a tougher monitoring regime following the government's response to consultation on the new super-regulator.
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Czar calls for incentives to uphold older people's dignity
The older people's czar has called for a financial reward for trusts that uphold patient dignity.
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London will groom NHS leaders of the future
The capital's strategic health authority is setting up a talent-spotting programme to groom would-be chief executives.
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Hospitals accused of failing to clean ambulances
Dirty ambulances could be spreading infections because crews do not have time to clean them between call-outs, unions have revealed.
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Let medics take top jobs, 'cliquey' managers told
Managers need to be less 'cliquey' if they are to attract clinicians to the top roles, the president of the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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Four out of five prison mental health teams are falling short
Less than a fifth of mental health inreach prison teams feel they are meeting the needs of inmates, five years after they were established, according to a hard-hitting report.
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Deficit crisis warning over Scotland's PFI expansion
Plans to more than quadruple the size of NHS Scotland's private finance initiative programme risk creating a deficit crisis akin to that in England, researchers have warned.
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Teen cervical jab a logistical 'challenge'
The roll-out of the vaccine to guard against cervical cancer poses a 'big logistical challenge' to primary care trusts, according to the Department of Health immunisation director.
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IT programme: pioneer sites of summary care records named
NHS Connecting for Health has announced that more than 50,000 summary care records have now been uploaded to the 'spine' that underpins the NHS care records service.
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Darzi blames poor leaders for hospital infection outbreaks
Minimising hospital-acquired infections should be the responsibility of managers, junior health minister Lord Darzi has told the Commons health select committee.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsThe government has admitted it does not know how it will decide which areas need extra GP provision, almost two years after it first pledged to help under-doctored areas.Cancellations of diagnostic contracts with the independent sector could damage confidence in future deals, investors have warned. Graham Kendall, acting general manager ...
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Trusts 'shell' bed space to keep grip on PFI approval
Hospital trusts are being forced to mothball significant numbers of beds to get government approval for private finance initiative deals.
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GP access: experts question whether more practices will help
The government has admitted it does not know how it will decide which areas need extra GP provision, almost two years after it first pledged to help under-doctored areas.
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Has the PCT reconfiguration delivered the results it promised?
A year after the number of PCTs was slashed, the annual health check has found the reconfigured organisations to be the worst performers. So was the pain worth it, asks Alison Moore
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Government welcomes public involvement bill
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill has received Royal Assent. According to the Department of Health, it will give a 'fresh approach' to giving people a say in their local health services.