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new ambulance network
The ambulance service is gaining greater ‘political clout’ through a new NHS Confederation network. The network will combine the Ambulance Service Association, which represents trusts, with the NHS Confederation’s ambulance forum. The merger is intended to turn the ambulance service into a more powerful voice in the NHS in line ...
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chief exec resigns
David Law, the chief executive of troubled West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust, has resigned in the wake of its poor annual health check performance.The trust was one of four that failed to move up from 'weak' ratings in both quality of services and use of resources.Mr Law was appointed chief executive ...
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Occupancy rates raise infection risk, say Lib Dems
Almost half of NHS trusts have bed occupancy rates that put patients at risk of contracting healthcare-acquired infections, according to the Liberal Democrats.
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NHS Scotland consultation launched
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on plans to introduce independent scrutiny of proposals for major changes to NHS services.
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Public supports 'opt-out' organ donation
There is growing public support for changing the organ donation consent laws, according to the findings of a YouGov poll released by the British Medical Association.The poll found 64 per cent of people want to move to a system where consent is presumed, compared to 60 per cent in 2004.
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Fewer patients offered choice for outpatient appointments
The number of patients who recall being offered a choice for their first outpatient appointment fell in the three months to May 2007, the latest National Patient Choice Survey shows.
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Mental health spending increases
Total spending on adult mental health in England rose by 5.3 per cent in real terms last year, new figures from the Department of Health indicate.
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NICE inquiry hears evidence
The process of providing guidance and approving drugs for the NHS is flawed and needs more engagement with experts, the Commons health select committee has heard in evidence in its inquiry into the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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NHS Together gears up for day of action
NHS Together, the umbrella health service trade union group, has launched an 'I ♥ NHS' campaign, with a day of action scheduled for 3 November.
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PCTs raid public health funds to pay debts
Primary care trusts will spend less than a third of their Choosing Health funding on the public health problems it was intended to tackle, a survey has revealed.
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MRSA target has built-in 'wiggle room'
The government has given trusts some 'wiggle room' to maintain the new MRSA public service agreement beyond the target date of 2008.
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NHS chief executive moots royal college to groom future leaders
The quality of managers is the biggest potential barrier to creating a world-leading health service, the chief executive of the NHS has warned.
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PCTs in race to improve commissioning
Primary care trusts have been told that ministers could strip them of their commissioning role unless they show a marked improvement in performance.
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PCTs will be empowered to set 'stretch' targets locally
The government has spelled out its long-awaited move from central, top-down targets to local flexibility in the public service agreements that accompanied last week's comprehensive spending review.
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In-house HR may have no future in the NHS
In-house human resources may have no future in the NHS, a management expert has claimed.
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Talking therapy training plea
Mental health campaigners are urging the government to invest in voluntary providers as part of a £170m spending boost for talking therapies.
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Former Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chair was 'hung out to dry'
The chair of the hospital trust at the centre of an infection control scandal has attacked centralised control of the NHS as he stepped down.
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Is Darling's spending review a good deal for the NHS?
At first glance, the NHS appears to have done well from chancellor Alistair Darling's comprehensive spending review, but a closer look suggests it falls short of Sir Derek Wanless's recommendations and on the future costs of adult social care, argues John Appleby
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
Trusts have failed to hit targets for reducing MRSA and many are not meeting basic standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
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Health check: commission promises to intervene in 33 worst-performing trusts
Annual performance ratings have revealed a persistent gap between high-flying trusts and those languishing in the bottom half of the tables.