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Carruthers sets reconfiguration recommendations
NHS South West chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has completed a report on recommended processes for local NHS reconfigurations.The findings are outlined in a letter to strategic health authorities from NHS chief executive David Nicholson.Read the letter here
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Online survey
Most chief executives would cap GPs' pay, abolish clinical excellence awards for consultants and write off historic debts if they had the power.
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Brown rated best choice for NHS
Gordon Brown would be better for the health service than David Cameron, according to NHS chief executives.
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Executives 'battered' by constant change
Chief executives feel bruised by constant reorganisation, and 93 per cent described their job as stressful. Twenty-nine per cent deemed it very stressful and 8 per cent rated it extremely stressful.
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'Dishonest and disingenuous'
Inept, poor and dishonest: that was the verdict from trust chief executives asked for their views on ministers' handling of NHS finance.
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Chief asks for less comment
Responding to the survey findings, NHS chief executive David Nicholson said: 'Part of my job is to support the local NHS to deliver improvements in services for patients using the reforms we've put in place
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Survey is a 'thumbs down' to Labour
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said that chief executives had delivered a 'thumbs down' to the government and, in particular, to health secretary Patricia Hewitt.
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Cash-strapped SHA scraps emergency care network
NHS East of England has scrapped a regional emergency care network, leading to the loss of seven posts and sparking criticism from emergency care specialists.
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Changes to GP regulation welcomed by managers
Primary care managers have welcomed the government's white paper on regulation of health professionals.
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Acute chiefs: NHS vision is lost in a political mire
Labour's sweep to power in 1997 was followed by a groundswell of NHS optimism. Ten years on, an HSJ survey of 100 chief executives suggests the glory days are over. Helen Mooney asked a group of acute trust leaders why
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Chiefs reveal frustrations over doctors' contracts in HSJ survey
Most chief executives would cap GPs' pay, abolish clinical excellence awards for consultants and write off historic debts if they had the power.
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NICE publishes mental and sexual health guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published recommendations on mental health and on reducing transmission of sexually transmitted infections.The mental health guidance concerns problems during pregnancy and after giving birth. It also covers the care and treatment of women who already had a mental health problem before ...
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Health and Social Care Awards winners named
Twelve teams from NHS and social care organisations across England picked up prizes at the 2006 Health and Social Care Awards on Monday.The winners were chosen from more than 1,500 entrants whose innovation and ideas with others in the health and social care field was recognised.www.healthandsocialcareawards.org
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SANE launches new e-mail support service
Mental health charity SANE has announced the launch of a new e-mail support service funded by The Vodafone UK Foundation.SANEmail aims to provide support and information to people affected by mental health problems and will run alongside SANEline, SANE's national out-of-hours, mental health helpline.www.sane.org.uk
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Children's services branded patchy
NHS children's hospital services in England are still struggling to meet government standards, according to the Healthcare Commission.The commission's review found that many hospitals are not systematically providing training in children's needs in areas such as life support, pain assessment, child protection, communication and play.Read more here
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Smoking cessation statistics released
The Information Centre for health and social care has released statistics on NHS stop smoking services in England for April to September 2006.It has also released General Practices Quality and Outcomes Framework 2005-06: exception reporting summaries for England and community care statistics for 2005-06.Read more here
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Committee sets audiology inquiry date
The health select committee has given a date for an evidence session into audiology services in England.The session will be held on 8 March. Witnesses include the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, health minister Ivan Lewis and hearing aid firm Ultravox.
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Government calls for discussions on happy workplaces
The Department for Work and Pensions has called on businesses, government and charities to discuss and agree what constitutes 'good work' and ensure workplaces are happy, healthy and productive.Work and pensions minister Lord McKenzie this morning opened the first in a series of events which will inform and develop a ...
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Hepatitis C campaign launched
An campaign has been launched to promote awareness of the infectious viral disease hepatitis C.The campaign is targeted at an estimated 250,000 people in the UK who are unaware they have been infected with the disease.Read more on the campaign here
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Hewitt approves £1.5bn PFI deals
Private finance initiative hospitals worth around £1.5bn have been given the go-ahead by health secretary Patricia Hewitt.The news came as the Department of Health published national and regional maps of hospitals and primary care facilities that have been opened since 1997.See the maps here