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Pharmacy pages added to NHS Networks website
The latest addition to the NHS Networks Resources section is a subsection on pharmacy.
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Local Hospitals Network conference success
The inaugural conference of the Local Hospitals Network, The Future of Local Hospitals: Our greatest challenge?.was held in London on 21 March 2007. All the presentations are available to download from the conference page.
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Fuelling health
As the nation's largest organisation, the NHS has power to damage or protect the environment and to advance the cause of sustainable development, says Anna Coote
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Blair picks list buster to crack down on waiting
Tony Blair celebrated his first year in office and stepped up action on hospital waiting lists
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Sharing good practice at the Patient Information Forum
The patient information forum is a multi-sectorial network with over 500 members that share a common aim; working to improve the way we communicate with patients and with the public about healthcare.
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Critical decisions on critical care capacity
Historically, additional critical care capacity in a trust has usually occurred in response to repeated crises. This reactive approach is clearly less than ideal and a better solution involves planned or staged alterations in bed capacity to anticipate changes within the trust.
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Vaccine damage payment increased
Children who are damaged by vaccination will receive £120,000 instead of £100,000 from July 12. The increase was announced in the Commons by work and pensions minister Anne McGuire.Ms McGuire said it showed the government remains committed to providing families with financial support.Read the full written statement here
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Half of student nurses suffer abuse, says study
Nearly half of student nurses suffer verbal abuse while on their placements, including death threats and extremely obscene language, a study has shown.Researchers from Greenwich University presented their findings at the Royal College of Nursing's research conference, which ends tomorrow.Find out more here
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National Audit Office to report on prescribing costs
The National Audit Office is due to report this month on whether the public gets value for money on drugs prescribed in primary care.Costs in 2006 were £8bn for over 700 million prescriptions. The NAO will look at whether this can be better managed, as well as how to reduce ...
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DoH seeks views on health effects of climate change
The Department of Health has published a report on the health effects of UK climate change.Floods, heat waves and an increase in tick-borne diseases are all listed as potential problems brought on by climate change. A draft document has been placed on the DoH website for comment.Find out more here
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PCTs asked to check web info
Primary care trust chief executives are being asked to check health service information on the NHS website ahead of the launch of a new online resource. The NHS Choices website will be launched on 11 June. Web editors are being asked to check that information about GP, dental, pharmacy ...
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New guidance on hospital mobile phone use published
Guidance on the use of mobile phones in hospitals has been published by the Department of Health. The best practice guidance offers a legal framework and an evidence base for trusts to compile mobile phone policies.Read the guidance here
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BMA offers practice-based commissioning support to PCTs
The British Medical Association GPs committee has drafted a model letter for GPs to send to primary care trusts that they believe are not providing sufficient support for them to engage in practice-based commissioning. The letter, which lists practice entitlements and PCT responsibilities, has been sent to local medical ...
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DoH publishes Choosing Health progress report
The Department of Health has published an update report on progress made under the 2004 Choosing Health public health white paper. The document provides 'tangible evidence of where action set out in Choosing Health is achieving success' the DoH said.Read the update here
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Doctors barring staff access to IT
Doctors move computers away from shared areas and add protected passwords to prevent nurses and junior staff using them, a study from York University's e-society research programme has found.
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It was a difficult journey, but under Blair the NHS was saved
Ten years ago this week, Tony Blair told the country that it had 24 hours to save the NHS. Now that the remainder of his premiership can be measured in days, what can be concluded on whether he delivered on that bold claim?
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Community foundations set for pilots, but names under wraps
Pilot community foundation trusts are being considered by the Department of Health, with the aim of the first one going live by the end of 2008, although the DoH will not confirm who is on the list.
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NHS chief warned over 'damning' contract report
MPs are preparing a scathing indictment of the consultant contract, NHS chief executive David Nicholson was warned this week.
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Blair warns against independence
Prime minister Tony Blair has warned against creating an independent NHS. He said it would slow down decision-making and be in danger of becoming distracted by special interest groups.
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Health Protection Agency to develop guidance as C difficile rates rise by 8pc
The Health Protection Agency has been charged by the Department of Health with producing new guidance on Clostridium difficile, as it emerged that cases have risen by 8 per cent.