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GPs in England earn more than UK counterparts
Family doctors in England earn more than their counterparts anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures from the Information Centre for health and social care.
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New body to oversee pharmacy regulation
The Department of Health has established a Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group, which will advise and work with health ministers to establish a new pharmacy regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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More heart patients getting clot-busting drugs
More patients who have had a heart attack are receiving clot-busting treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help than last year, a report shows.
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New weapon in fight against childhood obesity
Schools in deprived areas are to be given 45,000 pedometers to encourage children to get active.
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Views sought on tackling NHS fraud
Comments are being sought on a draft code of practice for counter-fraud and security management specialists.
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
The practice of asking suspected cancer patients to wait two weeks for referral needs to be reviewed urgently, a study has warned.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.
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British National Formulary for Children linked to NHS drug dictionary
The online edition of the latest British National Formulary for Children now incorporates an interface to the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices.
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New resources on palliative care
The Royal College of GPs is set to launch a book examining the need for continuity in palliative care on 16 July.
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Best practice improves outcomes in surgery
A study by the Improving Surgical Outcomes Group has looked at how hospitals have implemented best practice to improve outcomes and save money.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.
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Hewitt should not be a patsy for the health service's mistakes
Will history be kinder than the immediate verdicts on the former health secretary? Niall Dickson puts her in the dock, assesses the evidence and judges that her record is more complex than the jury of public opinion has allowed
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PCT calls for GP referral competition to be shelved
Plans to have the NHS and the private sector compete for GP referrals in north Cumbria should be shelved in favour of the two working together, its primary care trust has said.
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Providers criticise NHS Choices site
The NHS Choices website is hampering users' ability to access the extended choice list, a network of independent providers has claimed.
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NHS split over Darzi review's reach
Managers and clinicians are split over whether a review of the NHS will result in major changes to policy.
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Sir Ara sets out London vision for cradle-to-grave healthcare
Junior health minister Professor Sir Ara Darzi has set out a radical vision of future healthcare provision in London that would see the end of hospitals in their current form.
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Darzi's review shows who has the power in the new top team
'Most ministers can be brought to heel by threat of the sack, but not one with a global reputation well beyond politics'
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London review: everyday problems at heart of proposals
'Darzi argues that his approach to this study - listening to Londoners, building a clinical consensus, providing evidence for the recommendations, working with the mayor and London boroughs - provides the foundations for success'
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Healthcare Commission slams sexual health data
The Healthcare Commission has slammed the standard of data collection and information-gathering in NHS sexual health services.