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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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Dropping diagnostic deals could scare away investors
Cancellations of diagnostic contracts with the independent sector could damage confidence in future deals, investors have warned.
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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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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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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.
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Infection figures 'offer hope'
Hospitals in England may be beginning to win the battle against infections, latest figures suggest.
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New chief executive for NHS Blood and Transplant
Lynda Hamlyn has been appointed chief executive of NHS Blood and Transplant. She joins the organisation fromWestminsterprimary care trust, where she has been chief executive since its inception in 2002.
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Doctors' training programme facing shortfall of places
A shortage of places on the foundation training programme for newly qualified doctors could leave some doctors unemployed, according to the British Medical Association.
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£30m boost for family nurse partnership programme
Vulnerable babies, young children and their families will continue to benefit from improved life chances because of a £30m expansion of an initiative to help equip young people with parenting skills, health minister Ann Keen has announced.Ms Keen said: 'Children at risk of social exclusion in later life need intensive, ...
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GP earnings rise 10 per cent
The average GP contracted to work for the NHS earned net profits of £110,000 in 2005-06, up 10 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Information Centre for health and social care have shown.The figures also showed that GPs invested less of their gross earnings back into their ...