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PCT ditches two private hospitals over costs
A primary care trust has removed the choice of two local private sector hospitals from its choose and book list because it says it was paying too much for their services, HSJ has learned.
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Nurse strike threat
Almost two-thirds of nurses have said they are willing to take industrial action if they receive an 'unsatisfactory' pay deal this year, according to the Royal College of Nursing.
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Contract warning
Managers are being warned they could lose their redundancy rights if they extend their current contracts because new management structures are running behind schedule.
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King's Fund: cash review will not stop NHS progress
The NHS will be able to cope despite the slash in funding growth expected to be announced in the next comprehensive spending review, according to a King's Fund report.
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Number's up for mistaken patient identity
Supermarket technology could save the NHS in England £2bn a year by preventing patients from receiving the wrong treatment due to mistaken identity.
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Report flags up mental health gap
The explosion in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises providing services to the NHS and social care looks set to overlook mental health, a survey has found.
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Group aims to get GPs talking
A scheme to allow GPs to talk directly with their local acute trust will hold its first meeting next week.
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Critics claim money is the force behind demand management
The Department of Health would have us believe that demand management is a straightforward and egalitarian system of getting the best for patients. But is 'care and resource utilisation' really just about balancing the books? Daloni Carlisle reports
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NHS set for £13m net surplus despite rising levels of debt
The NHS is predicted to make a £13m surplus this financial year, according to the latest Department of Health forecasts.
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Trusts may lose secure hospitals
Control of England's three high-security hospitals could be removed from local NHS control, HSJ has learned.
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Hewitt confirms orthopaedic 'free choice'
Patients waiting for orthopaedic operations will be able to choose to have their operation at any acute trust, foundation trust, or independent sector provider in the next few months.
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PCT network to 'manage creative tensions'
Tensions between acute and primary care trusts could be soothed by the new NHS Confederation PCT network, its chair has said.
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Monitor criticised for data demand
The foundation trust regulator Monitor must not seek to 'enhance' its regulatory role, Foundation Trust Network director Sue Slipman has warned.
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BMA sceptical over Blair's new push to meet 18-week target
Doctors have warned that financial difficulties in the NHS could block plans to hit next year's maximum 18-week waiting target by using operating theatres round the clock.
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Healthcare bodies in patient safety pledge
Key healthcare organisations will today make a public commitment to partnership in improving patient safety.The pledge will be made at a summit hosted by the National Patient Safety Agency and the Healthcare Commission.Read the press release here
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Minister calls for action on BME mental health services
Health minister Rosie Winterton has called for 'rapid improvement in the way mental health services respond to the needs of black and minority ethnic patients'.Ms Winterton said one in five BME patients treated in hospital for a mental health problem comes from a black and minority ethnic background.Read the press ...
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New chair for Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the regulatory body for UK nurses and midwives, has selected the chair of its new appointments board.NMC council member Brenda Maitland will head the board, which will be responsible for recruitment, appraisal and training.Read the press release here
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DoH to publish professional regulation white paper
The Government will today publish the professional regulation white paper Trust, Assurance and Safety - the regulation of health professionals in the 21st Century. It is set to herald a major shake-up in the way doctors are regulated in the UK.The Department of Health is acting after chief medical officer ...
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Government tests human influenza plan
The Government's response to a human flu pandemic was tested on Monday and Tuesday.The exercise fully tested the UK's ability to manage the effects of an influenza pandemic by playing out the decision-making process at national, regional and local levels.Read the press release here
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20,000 on GP site
More than 20,000 patients have used a national NHS website to compare their GP's performance with others, according to the Information Centre for health and social care website. It allows patients to compare GP practices using the quality and outcomes framework. The top three locations searched are London, Manchester and ...