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Transplant dilemmas
Chris Rudge writes of the need to increase donors for organ transplants, yet 20 years ago the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital was successfully doing this and the process was stopped.
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Lack of can-do exposed by Sir Gerry
Clive Savory makes some valid points about Sir Gerry Robinson's much-publicised troubleshooting visit to Rotherham General Hospital.
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Closing the skills gap with the private sector
Just a quick feedback on the excellent article by Neil Goodwin which made points that need to be explored by NHS managers when providing patient-led services.
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Job cuts at Hillingdon
Having seen your article today, I am sure I am not going to be the only person sounding totally aghast at what is being proposed in Hillingdon PCT.
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Alternative therapy scheme launched
The NHS in Northern Ireland has launched a pilot scheme in which patients can receive complementary and alternative therapies as part of their treatment.The pilot will initially focus on musculoskeletal problems and depression, anxiety and stress.
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GP czar calls for family doctors to do hospital roles
GP czar Dr David Colin-Thome has made a clinical case for widening the role of GPs to include roles traditionally found in hospitals.In a report to health secretary Patricia Hewitt he says family doctors could carry out more minor operations, take responsibility for the six-week post surgery follow up and ...
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Kids to get obesity education
Schoolchildren will be taught how exercise affects fitness and health, as part of an attempt to tackle childhood obesity, education secretary Alan Johnson has announced.Following a review by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, schools will also be able to introduce whatever physical activity best suits their pupils.Find out more here
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Committee hears public involvement concerns
The chief executive of the NHS Centre for Involvement has told the Commons health select committee that current arrangement for public involvement in NHS decision-making are not working well.Dr Jonathan Tritter told yesterday's hearing of the committee that he hoped the proposed local involvement networks would be more successful.
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Smoking ban examption for mental health
Mental health trust managers have been told how a one-year exemption for their buildings will operate when the new smoking regulations come into force in July.The national clinical director for mental health Professor Louis Appleby has written to mental health trust chief executives to explain where smoking will be allowed ...
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BMA in urgent care warning
Doctors are being edged out of urgent care in favour of non-medically qualified staff, the BMA has warned.Responding to the Department of Health's Direction of travel of urgent careconsultation, the BMA said it was concerned that primary care trusts were re-shaping urgent care around ...
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Rise in 13-week waits
More than 180,000 patients were waiting for more than 13 weeks for hospital treatment in England at the end of December, an increase of more than 15,000, according to government statistics.The number of patients waiting more than 20 weeks also rose, by 2,000, last month to 46,000.See the full figures ...
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Burnham announces engagement plans
Health minister Andy Burnham has published proposals for better NHS staff engagement, based on his experience shadowing frontline workers last year.The report also proposes a review of Agenda for Changeand piloting of a 'graduate guarantee' scheme for newly qualified health professionals.Read the report here
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Cuts in mental health services force rise in benefit dependency
The numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit because they have a mental disorder has risen by nearly 300,000 to top one million, the government has revealed in a parliamentary answer. Shadow welfare minister David Ruffley blamed cuts in mental health services.See the parliamentary answer here
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NHS urged to learn from mistakes
NHS trusts should do more to learn from patients' complaints and to handle the issues raised quickly, efficiently and locally, says a report from the Healthcare Commission today. It looked at the recurring themes in 16,000 complaints it was asked to independently review last year.Download the report ...
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Controlled drug management strengthened
Details of strengthened measures to make sure controlled drugs are managed safely have been published by the Department of Health. These governance arrangements need to be implemented in a way that supports professionals and encourages good practice around the management and use of these important medicines when clinically required by ...
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Report on migrant workers published
The Audit Commission has published a report to help local authorities and their partners manage changes brought about by migrant workers moving to an area. Partners such as health services will need to gain a better understanding of what is happening locally and develop appropriate strategies and services, it says.Download ...
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New model contract threatens survival, foundations warn
Commissioners will not have to pay for any type of hospital treatment they have not authorised, or for activity which exceeds agreed limits, under the new model contract.
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PbR to become 'payment for performance' in NHS North West
Payment by results is set to become payment for performance in the North West of England, under a US model that rewards hospitals for the quality of their care.
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C difficile cases up 5pc on last year, says HPA
Cases of the infection Clostridium difficile have risen by over 5 per cent in the past year, according to figures published this week by the Health Protection Agency.
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PCTs fail to reach halfway point on choose and book
No strategic health authority is on track to hit the government target to make 90 per cent of outpatient bookings through choose and book by the end of March.