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NewsGPs to earn £5.25 per swine-flu jab
An agreement between the British Medical Association (BMA) and Government means that GPs will be paid £5.25 for giving patients a single dose of swine-flu vaccine.
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HSJ KnowledgeCare homes: getting to grips with GP retainers
GPs demanding fees from care homes must justify their charges to avoid provoking a scandal, says Stuart Shepherd
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: what about NHS workers?
How do you deliver an effective health service with a workforce severely depleted by swine flu? Rachael Heenan looks at ways of coping
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NewsMental health killing prompts call for services to share information with police
Mental health services in Birmingham should review how they share information about service users with the police, an independent report into the fatal stabbing of a police officer has recommended.
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NewsMichael Dixon: NHS 'must focus on primary care' in recession
The health service must shift the focus of resources to primary care as the recession impacts on budgets, according to the NHS Alliance.
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NewsLondon acutes could see workload fall by up to 72pc
London’s acute hospitals face a drop of up to 72 per cent in their workload and a 42 per cent cut in their annual income by 2016-17, a report disseminated by the capital’s strategic health authority has warned.
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NewsNHS cost-cutting: how to save £20bn by 2014
The McKinsey report sets out a range of advice to enable NHS organisations to achieve suggested savings.
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NewsNHS spending: McKinsey exposes hard choices to save £20bn
The McKinsey report leaked by HSJ last week lays bare the tough issues managers have to grasp as the funding squeeze looms, explains Sally Gainsbury
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NewsLondon health integration plan on the table
London’s boroughs are on the verge of sealing a deal to dramatically boost integration between councils and the NHS
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News‘Unpopular NHS spending decisions should fall to PCTs’
Unpopular decisions about NHS spending should be made locally by primary care trusts, the Social Market Foundation said.
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NewsEssex Cares bids for PCT role
Essex County Council’s new social care trading company could earn upwards of £3m a year in dividends and may take over some local PCT services
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NewsWaiting time targets 'have not increased inequalities'
A recent drop in the length of NHS waiting times was experienced evenly throughout the country’s socio-economic landscape, according to a study.
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NHS Great Yarmouth unveils doctor as new chief executive
NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney has appointed a doctor, Sushil Jathanna, 52, as its new chief executive.
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NewsNHS 'not ready' for swine flu pandemic - Tories
The Conservative Party has claimed the NHS is “ill-prepared” for the second wave of swine flu many experts believe will strike the UK in the coming months.
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Catherine O'Connell appointed NHS West Essex chief executive
NHS West Essex has appointed Catherine O’Connell, previously its director of strategy, as chief executive.
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HSJ KnowledgeGuide to increasing breastfeeding rates with the Baby Friendly initiative
The Baby Friendly accreditation scheme has the power to reduce costs as well as infant and maternal illnesses
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NewsSwine flu vaccination programme extended to pharmacists
Frontline pharmacists and their staff must be included in the priority swine flu vaccination programme, NHS flu resilience director Ian Dalton has said.
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NewsNHS practice manager network launched
The NHS Alliance has launched a new network designed to help practice managers influence policy and promote best practice in primary care.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS staff benefits: for the chop?
Cherished perks for NHS staff such as workplace nurseries and subsidised canteens could be the first thing cash-strapped employers look to cut. Alison Moore investigates
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Comment
Sophia Christie: in the NHS, information is power
“When I started in 2006… my health was of low standard, I was overweight and had low self esteem due to several strokes.