Primary Care – Page 196
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NewsVince Cable: concerned NHS 'going against' joint working with local government
Vince Cable has raised concerns that the NHS is “going against” the drive towards greater partnership with local government.
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NewsPCTs gear up to cope with potential for 100,000 swine flu cases a day
The Department of Health says primary care trusts across the country are ready to establish antiviral collection points within a week following a dramatic increase in cases.
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NewsLifestyle messages confusing, says Public Health Commission
Inconsistent and confusing information from public health initiatives is preventing people choosing healthier lifestyles, the Public Health Commission has said.
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NewsBuilding Britain's Future hints at threat to SHAs
The government has set out plans to turn NHS targets into enforceable patient entitlements in a move that is likely to see the role of strategic health authorities reduced.
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NewsSocial care green paper delayed again
The long awaited social care green paper has been delayed again.
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NewsFlu czar Ian Dalton sets September deadline for preparation
The NHS flu czar has given board members a September deadline to make sure they can “justify” the strength of their pandemic flu plans.
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NewsCalls for fresh look at women's contraception access
Women should be allowed to access contraception services without seeing a clinician if unplanned pregnancies do not fall, according to an expert group.
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CommentMichael Jackson brings out the celebrity in all of us
In these digital times, it was interesting to watch the way the news of Michael Jackson’s death broke online and then spread through the more traditional news media.
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NewsPractice based commissioning relationships finally paying off
Primary care trusts’ efforts to formalise practice based commissioning relationships are finally paying off.
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NewsGovernment to reduce SHAs' performance management role
The government has outlined its vision of the future of public services in its report Building Britain’s Future.
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CommentLord Darzi on the first year of high quality care for all
The NHS’s cup is not running over as the service enters a period of increasing financial pressure, but the vintage laid down last year offers the best hope for everyone’s future
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NewsWales NHS managers report boosted self confidence
Healthcare managers in Wales are reporting boosted self confidence as a second senior manager departs the English health service to work in Wales’s integrated system.
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Team up to control costs of chlamydia campaigns
Chlamydia screening campaigns should use a “single marketing approach” to control costs, a sexual health charity is urging.
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NewsQuality is 'the buzzword' in the NHS
Health minister Lord Darzi has said the impact of his next stage review has “far exceeded” his expectations already.
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NewsConfusion fears over choose and book upgrade
Department of Health officials are warning of widespread confusion next week when the choose and book system is automatically upgraded.
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NewsCare trust chair steps down
The chair of Northumberland care trust is leaving the post after nearly five years.
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CommentHow to use NHS leadership training to drive performance
A leadership development programme helped Bradford and Airedale PCT reach level three for clinical leadership in the world class commissioning competencies, as Jan Lee explains
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NewsBowel cancer survival rates improve
Bowel cancer need not be a death sentence, say experts at the National Cancer Intelligence Network and the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow community geriatricians are the linchpin of elder care
Community geriatricians can make a massive difference to older people’s lives and post hospital recoveries, so why are they so thin on the ground?
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NewsDH to set up social enterprise support framework
The Department of Health has launched a procurement drive to set up a framework of organisations to help primary care trust provider arms become social enterprises.