All Primary care articles – Page 314
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Comment
David Woodhead on public health
'We were facing our just desert for all the desserts we had just crammed in out faces'
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HSJ Knowledge
Caught up in the network
The funding promised to 31 teaching primary care trusts will soon arrive and, with big plans in the pipeline, it comes at just the right time. Daloni Carlisle reports
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News
Press man quits
The health board press officer hired on the basis of a controversial strategy document which criticised politicians and said GPs had egos the size of mountains has quit his post.
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Comment
Comment: managing demand without the command
'It is not disagreeing but dissembling that really annoys doctors.'
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News
Stockport PCT denies limiting choice to independent sector
Stockport primary care trust has denied claims that it is limiting patient choice for orthopaedic patients to the local private sector.
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News
SHA investigation into chief executive's contract
East of England strategic health authority is attempting to resolve investigations into the contractual arrangements of an interim primary care trust chief executive.
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News
Big variations in PCT disease spending
An analysis of primary care trust spending on different diseases has revealed a number of stark variations, with some PCTs spending up to seven times as much as others in key areas.
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Comment
Comment: PCT recruitment cannot afford to pay tribute to the old regime
'To what extent is the success of current primary care trust chief executives in winning the top jobs in the new organisations a verdict on the success of the whole sector?'
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News
Government launches childhood obesity plan
Education secretary Alan Johnson has announced a package of new measures to tackle childhood obesity in schools.
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News
Prime minister outlines limits of state intervention in healthcare
The hall of the Djanogly City Academy in Nottingham is a perfect Blairite space - a postmodern steel-framed rectangle built by local philanthropist Harry Djanogly, who made his fortune in the textile industry.
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News
Rural GP vacancies increase despite improving recruitment
Vacancy rates for GPs in rural areas of England and Wales have increased despite improving rates of recruitment of GPs overall, figures released by the NHS information centre for health and social care reveal.
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News
David Nicholson: the service insider who puts taxpayers first
The man appointed to lead the NHS was the only public sector candidate on the shortlist. But as Laura Donnelly reports, he believes the market is the route to equity equity
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News
Procurement deals in danger in key pilot sites as PCT financial pressures take their toll
Emergency discussions are due to take place today over the viability of a key part of the £3.8m national procurement programme for under-doctored areas as rumours circulate that half the scheme could be scrapped.
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News
NICE issues training guidance for parents of children with 'conduct disorders'
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has unveiled joint guidelines on training programmes for parents of children with 'conduct disorders'.
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News
Chief dental officer named
The Department of Health has confirmed Barry Cockroft as the new chief dental officer for England.
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Comment
Comment: muddle on primary care pilot delays
'There seems to be a distinct waning of enthusiasm on both sides, with private providers complaining about inflexibility and complexity and primary care trusts feeling financial pressures.'
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News
Strategy overhaul for end-of-life care
Choice at the end of life, funding for hospices and palliative care, improved quality of care and better cross-agency working for those with terminal illness could be overhauled following a high-level review.
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News
Booking system in crash chaos
Staff in hospitals and primary care trusts across the Midlands and the North West have had to record patient movement using pens and paper following a 48-hour blackout of their booking system.
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News
Tony Blair calls for empowerment not nannying in public health
The prime minister was on the public health campaign trail last week, attending two public events in Nottingham to share visions of a fitter, happier nation and the private sector's role in supporting it. Laura Donnelly listened in
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News
Employee contributions rise in bid to save final salary pension
Pension contributions for senior managers will rise by as much as £140 a month under new proposals.