All Royal College of Physicians articles – Page 8
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NewsNo hospital doctors on consortia boards
Patients and other health professionals are being excluded from the “closed shop” of GP commissioning consortium boards, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsNHS 'failing to help' obese staff
The NHS is failing to tackle obesity among its own workforce, a report has claimed.
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NewsHealth bodies withdraw from alcohol policy
Leading health organisations have slammed the government’s “responsibility deal” on alcohol and refused to sign up as partners.
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NewsExperts warn of increase in alcohol-related deaths
Health experts have accused the government of pandering to the drinks industry as they revealed up to 250,000 extra lives could be lost in the next 20 years unless tough restrictions are introduced.
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NewsEarl Howe: Contestability is 'not alien to integration'
Health minister Earl Howe has denied there is any conflict between opening up healthcare provision to more competition and encouraging collaboration between providers.
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NewsMinister fires warning shot over cuts to PCT public health posts
Public health minister Anne Milton has told primary care trusts not to cut public health capacity, ahead of their transfer to local authorities as part of the government’s health reforms.
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NewsDanger consortia will overlook networked services
Measures must be put in place to ensure that networked hospital services covering large geographical areas are not overlooked when GPs take responsibility for commissioning, surgeons have warned.
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NewsClinicians put forward ideas on where to save £20bn
Senior clinicians have called on the NHS to cut unnecessary surgical interventions, lab tests, and referrals to help meet its challenging £20bn savings target.
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NewsWeekend admission 'raises death risk'
Being admitted to hospital with internal bleeding on a bank holiday pushes up the risk of dying by 41%, researchers have said.
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NewsNHS approaching breaking point - RCP
The NHS could reach “breaking point” within the next few years due to increasing demands on the service, senior doctors have said.
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NewsStrategic NHS planning 'may follow SHAs into oblivion'
A lack of strategic health planning will follow the demise of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts, senior NHS figures have warned.
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NewsCollege to lobby for inclusion of secondary care in consortia
The government must formally acknowledge the vital role consultants can play in commissioning, the Royal College of Physicians has said in its white paper response.
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NewsPatients should be told the cost of their treatment, says Tory MP
The chair of the Commons public administration committee has called for GPs to be more open with patients about treatment costs instead of worrying about “polluting the clinical environment” with financial issues.
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NewsContinence care criticised
People with continence problems face a “life sentence” of suffering due to poorly organised NHS care, a report said claimed.
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NewsConsultants criticise white paper's lack of acute focus
Senior hospital clinicians have criticised the white paper for overlooking the role of the acute sector in the commissioning of services for patients.
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CommentMedia Watch: Ban on cheap alcohol
Public health doctors have raised at least one cheer for the new government’s plans to ban supermarkets from selling cheap alcohol as a loss leader.
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NewsRoyal College of Physicians elects president
Sir Richard Thompson has been elected president of the Royal College of Physicians.
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NewsBetter alcohol services could save hospitals £393m
Tens of thousands of hospital admissions for alcohol could be prevented each year if services to help drinkers were improved, a new report claims.
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NewsDrinking 'an unsustainable burden on the NHS'
Britain’s growing culture of heavy drinking is placing an “unsustainable burden” on the healthcare system, costing the NHS £2.7bn a year, according to a report.
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NewsLung cancer treatment 'varies hugely'
NHS treatment for lung cancer varies hugely depending on where the patient lives, according to the latest National Lung Cancer Audit.