All articles by Victoria Vaughan – Page 3
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Maggie Rae
The head of the local delivery and health inequalities unit has become the latest senior Department of Health employee to return to the frontline.Maggie Rae has become the director of health at Wiltshire primary care trust.Ms Rae was seconded to the DoH for two years from the National Institute for ...
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Early wins, early lessons
Practice based commissioning has received a vote of confidence in the NHS Alliance report Practice based commissioning: early wins, early lessons released today.The report looks in depth at instances of PBC working well and saving money across the country.Chairman of the Alliance Dr Michael Dixon said PBC was going to ...
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Practice based commissioning
Practice based commissioning has received a vote of confidence in the NHS Alliance report Early wins, early lessons, released today.Chairman of the Alliance Dr Michael Dixon said PBC was going to transform the NHS but there has been a slow start due to primary care trust reconfiguration.He warned PBC would ...
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Improving Lives: Saving lives
The East of England strategic health authority has developed 12 pledges aiming to raise public perception of the health service and improve patient experience.Improving Lives: Saving lives, launched on Monday for consultation, details the vision of the SHA - to be the best health service in England - and ...
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men's health
North Tyneside PCT is running a project to encourage elusive male patients to get health check ups.Men who visited the Asda supermarket in Benton yesterday were able to get a health check at the check out with their weekly shopping.North Tyneside PCT’s Community Health Development Team and the Pitstop project ...
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Morgan slates 'naive' rights
The Disability Rights Commission has been attacked as 'incredibly naive' for urging the removal of mental and physical health standards for nurses.
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London unveils first polyclinic
London's first polyclinic is set to be built by University College London Hospital and Camden primary care trust.
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Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'
A damming report has criticised primary care trust management of specialist doctors working in the community.Specialists employed directly by PCTs feel professionally isolated and that their needs are 'ignored', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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Sustainable Communities Awards open
The 2008 Sustainable Communities Awards hosted by HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle in association with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Communities and Local Government Chronicle are launched today.
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Suffolk delays terminating PMS contracts
Suffolk primary care trust has said it will delay terminating the personal medical services contracts it holds with 46 practices in the area.
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Doctors may strike over contract delays
Twelve and half thousand senior hospital doctors may take strike action after walking away from negotiations over their contract, complaining the government is taking too long to sign it off.
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Terminal care provision has 'major flaws'
Terminally ill people are suffering needlessly uncomfortable and distressing deaths, a report by Help the Hospices has claimed.
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Tesco and Boots opt out of GP scheme
Virgin, Tesco, NetCare, and Boots have said they will not be bidding to provide GP practices under a scheme designed to extend services in under-doctored areas.
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HSJ Knowledge
Heroes face up to a day full of crisis
The HSJ Challenge gave participants a series of hair-raising 'problems' to resolve, report Charlotte Santry and Victoria Vaughan
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Comment
Media Watch
Managers could breathe a sigh of relief this week as the glare of the media spotlight was focusing on money-grabbing GPs as opposed to bureaucrats.
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Stopping needless operations could save £100m, says London Health Observatory
Stopping unnecessary operations could save London's NHS almost £100m, according to new research.
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GPs to face tougher tests on surgery
The government is to publish national standards for minor surgery carried out in primary care.
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PCT could slash 90 per cent of staff
A troubleshooter chief executive plans to strip an ailing primary care trust down to its core functions and reduce the number of staff from 300 to 30.
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PCTs fight UCLH over data validity
Three primary care trusts are disputing the validity of a massive increase in activity at a flagship London hospital.
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Conservatives call for in-house laundries to fight infection
Trusts should be obliged to provide changing and laundry facilities as part of the war on infection control, the Conservatives have said.
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