Clare Lomas

Recent stories

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  Patient safety agency cut involvement cash

  The National Patient Safety Agency more than halved its spending on patient and public involvement over the last four years.

  29 July 2010

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  Quality vascular surgery ‘requires centralisation’

  Vascular surgery should be centralised before strategic health authorities and primary care trusts are abolished, the president of the Vascular Society has argued. Cliff Shearman’s comments follow the publication of an audit calling for greater centralisation to improve quality.

  22 July 2010

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  Controversial urgent care unit will not revert to full A&E status

  Burnley urgent care centre will not return to full accident and emergency status but will be upgraded to treat more emergency patients.

  22 July 2010

• Centralising stroke services improves care, says NHS London

  20-Jul-2010 | Comments (4)

• NHS South Central defends decision to fluoridate water supplies

  15 July 2010 | Comments (9)

• Consultants criticise white paper's lack of acute focus

  14-Jul-2010 | Comments (10)

• White paper timeline

  14-Jul-2010 | Comments (2)

• NICE publishes first quality standards

  30-Jun-2010 | Comments (1)

• PCTs to 'road test' direct payments to patients

  28-Jun-2010 | Comments (9)

• Trusts warned over instrument checks

  10 June 2010 | Comments (1)

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