Health Service Journal
Clinical news (NICE, NSFs)
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NICE to back use of Lucentis for eye condition
4-Jan-2013
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Norovirus cases increase by 72pc
3-Jan-2013
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Alarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
20-Dec-2012
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Drug chief uncomfortable over fund
5-Dec-2012
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Putting clinical research at the heart of the organisation
30-Nov-2012
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New regulations simplify 40 years of medicines law
29-Nov-2012
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New guidance for specialty doctors and employers
27-Nov-2012
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Palliative care reform warning
22-Nov-2012
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Liver disease on the rise in England
21-Nov-2012
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Shortage of lung cancer specialists revealed
20-Nov-2012
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Medicines body review announced
15-Nov-2012
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Funding for fingerprint drugs test
6-Nov-2012
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Patient resuscitation case to start
5-Nov-2012
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Cash for end-of-life hospitals
2-Nov-2012
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Charity highlights rare cancer mortality
25-Oct-2012
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Hunt promises to follow scientific advice
19-Oct-2012
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Irresponsible, or a breath of fresh air?
11 October 2012
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Pathology service delivers efficiency and quality
24-Sep-2012
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Putting a price on pathology
6-Sep-2012
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Being open on data
6 September 2012
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Out of the shadows
30 August 2012
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New rules to tackle drugs lottery
28-Aug-2012
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Hospitals criticised over baby infection delays
22-Aug-2012
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Cataract surgery restrictions criticised
13-Aug-2012
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Trust wins treatment intervention ruling
10-Aug-2012
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Clinical assessment service joins litigation authority
9-Aug-2012
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CQC warns reform could hamper safeguarding
27-Jul-2012
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Support confirmed for four types of clinical network
26-Jul-2012
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Michael Rawlins: playing fair on treatments
26 July 2012
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Trial blazers: the benefits of carrying out clinical studies
19 July 2012
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Welsh youngsters 'not offered health funds'
2-Jul-2012
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Prescription opioid dependence – an emerging problem
28 June 2012
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New research centre for major diseases opens
29-May-2012
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New infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
23-May-2012
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Adopting clinical decision support systems - FREE HSJ webinar
23-May-2012
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Diabetes audit reveals thousands of errors in one week
17-May-2012
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Drug costs 'have to be secret' under new pricing system
16-May-2012
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Record low in post-50 cancer deaths achieved
15-May-2012
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£300m contract out for Midlands pathology services
9-May-2012
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Pathology service delivering clinical efficiencies and quality
8-May-2012
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NICE guidance on cost-saving drug not sought by DH
2-May-2012
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Demand for lifesaving treatment could outstrip supply
19-Apr-2012
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London acute joins UCL Partners academic health science centre
18-Apr-2012
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King's Health Partners chief calls for academic health groups' protection
18-Apr-2012
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New approach to back pain management could save NHS £120m
17-Apr-2012
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Cameron outlines alcohol pricing plans
23-Mar-2012
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How trusts can get value for money commissioning pathology services
22-Mar-2012
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Alcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths
22-Mar-2012
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How trusts can make radiology reporting world class
22-Mar-2012
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The seven habits of emerging medical leaders
22 March 2012
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Big promises but nothing new for pharma in budget
21-Mar-2012
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'The NHS needs to be better at adopting innovation'
15-Mar-2012
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Reduced length of stay survey - HSJ readers' views wanted
14-Mar-2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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Harnessing the benefits of wireless technology to improve healthcare systems
8-Mar-2012
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New treatments receive £102m boost
5-Mar-2012
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How real-time therapies can deliver better mental healthcare
23 February 2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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NHS 'under-estimates' the cost of eye disease
17-Feb-2012
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Litigation authority reform could lower trust costs
16 February 2012
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'Prudent' regulator amasses 50 per cent surplus
15-Feb-2012
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Quality standards hit by arm's length body underspends
15-Feb-2012
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Trust backtracks on umbilical blood collections
15-Feb-2012
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QVH first to offer ‘claw hand’ drug on NHS
13-Feb-2012
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New consultation on pharmacy regulation proposed
9-Feb-2012
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How improved medication adherence can prevent costly medicine waste
9 February 2012
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Poor outcomes continue for heart failure, audit reveals
31-Jan-2012
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Fine hospitals restricting bowel cancer care, charity says
25-Jan-2012
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Insurance scheme planned for cosmetic surgery patients
20-Jan-2012
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'Can Public Health England improve the way we respond to pandemics?'
19-Jan-2012
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'Deal with productivity variation, or risk the long term future of the NHS'
12-Jan-2012
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Lansley vows to enforce drugs access rules
11-Jan-2012
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Nuffield Health makes pledge on implant surgery costs
5-Jan-2012
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Clinical data regulation not robust, say experts
4-Jan-2012
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How a new heart valve treatment can improve heart disease mortality rates
28-Dec-2011
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Why shifting DVT management into primary care can improve clinical outcomes
15 December 2011
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24,000 diabetes deaths 'preventable', report claims
14-Dec-2011
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Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance
13-Dec-2011
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High-risk surgery care 'poor' for more than half of patients
9-Dec-2011
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The future challenges facing pathology - an online Q&A
5-Dec-2011
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Privacy concerns over Cameron NHS data sharing plan
5-Dec-2011
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Clinical senate role still unclear - DH
2-Dec-2011
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Trust to start VTE league table of consultants
30-Nov-2011
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Improving cardiac care for clinicians while reducing cost to the NHS
24 November 2011
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Neurology services in need of new headache pathways to improve productivity
24 November 2011
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Community group launches survey following London HIV drugs change
22-Nov-2011
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How a COPD care bundle is reducing readmissions
22-Nov-2011
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Fertility treatment bans reversed by PCTs
17 November 2011
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Medical revalidation - an HSJ special supplement
17 November 2011
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Call to introduce national hydration strategy
11-Nov-2011
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How to measure activity and workforce planning for clinical research staff
10 November 2011
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Expert panel to debate pathology services - free online Q&A for HSJ readers
3-Nov-2011
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Can hospitals fully stop airborne transmission?
3 November 2011
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The future of pathology - an HSJ roundtable discussion
3 November 2011
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Children's care quality can be improved - study
27-Oct-2011
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Guidance 'misconstrued' as commissioners restrict drugs
24-Oct-2011
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Audits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
24-Oct-2011
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Revalidation push lacking sufficient resources
20 October 2011
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Thirst for knowledge? Why the NHS should take clinical research seriously
20 October 2011
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'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
13 October 2011
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Managing medicines: avoiding ethical and legal difficulties
13 October 2011
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MS patient care not improving, report claims
10-Oct-2011
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How town planners can help integrate better health practices into the community
29 September 2011
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Is more surgery the answer to the nation's obesity crisis?
26-Sep-2011
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£625m synthetic insulin had 'no clinical benefit'
23-Sep-2011
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Learning from lean: the techniques transforming pathology services
21-Sep-2011
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How pairing clinicians with managers could speed up clinical excellence
20-Sep-2011
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NHS leaders' views sought on clinical research
19-Sep-2011
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NHS Alliance and NAPC unite to 'champion' clinical commissioning groups
13-Sep-2011
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South West Yorks nurse to advise NICE
12-Sep-2011
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'We need to build the proper foundations for clinically led commissioning'
12-Sep-2011
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New ambulance indicators suggest variation in stroke care
6-Sep-2011
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How investing in therapeutic services provides a clinical cost saving in the long term
1 September 2011
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The gap between academia and practice is a barrier to evidenced-based management
25 August 2011
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Can cloud computing precipitate a revolution in managing patient data?
18 August 2011
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How enhanced recovery is transforming surgical care pathways
18 August 2011
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IVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
15-Aug-2011
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Pregnancy-related deaths rise 'worrying' doctors
10-Aug-2011
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Wastage efficiency drive launched by DH
9-Aug-2011
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Patent warning for doctors over genetic tests
8-Aug-2011
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Exclusive: GP data system to go live in September 2012
4-Aug-2011
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Mental health incentives could be removed
1-Aug-2011
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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
28 July 2011
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Heart check target surpassed
27-Jul-2011
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Marked change in pathology provision expected
25-Jul-2011
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Hepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
22-Jul-2011
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Registered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
20-Jul-2011
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Supporting surgery: how to get the best out of locum surgeons
13-Jul-2011
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NICE wants to produce guidance for health and wellbeing boards
11-Jul-2011
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Data shows mixed results in reducing 'low value' treatments
7 July 2011
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Managing the new NHS - an HSJ supplement
30-Jun-2011
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Book review - Personal Health Records: a guide for clinicians
30 June 2011
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‘Specialist’ doctors on CCG boards could be GPs
29-Jun-2011
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NHS fracture care spend to hit £6bn
27-Jun-2011
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Calls for quicker ovarian cancer diagnosis
27-Jun-2011
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Review children's heart unit closures, MPs told
24-Jun-2011
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How technology can support evidence-based models to improve chronic care
23 June 2011
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Preventing acute kidney injury: an HSJ special report
23 June 2011
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Hip patient care 'epidemic' looming, warns institute
22-Jun-2011
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Trusts missing NICE guidelines on stroke treatment
21-Jun-2011
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Lower qualified pathology workforce ‘could make 25 per cent savings’
16-Jun-2011
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Exclusive: GP commissioning consortia boards must contain a doctor and nurse
7-Jun-2011
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Neurology care criticised by RCP
7-Jun-2011
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Leading doctors call for heart treatment policy changes
31-May-2011
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Clinician led changes to surgery 'could save NHS £40m'
31-May-2011
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Information strategy could be delayed by listening exercise - Connelly
26 May 2011
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More patients waiting longer for diagnostic tests
26 May 2011
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Call to improve law teaching for medical students
17-May-2011
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Clinical networks to respond to competition fears
12-May-2011
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Senior medical figures criticise post-discharge care
12-May-2011
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North Tees and Hartlepool launches hip replacement recall
10-May-2011
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East London statin scheme shortlisted for NICE award
10-May-2011
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals makes NICE award finals
10-May-2011
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NICE shortlists Central Manchester University Hospitals for award
10-May-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals joint top for lung cancer services
20-Apr-2011
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Nursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning
31-Mar-2011
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The future relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry
30-Mar-2011
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The unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
22-Mar-2011
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Making clinical nurse specialists make more of an impact
21-Mar-2011
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Effective regulation needs the right touch, at the right time
3 March 2011
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NHS Harrow worst PCT in London for Chlamydia screening
28-Feb-2011
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Andrew Dillon: the new mission for NICE
24 February 2011
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Clinical audit results can positively impact future business and marketing strategy
23-Feb-2011
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'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'
19-Jan-2011
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NICE work on public health guidance put on hold
23-Dec-2010
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First NHS outcomes framework published
20-Dec-2010
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Trusts failing to review dementia readmissions
16-Dec-2010
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GP incentive framework fails to slow admissions
25 November 2010
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Little potential for drugs waste
25 November 2010
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Wasted prescriptions cost £300m
24-Nov-2010
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Our lives are in the cancer detectives’ hands
19-Nov-2010
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NHS cancer spending queried by National Audit Office
18 November 2010
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Pharmacy regulation
17-Nov-2010
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Lancashire PCTs to review funding for 70 procedures
16-Nov-2010
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Local NHS pay negotiations: beware raiders of the lost cause
11 November 2010
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The national public health service
11 November 2010
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The NHS needs to re-invent itself to cope with funding cuts
4 November 2010
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Pledge to cut anti-psychotic drug use
26-Oct-2010
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Eating disorders in children rise by 11%
13-Oct-2010
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Blog outlines Ed Miliband's views on NHS targets and PFI hospitals
30 September 2010
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NHS London revives Queen Mary's Sidcup closure plans amid patient safety concerns
22-Sep-2010
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A missed opportunity to improve care for long-term conditions
17-Sep-2010
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Bacteria linked to sink misuse
16 September 2010
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Why many hands make IT work
16 September 2010
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Chris J Hawkey: A new opening for transparency
9 September 2010
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Local quit smoking campaign
9-Sep-2010
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Hospital ward closed after fatal streptococcus outbreak
24-Aug-2010
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Mark Goldman on fatal mistakes in the NHS
29 July 2010
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£50m interim cancer drugs fund announced
27-Jul-2010
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Four arm's length bodies being abolished
26-Jul-2010
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Quality vascular surgery ‘requires centralisation’
22 July 2010
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Centralising stroke services improves care, says NHS London
20-Jul-2010
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Experts respond to new NHS standard measures
20-Jul-2010
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Cost effective commissioning for rheumatoid arthritis
19-Jul-2010
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Trust praised for career programme
16-Jul-2010
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Tories’ NHS vision poses a screening programme test
15 July 2010
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NICE publishes first quality standards
30-Jun-2010
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Trusts warned over instrument checks
10 June 2010
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Neurological care
7-Jun-2010
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Preventing stroke: action or crisis
3 June 2010
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Cancer patients request early access to Cancer Drug Fund
26-May-2010
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Reform of NICE, value-based drug pricing and a 'cancer drugs fund' confirmed
20-May-2010
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NHS Evidence round table: stick to the facts
13 May 2010
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NHS launch trauma forum consultation
11-May-2010
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Targeted treatments could reduce long term NHS costs
28-Apr-2010
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NHS boards failing to engage on clinical quality audits
1-Apr-2010
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Reactor repairs hold up diagnostic test supplies
25 March 2010
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Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
18 March 2010
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David Nicholson calls for 'more urgency' in stroke care
2-Mar-2010
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NICE guidance: support for commissioners
2-Mar-2010
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
4 February 2010
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Trusts told to monitor use of safer surgery checklist
4 February 2010
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MMR: it doesn't stand for mild mannered reporting
28 January 2010
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Paul Corrigan on Tory policies vs Tory politics
28 January 2010
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DH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors
15-Jan-2010
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Four SHAs have swine flu jab deals in place
6-Jan-2010
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Commissioners need to be ready for surge in population over 85
23-Dec-2009
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Target inequalities, beat cancer
3 December 2009
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Patient safety reporting still fails to reach boards in 1 in 10 acute trusts
26 November 2009
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Could a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
19 November 2009
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DH proposals threaten trainee medic posts
5 November 2009
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NHS South West named one of the best for stroke achievement
5 November 2009
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Trusts fail to keep up pace on stroke targets
5 November 2009
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PCTs defend closer working with NICE
28-Oct-2009
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Wound management
14-Oct-2009
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Andrew Lansley on a Conservative recipe for NHS reform
8 October 2009
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'Mortality rates rise when new doctors start work'
23-Sep-2009
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DH backs oncology centres call
27 August 2009
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Patient records: jokes about doctors’ bad handwriting are no longer funny
27 August 2009
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Stephen Eames on dementia strategy
27 August 2009
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Swine flu antiviral guidance issued
24-Aug-2009
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PCTs decide on swine flu vaccine priority
20 August 2009
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First NICE quality standards will include stroke
6-Aug-2009
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GSK claims 'rapid progress' on swine flu vaccine
5-Aug-2009
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No time for complacency with the shape of the system at stake
30 July 2009
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Pharmacists argue for national contract to pay for flu pandemic work
30 July 2009
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Prescriptions rise but costs fall, NHS Information Centre data reveals
30 July 2009
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NICE issues guidance to help spot child abuse
22-Jul-2009
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Survey: How do you think the NHS is coping with swine flu?
17-Jul-2009
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Swine flu to hit 12 per cent of NHS staff at one time
17-Jul-2009
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E-prescribing 'could cut cost of human negligence'
16 July 2009
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Mascie-Taylor is NHS Confederation's first medical director
16 July 2009
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Number 10 confirms Lord Darzi resigns as health minister
15-Jul-2009
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Smoking cessation: how clinicians can break the habit
14-Jul-2009
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Fast track drugs fears for NHS budget
13-Jul-2009
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GPs 'getting unclear advice' on swine flu
6-Jul-2009
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Health committee 'saddened' by patient safety failures
3-Jul-2009
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John McGowan: the truth about markets
2 July 2009
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London stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval
30-Jun-2009
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Localism takes flight as managers seize the day
25 June 2009
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Michael White: What happened to the government's Health Bill?
25 June 2009
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NHS hospitals to be forced to accept major trauma cases
25 June 2009
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Sophia Christie on NICE and lifesaving myths
25 June 2009
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Team up to control costs of chlamydia campaigns
25 June 2009
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Bowel cancer survival rates improve
23-Jun-2009
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Trust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
22-Jun-2009
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Statistics reveal prostate cancer postcode lottery in UK
18-Jun-2009
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IVF blunder prompts calls for better fertility services
16-Jun-2009
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Calls for NHS to fund costly drugs 'blinkered', says NICE
15-Jun-2009
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Academy of Medical Royal Colleges elects new chair
8-Jun-2009
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Supporting long term conditions in the NHS
4-Jun-2009
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Yorkshire and Humber commissioners accused of grilling gender change patients
4 June 2009
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Scotland could make patient injury compensation easier
1-Jun-2009
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Information Centre to focus on boosting data quality
1-Jun-2009
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Round table - health Innovation: the future's bright
29-May-2009
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GP incentive system delivers disappointing results on diabetes
27-May-2009
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NICE backs complementary therapies
27-May-2009
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Department of Health publishes list of quality measures
15-May-2009
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Patient reported outcome measures raise questions of how need for operations is decided
14 May 2009
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NHS nets huge drugs saving
13-May-2009
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MPs warn NICE over cancer drug 'inequities'
12-May-2009
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Swine flu stockpiles could compromise NHS, pharmacists warned
12-May-2009
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Swine flu prompts patient colour coding guidance
1-May-2009
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WHO raises alert level as UK swine flu cases confirmed
28-Apr-2009
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Put co-ordinators at the heart of organ donation
27-Apr-2009
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How PCTs can involve the public in funding decisions
20-Apr-2009
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Just 299 comment on Department of Health quality metrics
9 April 2009
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MPs launch inquiry into cancer treatment inequality
3-Apr-2009
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Enquiry appoints first non-clinical chair
2-Apr-2009
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Simon Stevens on influencing clinical decision making
26 March 2009
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CMO calls for network of pain clinics
16-Mar-2009
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Daphne Austin on NHS exceptional funding decisions
16-Mar-2009
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Doctors in the dark over future of regulation
13-Sep-2007
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Mental health special feature: the big issues
10-Sep-2007
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Morgan slates 'naive' rights
6-Sep-2007
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Look out for the pitfalls
3-Sep-2007
