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Health secretary Andy Burnham

‘Preferred provider’ policy unravels Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

Health secretary Andy Burnham’s “preferred provider” policy is unravelling in the face of Cabinet concerns and the danger of breaching European procurement law.

NHS managers demand power to fire GPs

NHS managers demand power to fire GPs Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Dave West

Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.

Staff vetting scheme fears are discouraging referrals

Staff vetting scheme fears are discouraging referrals Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Charlotte Santry

Managers are not referring staff to a controversial vetting scheme amid widespread concern over its “interfering” approach.

NHS waiting time limits to be enshrined in law

NHS waiting time limits to be enshrined in law Subscription Required

8-Mar-2010

Waiting times for treatment on the NHS are set to be laid down in law, health secretary Andy Burnham has announced.

Mid Staffs families to sue for manslaughter

Mid Staffs families to sue for manslaughter Subscription Required

1-Mar-2010

Families affected by failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have said they are planning to sue NHS managers for corporate manslaughter.

Basildon 'guilty' over patient death Subscription Required

26-Feb-2010 | By Clare Lomas

Officials at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust in Essex have today pleaded guilty to health and safety failings that led to the death of a patient with learning disabilities.  

Managers in court over hospital death

Managers in court over hospital death Subscription Required

26-Feb-2010

Officials at a hospital where a severely disabled man died are today due in court accused of breaching health and safety law.

CPS code casts its net NHS wide

CPS code casts its net NHS wide Subscription Required

25 February 2010

The Crown Prosecution Service code, which gives guidance to prosecutors, has widened its definition of who serves the public to include members of the emergency services and health professionals.

OFT to investigate heartburn drug competition

OFT to investigate heartburn drug competition Subscription Required

24-Feb-2010

Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the supply of heartburn medicines to the NHS.

Four in 10 junior doctors 'on understaffed rotas'

Four in 10 junior doctors 'on understaffed rotas' Subscription Required

23-Feb-2010

Four out of 10 junior doctors are working on understaffed rotas, according to a poll.

NHS accused of 'unethical' buying

NHS accused of 'unethical' buying Subscription Required

23-Feb-2010

The British Medical Association has claimed that surgical equipment used by the NHS may be exploiting child labour in its manufacture.

Hull Guildhall

Hull social enterprise plan back on track Subscription Required

22-Feb-2010 | By Steve Ford

A legal challenge preventing the transfer of community services to a social enterprise has been dropped.

Bill Moyes

Bill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations Subscription Required

By Sally Gainsbury

Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes leaves the foundation trust regulator this week with no regrets about his stormy journey, as he tells Sally Gainsbury in his final interview

whistle blower

Trusts still fail to give whistleblowers a voice Subscription Required

By Charlotte Santry

More than a decade after trusts were told to give staff ‘maximum freedom of speech’, health workers are still scared to raise concerns about care. We look at why whistleblowers are not getting the protection they deserve

Trusts in the dark over cost of private patients Subscription Required

By Sally Gainsbury

How much should NHS hospitals be charging to make a profit on private care? With foundation trusts’ income cap up for debate, Sally Gainsbury looks into costs, calculations and rates of return

Pay-offs

Rose Gibb: The case that puts a stop to big pay-off cheques Subscription Required

By Alison Moore

Former chief executive Rose Gibb’s failure to secure the large severance sum she believed she was assured of marks a sea change in how the NHS handles pay-offs, reports Alison Moore

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