All Health Service Journal articles in 21 April 2008 – Page 2

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    Blood infection inquiry announced

    2008-04-24T13:05:00Z

    The Scottish government is to hold a public inquiry into why people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV through blood and blood products in the Scottish NHS in the 1980s.

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    Healthcare Commission launches spot checks

    2008-04-24T13:09:00Z

    The Healthcare Commission today launched the biggest inspection programme ever carried out in NHS acute trusts to check whether they are meeting standards on infection control.

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    Midwives told to reject pay deal

    2008-04-24T13:14:00Z

    The governing council of the Royal College of Midwives has voted to recommend that members reject the government's three-year pay offer for midwives.

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    NCT offers maternity information packs

    2008-04-24T13:22:00Z

    The NCT has launched a set of information packs that employers can buy to give to staff as part of their maternity benefits policy.

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    NHS recruits urged to join donor register

    2008-04-25T12:37:00Z

    New NHS recruits are being urged to sign up to the NHS organ donor register.Leaflets on organ donation have been included in the induction packs handed out to new starters in the NHS. NHS Careers and UK Transplant are beind the initiative.

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    £12m funding for physical activity in Scotland

    2008-04-25T13:02:00Z

    Public health minister Shona Robison has announced £12m of funding for physical activity initiatives in schools, workplaces, homes and across communities.

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    New guidance on mental health transfers

    2008-04-25T13:06:00Z

    The Department of Health has published guidance on transferring mental health patients between places of safety.

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    Advice on investigating child injuries

    2008-04-25T13:14:00Z

    The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Radiologists have jointly published guidance on investigating suspected non-accidental injuries in children.

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    C difficile figures are grounds for 'optimism' - Confed

    2008-04-25T13:19:00Z

    The latest quarterly figures on C difficile from the Health Protection Agency give grounds for 'cautious optimism', according to the NHS Confederation.