All Acute care articles – Page 415
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Trust plans to scrap jobs and shelve units
Trafford Healthcare trust has launched a turnaround plan in a bid to avoid a £7m deficit next year.
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Johnson irks committee as he ducks careers queries
Health secretary Alan Johnson has rankled MPs by refusing to answer questions at a health select committee inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers.Mr Johnson batted off a series of questions about junior doctors' training, saying he could not comment before the Department of Health's formal response to the Tooke report.
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Cardiac target to cut deaths met early
The NHS has made 'outstanding progress' in managing cardio- vascular disease, according to two reports published this week.
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Kidney disease: detection is better
Chronic kidney disease is an underdiagnosed but increasingly common condition. Estimates suggest 4-9 per cent of adults experience the more advanced stages of the disease. The burden on the health service is growing, and 1-2 per cent of the NHS budget is now spent on dialysis alone, say David Meechan ...
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Commissioning begins at home
The Teenage Cancer Trust has blazed a trail for charities by investing in commissioning. Sue McLellen and Simon Davies explain
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Basic data 'should be free'
The chief executive of the Information Centre has promised to 'put right' the perception that Dr Foster has Intelligence unfair access to NHS data.
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Ambulance services deny claims of patient stacking
Ambulance services and the Department of Health have hit back at claims that patients are being deliberately detained in ambulances to ensure hospitals hit accident and emergency waiting-time targets.
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Hospitals gain ground in acute services battle
Three West Sussex hospitals have moved a step closer to retaining many of their acute services.
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Accounting change could strain PFI
The Department of Health has refused to say whether or not it has set aside any resources to help trusts cope with a major change to private finance initiative schemes later this year.
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Career Path: rising to the top
Dr Simon Eccles talks to Stuart Shepherd about his path from medical school to a variety of roles in NHS management
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Career Path: rising to the top
Dr Simon Eccles talks to Stuart Shepherd about his path from medical school to a variety of roles in NHS management
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Pass on your skills
With a worrying number of health and social care professionals fearing future skills shortages, two new courses could help to plug the gaps
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Health promoting hospitals
Liverpool's Cardiothoracic Centre and the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital have developed public health strategies aimed at improving the health of hospital staff, patients and the wider community affected by the hospitals. These trusts are two of the largest of their kind in theUK, and the public health implications of all ...
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Trust defends repainting to greet prince
Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust has defended using government funding to repaint hospital wards and a conservatory used by patients and visitors ahead of a royal visit.
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Monitor blocks Unison court move on private patient income
Monitor has attempted to block Unison's judicial review by launching a three-month consultation into its interpretation of the foundation trust private patient income cap.
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Auditor finds PbR has 'questionable' impact on efficiency
Payment by results has had a 'questionable' impact on driving up efficiency in the NHS, the Audit Commission has concluded.
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All or nothing: patients are told no to private top-ups
Patients who choose to buy drugs that the NHS will not fund are being told they will have to pay for all their treatment - not just that part. Should trusts relent and offer mix-and-match packages of care, or would that mean a two-tier service? Alison Moore reports
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Breakdown of cross-border agreements is costing English trusts millions
Diverging health policies in England and Wales are causing English hospitals to lose millions of pounds.
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Allied health professionals and the 18-week target
Allied health professionals play a vital role in delivering services to millions of patients, but there is still potential to use their expertise in assessment, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation to even greater effect.
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Allied health professionals and the 18-week target
Allied health professionals play a vital role in delivering services to millions of patients, but there is still potential to use their expertise in assessment, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation to even greater effect.