BY DOLLY CHADDA
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New pay system 'could cut managers' earning power'
An overhaul of the senior managers' pay system being introduced next month is premature and could cut individuals' earning potential, Unison and the Institute of Health Services Management have warned.
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Academic to replace Sir Duncan as head of HSMU
Former NHS chief executive Professor Sir Duncan Nichol is stepping down as director of a high-profile health services management unit - to be replaced by a more 'neutral' academic.
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Country's first health and social care trust proposed
Talks are underway to set up what could be the country's first mental health and social services trust.
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Tyne & Wear reveals HAZ potential to save pounds80m
Health and local government leaders predict they can squeeze pounds80m a year more out of existing resources under ambitious plans to pilot new models of care in Tyne & Wear.
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More ambitious public health agenda for Scotland
Ministers in Scotland have opted to set a wider range of national targets than England's in the battle to improve public health.
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Ministers give go-ahead to UK's largest teaching trust
Ministers have given the go-ahead to create the UK's biggest teaching hospital trust, ending a two-year on-off merger saga.
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Has warned: don't rush to set up primary care groups
Health authorities are to be given a stern warning not to rush into making 'premature' arrangements for setting up the primary care groups proposed in the government's white paper.
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HAs turn to private sector for mental health services
Health authorities frustrated by the way mental health services are provided are increasingly turning to the private sector for solutions, a nationwide survey shows.
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Clinicians will get a major role in Scot tish reforms
Clinicians are to be given a major role in reshaping health services in the first detailed plan implementing the government's white paper reforms in Scotland.
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Leaders signal merger of primary care lobby groups
Primary care leaders last week signalled their willingness to enter talks about a possible merger of the three main lobby groups.
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Sur vey confirms health inequalities
A national survey confirming substantial health inequalities is set to inform ministers' decisions on the location of health action zones.