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patient records
The government is investigating whether patient information used by medical researchers is safe. Arrangements for keeping electronic data used in health research confidential varies ‘considerably’ from those used for immigration and counter-terrorism purposes, the government’s response to the health select committee’s report on electronic patient records states. The new national ...
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Unions issue warning to government over plans to curb wage rise
Proposals to raise NHS wages by just 2 per cent will lead to political strife and sustained 'hard bargaining', according to health economists.
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Tax the rich to solve health inequality, says professor
The government has been accused of failing to tackle health inequalities fully because it is too 'afraid' of upsetting the electorate.
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Queen's Speech quiet on health policy
The lack of health legislation in the Queen's Speech has sparked calls for the government to set out its vision for the NHS.
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Walk-outs planned over sacked union representative
A mental health trust is facing strikes and legal action after sacking a senior nurse who spoke out in her role as a union representative.
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GP access: experts question whether more practices will help
The government has admitted it does not know how it will decide which areas need extra GP provision, almost two years after it first pledged to help under-doctored areas.
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Hospitals accused of failing to clean ambulances
Dirty ambulances could be spreading infections because crews do not have time to clean them between call-outs, unions have revealed.
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Czar calls for incentives to uphold older people's dignity
The older people's czar has called for a financial reward for trusts that uphold patient dignity.
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Let medics take top jobs, 'cliquey' managers told
Managers need to be less 'cliquey' if they are to attract clinicians to the top roles, the president of the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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Four out of five prison mental health teams are falling short
Less than a fifth of mental health inreach prison teams feel they are meeting the needs of inmates, five years after they were established, according to a hard-hitting report.
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GP practices prepare for visits from new inspector
Primary care faces a tougher monitoring regime following the government's response to consultation on the new super-regulator.
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Ambulance network boosts 999 'clout'
The ambulance service will gain greater 'political clout' through a new NHS Confederation network.
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Mystery over sudden exit of Barnet chief executive
The interim chief executive of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust has left after less than three months in the job, HSJ has learned.
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ill health
Trusts will take on a greater financial burden when workers retire early due to ill health, under proposals launched this week by NHS Employers and trade unions. A three-month consultation is taking place on the proposals, which aim to give employers greater incentives for reducing sickness absence and ill health ...
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new ambulance network
The ambulance service is gaining greater ‘political clout’ through a new NHS Confederation network. The network will combine the Ambulance Service Association, which represents trusts, with the NHS Confederation’s ambulance forum. The merger is intended to turn the ambulance service into a more powerful voice in the NHS in line ...
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Health check: commission promises to intervene in 33 worst-performing trusts
Annual performance ratings have revealed a persistent gap between high-flying trusts and those languishing in the bottom half of the tables.
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Health check: PCTs struggle to improve
Primary care trusts are struggling to improve as quickly as other sectors and have seen a decline in the quality of their services.
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NHS chief executive moots royal college to groom future leaders
The quality of managers is the biggest potential barrier to creating a world-leading health service, the chief executive of the NHS has warned.
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PCTs in race to improve commissioning
Primary care trusts have been told that ministers could strip them of their commissioning role unless they show a marked improvement in performance.
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In-house HR may have no future in the NHS
In-house human resources may have no future in the NHS, a management expert has claimed.