All articles by Daloni Carlisle – Page 13
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Exclusive: PCT fitness bill hits £6.5m
The primary care trust fitness for purpose programme cost the Department of Health £6.5m, HSJhas learned.
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Push to publish clinical data
The Department of Health is to look at ways of providing clinical outcome information for independent treatment centres. The government's response to the Commons health select committee's report on ITCs conceded that without robust information on clinical quality, patients cannot make an informed choice.
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NHS Employers: far fewer job cuts than first claimed
The threat hanging over 20,000 NHS posts has amounted to fewer than 800 redundancies so far, NHS Employers has claimed.
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PCT chief questions value of competency assessments
A primary care trust chief executive has given a 'warts and all' account of the fitness for purpose programme now about to launch into its third wave, demanding to know whether it is value for money.
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Unsuccessful candidates for PCT chairs attack 'flawed' selection criteria and appointment process
The national programme to appoint new chairs to all primary care trusts has been criticised as biased, uninformed and hurtful by a number of rejected candidates.
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Appointments chief apologises to candidate accused of ignoring public
A primary care trust chair who resigned over his treatment during the selection process has received an apology from the NHS Appointments Commission.
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New service to combat lack of NHS dentists
A new dental access hotline has attracted 200 calls in its first week
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Admin error blamed for children's services' poor rating
A poorly performing trust identified in a Healthcare Commission review of children's services last week blamed an administrative error for its low score.
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Government pinpoints foreign team hotspots despite consultant opposition
Published: 24/10/2002, Volume II2, No. 5828 Page 5
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Board approves changes as Lord Ewing speaks out
A Scottish health board this week gave the go-ahead to controversial proposals for service changes over which a trust chair dramatically quit.