All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 250
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HSJ Knowledge
QIPP challenges
QIPP is a cornerstone of the government’s drive to make the NHS take a more preventative and patient-centred approach.
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HSJ KnowledgeMedicines management
A review in 2007 by the Healthcare Commission into effective medicines management showed that 92% of mental health service users contacted had taken medicines.
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NewsCross-sector clusters set up to fast-track NHS innovation
The government has announced the creation of 17 new bodies designed to help speed up the implementation of innovative ideas at the frontline.
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NewsDH appoints new urgent and emergency care tsar
The Department of Health has appointed Professor Matthew Cooke as the new national clinical director for urgent and emergency care.
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NewsTwo primary care trusts awarded teaching status
Two primary care trusts have been awarded teaching trust status.
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NewsPriority NHS access charter for armed forces plan
Military personnel and veterans could get legally binding rights of priority access to public services such as healthcare under an Armed Forces Community Charter, defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has said.
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NewsNon-emergency phone number test announcement due
Trials of a new three-digit telephone number for patients seeking non-emergency medical care are expected to be announced by the Department of Health today.
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LeaderUnions and NHS employers team up to negotiate for a better future
A tough year has ended with news that is no less painful for being inevitable - there are likely to be thousands of job losses in 2010. But despite the implosion of public finances the omens are not all bad.
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NewsTrusts under pressure to safeguard frontline jobs
Trusts could be expected to protect frontline jobs and training as part of negotiating a public sector pay rise of just 1 per cent.
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NewsPCTs could struggle to hit MRSA ‘objective’
A significant proportion of primary care trusts may struggle to hit a challenging new “zero tolerance” MRSA target, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsDavid Nicholson tells NHS: improve first, then prove it
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told primary care trusts to focus on improving commissioning, rather than on gathering evidence about it.
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NewsTariff puts brake on acute admissions
Acute trusts will be paid only 30 per cent of the NHS tariff price for emergency activity above their 2008-09 levels, this week’s operating framework confirms.
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NewsJob cuts could see up to 5,700 staff go from PCT and SHA management
Up to 5,700 administrators and commissioners could be made redundant by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities next year, the Department of Health has indicated.
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NewsAdvances in care for kidney patients
Over the past five years the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease has improved “significantly”, according to health officials.
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NewsWalk-in surgeries a 'waste of money'
NHS-funded walk-in surgeries near railway stations are under-used and a waste of money, according to research published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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NewsPoor performers on MRSA targeted
The trusts with the worst records for cutting cases of MRSA are to be targeted by a new objective from the Department of Health.
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NewsPatients could be offered one to one nursing care
Patients with complex long term conditions could be offered one to one nursing care under plans outlined by health secretary Andy Burnham today.
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NewsTreasury may sell DH’s stakes in LIFT schemes
The Treasury is considering selling the Department of Health’s equity stakes in local improvement finance trust schemes.
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NewsNo funds promised with New Horizons mental health strategy
A cross-governmental action plan has set out a framework for the next decade of mental health policy - but without targets or a funding commitment.
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NewsPCTs left to vaccinate under fives against swine flu after GPs reject deal
Primary care trusts have been landed with responsibility for vaccinating all children aged between six months and five years against swine flu, after a deal could not be reached with GP leaders.