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News analysis: 'Hot and cold' hospitals plan gets a chilly public reception
Momentum is growing for radical reconfiguration of acute services in England, which could mean closing dozens of 'excess' hospitals. But could a combination of celebrity campaigns and the fear of Kidderminster win out? Mark Gould reports
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NICE chief calls for QOF recognition
The chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has criticised the government for not taking account of its guidance when drawing up the quality and outcomes framework.
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New chief for scandal trust
A new chief executive has been parachuted into a trust at the centre of a waiting-list scandal.
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Wales exceeds forecast debt
The Welsh health service went over its forecast debt of £20m last year, ending £24m in the red.
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Lansley: PBC is not enough
GPs would be handed direct responsibility to manage demand under a Conservative government because the party does not believe primary care trusts are up to the task.
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Tories will not rule out increased NHS spend
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has hinted that a Conservative government could spend more on the NHS than a Labour government under Gordon Brown.
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A&E under threat in shake-up
Plans for a major shake-up of hospital services in Surrey and Sussex are likely to include closing several accident and emergency departments.
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Consultation on funding boundaries sparks fears over cost impact for PCTs
Government proposals for the funding of long-term care for people outside hospital will exacerbate the financial crisis facing primary care trusts, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Foundation trusts out-performing NHS trusts, says Monitor
Foundation trusts are out-performing NHS trusts on a number of key indicators and have a greater than expected surplus for the first quarter of 2006-7, according to Monitor.
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SHAs: NHS Logistics strike has little impact
Acute and primary care trusts coped well with the first one-day strike by NHS Logistics staff last week, according to strategic health authorities.
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Golden wonder: making the most of the money
With the rate of investment expected to slow down from 2008, it is vital to use resources to extract maximum value from the NHS. Adrian O'Dowd investigates
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Safe as houses: quality of service
For debt-ridden trusts it may be hard to believe, but tough deficits need not be detrimental to the quality and safety of care. Alison Moore reports
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Chief quits as £23m deficit is forecast for trust
The chief executive of the debt-ridden Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust in Huntingdon has resigned, saying his abrupt departure is 'in the best interests of the trust'.
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New NHS chief expects 'most or all' SHA areas to use independent sector
Strategic health authorities will be expected to take ‘full advantage’ of the Department of Health drive to introduce the private sector in commissioning primary care, according to new NHS chief executive David Nicholson.
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DoH moots roll-out of central funds to local organisations
NHS chief exec planning radical shift in how central budgets are held
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DoH to tighten cost planning
Trusts are to be given tight new guidelines on capital investment to ensure that running costs of new buildings and equipment can be covered, and that new income can be generated from treating patients.
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DHL secures NHS Logistics deal
The government has given the go-ahead to the controversial outsourcing of supply chain services to German parcel company DHL and US logistics firm Novation.
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A picture of progress: payment by results in mental health
Differences in diagnosis and treatment mean there are special challenges in developing payment by results in mental health. Now a group of trusts in the North are pioneering a 'whole life' approach which could hold the solution. Emma Dent reports
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Select committee to examine claims of £30m bailout using mental health cash
The Commons health select committee has promised to investigate claims that more than £30m has been plundered from mental health budgets to bail out deficits in other sectors.
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BMA warning on research cuts
The British Medical Association has expressed serious concern that a Treasury-driven shake-up of medical research could lead to a £300m drop in research funding.