All articles by *Helen Crump
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London unveils diabetes strategy
Healthcare for London has unveiled a three year strategy to transform diabetes care in the capital.
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NewsPractice based commissioning: give GPs control or risk world class status
Primary care trusts will be restricted to the lowest score in world class commissioning unless they can prove they are supporting practice based commissioning.
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Scottish BMA leader demands review of extended opening hours
The British Medical Association's lead Scottish GP has demanded a review of policy on extending GP opening hours in Scotland.
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Margaret Edwards quits SHA for central role
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber chief executive Margaret Edwards left her post suddenly last week to take on a new role driving efficiency across the NHS.
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GPs offering extended hours in all PCT areas
GP practices in all primary care trust areas are now offering extended hours, the Department of Health's latest figures reveal.
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Sweeping review of nursing announced
Prime minister Gordon Brown has launched a sweeping review of the future of nursing.
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Justice secretary drops controversial data sharing proposals
Justice secretary Jack Straw has dropped controversial proposals that medical bodies had warned could see patients' confidential medical records being passed to third parties.
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SHA chief Margaret Edwards to lead productivity unit
Margaret Edwards, the chief executive of Yorkshire and the Humber strategic health authority, has left to head up a new national NHS productivity unit.She has agreed to lead the unit, set up by NHS chief executive David Nicholson and based in NHS London, and will start as national director of ...
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Trust by trust patient safety information published for first time
The National Patient Safety Agency is to begin publishing patient safety incident reports from all hospital trusts in England and Wales today.
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Monitor picks chief executive for Mid Staffordshire
Monitor has picked an interim chief executive for Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Margaret Edwards leaves Yorkshire and the Humber SHA
Margaret Edwards, the chief executive of Yorkshire and the Humber strategic health authority, is leaving her post, HSJ can reveal.Ms Edwards became chief executive of the SHA when it was formed in 2006.
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Talk to me: PCTs hone their haggling skills
World class commissioning demands new skills of primary care trusts – not least managing the market to get the highest quality and best value care for patients. Helen Crump finds out how they are coping
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World class commissioning league table: PCTs exceed expectations in year one
Primary care trusts have made a solid start on world class commissioning and 27 have led the way with green lights for strategy, board governance and finance.
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Mark Britnell confirms DH is still mulling over PCT freedoms
The range of perks that will eventually be on offer to the best performing commissioners is still being hammered out by the Department of Health and the Treasury.
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Media Watch: obesity threat to mankind
Cancers caused by obesity pose a threat to mankind 'akin to that of climate change' the papers warned this week.
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London GPs miss out on cash
The British Medical Association's GPs committee has attacked NHS London for failing to ensure primary care trusts honour an agreement to pass on cash to practices.
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Cancer patients missing out on best treatment because of cost
Cancer patients are missing out on high-tech radiotherapy because the NHS is struggling to invest in staff and technology.Intensity modulated radiotherapy, which has been used in Europe and the US for a decade, is used to treat only 7 per cent of eligible NHS patients, according to research by the ...
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Hospital entertainment provider backtracks on price hike
Northumbria Healthcare foundation trust has forced bedside entertainment provider Hospedia to backtrack on a 140 per cent price hike.
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NICE clarifies breast cancer guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has re-worked its breast cancer guidelines in a bid to standardise care across the country.
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Government to step up work with WHO on Africa
The British government has pledged to 'step up its engagement' with the World Health Organisation's African arm in a bid to tackle the health challenges facing the continent.