All articles by Helen Mooney – Page 4
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BUPA wins first deal to support commissioners
Hillingdon primary care trust has signed a three-year deal with BUPA to help it commission services.
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have been shortlisted to run the Department of Health's NHS Choices website, HSJ can reveal.
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Pressure grows on PCTs to increase obesity services
Primary care trusts will be forced to commission more weight management services in an attempt to meet growing demand, the government has warned.
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PCTs to fund controversial eye drugs
Primary care trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside and Norfolk have agreed to fund two controversial treatments that can prevent patients with a serious eye condition from going blind.
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DH knew commercial director was under investigation
The Department of Health was aware its commercial director was being investigated over the alleged backdating of share options at the time of his appointment. And it emerged he is being given over £100,000 per year tax free by the government to pay for luxury London accommodation.
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Strength in numbers - mental health partnerships
The providers of services for people with schizophrenia in Liverpool saw ISIP as a great chance to bring the NHS and local authority together, as Helen Mooney explains
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Department stalls over Freedom of Information requests
The Department of Health has been failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act. Two requests regarding senior DH civil servants made by HSJ last year have been delayed.
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Lib Dems set out plans for future NHS
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has outlined plans for a £2bn 'care guarantee' plan for elderly people, a new patient contract and directly elected health boards as part of his proposed NHS reforms.
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Women denied pain relief during childbirth
Women are often left alone during childbirth and denied proper pain relief according to a survey.
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Screening for breast cancer misses targets
Three in 10 women aged 50-70 are not receiving breast cancer screening every three years, despite government targets.
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Managers who went from Richmond House to the NHS
Life at the top of the health service is enough to make even the toughest go-getter think of quitting, which is what our interviewees did - only to jump back in at a more grass-roots level. HSJ finds out about now and then
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Moyes still waiting for new Monitor contract
Bill Moyes, executive chair of the foundation trust regulator Monitor, has yet to agree a new contract with the Department of Health to guarantee his position, HSJ has learned.
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NHS Alliance warning over damage caused by competition
Primary and secondary care organisations must work together to deliver the best service to patients, rather than working in 'adversarial competition', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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Ann Keen tours hospital ahead of transplant report
Health minister Ann Keen toured the dialysis unit at Hammersmith Hospital in west London ahead of publication of a report by the Organ Donation Taskforce this week.
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Neonatal nurse shortage raises concerns
The National Audit Office has raised concerns over the capacity of NHS neonatal services, describing them as 'challenged'.
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NHS Shared Business Services not obligatory
NHS organisations will be given incentives but not forced to use NHS Shared Business Services for back-office administration, according to Department of Health finance deputy director Peter Coates.
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PCT safety breaches still going unreported
Primary care trusts are continuing to under-report breaches of patient safety, the chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has warned.
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North West acute chiefs doubt private scheme value
North West acute trust chiefs are questioning the need for a new clinical assessment and treatment service run by the private sector.
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Foundation trust status fails to drive improvement
Gaining foundation trust status is not yet driving sustained improvements in performance, the regulator Monitor has concluded in its review of their performance last year.
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HIV/AIDS 'complacency' risks progress so far
The UK has 'entered an era of complacency' about HIV and AIDS and risks undermining the progress of the 1980s and 1990s, says a report by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.