*Rebecca Evans
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Department of Health told to improve record management
The Information Commissioner's Office is seeking significant improvements in the way the Department of Health manages and retains its records.
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Scottish hospitals to be watched by 'superbug supremo'
The Scottish government is to appoint a 'superbug supremo' to check on hospitals' infection control.
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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.
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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.
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NHS is a 'brutal' place for its leaders
The NHS is a “brutal” and “arbitrary” system in which to be a chief executive, according to leaders interviewed by the NHS Confederation.
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Sir Michael Rawlins reappointed NICE chair
Sir Michael Rawlins has been reappointed as chair of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence after a special exemption to allow him to extend his tenure.
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Barts and the London appoints interim chief executive
Peter Morris has been appointed as interim chief executive of Barts and the London trust.
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NHS South Central votes for water fluoridation
The board of South Central strategic health authority has decided to add fluoride to the water supply in Southampton.Members of the board made the unanimous decision at a public meeting yesterday, following a consultation on the proposal.
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Steve Barnett aims to marshal NHS Confederation's network power
Ten months ago no one expected Steve Barnett to permanently replace Gill Morgan as chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
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Media Watch: complaints about NHS complaints
It's not been a great few days for the NHS in the national media this week, with extensive coverage of the Healthcare Commission's overview of how trusts handle patients' complaints.
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Andrew Lansley urges public loans for capital projects
Shadow health minister Andrew Lansley has called for hospitals to be given government loans to fund capital developments.
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Media Watch: maternity services
The Conservatives have been keeping up the pressure over maternity services - with stories in both broadsheets and tabloids saying the NHS has been forced to turn away women in labour.
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Figment of the imagination?
NEWS FOCUS: The National Institute for Mental Health is intended to transform mental health services and research in England.But will the reality match the rhetoric, wonders Rebecca Evans