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NewsHealthWatch must have no monopoly
The Care Quality Commission has warned that the government’s new patient advocacy service must not “crowd out” the views of other patients’ bodies.
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NewsEight PCTs to share single management
Representatives of eight London primary care trusts have agreed to put their organisations into three clusters under one management framework, saving £48m.
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NewsClinicians dominate NHS top pay list
Just 7 per cent of the highest paid individuals in the NHS are in non-clinical roles, according to an analysis by HSJ of the latest figures on public sector pay.
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NewsHart denies misleading Assembly over NHS report
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has denied opposition claims she misled the Assembly about the existence of a report into the NHS.
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NewsPay database reveals top earners
More than 26,000 NHS staff earn over £100,000, according to a comprehensive public pay database.
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NewsBarbara Young appointed head of diabetes charity
Former chair of the Care Quality Commission Dame Barbara Young has been appointed chief executive of the charity Diabetes UK.
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NewsTrust breached data laws over lost USB
A trust breached data protection law when a doctor lost a memory stick containing sensitive patient details on his train home, the information watchdog has said.
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NewsPace of public spending cuts 'not set in stone'
The pace and scale of public spending cuts is not set in stone and could be changed if the policy fails to rescue the economy, a Liberal Democrat cabinet minister has said.
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NewsCall for ban on cheap alcohol
Doctors have called for happy hours and the sale of cheap alcohol to be banned.
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NewsScots twice as likely to die from alcohol
Scottish people are more than twice as likely to die as a result of alcohol than those born in England and Wales who live north in Scotland, new research suggests.
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NewsNHS has 6,500 staff paid more than PM
More than 6,500 employees working in the NHS are paid more than the Prime Minister, it has been disclosed.
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NewsBaby P whistleblower to sue GOSH
A senior doctor who claimed Baby P could have been saved if her warnings had been heeded is suing the NHS for compensation, it has been revealed.
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NewsFormer BMA chairman to face disciplinary panel
The former chairman of the British Medical Association will face a disciplinary panel accused of professional misconduct, it has emerged.
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NewsScottish life expectancy improving
Life expectancy levels are increasing but Scotland still has some of the lowest rates in Europe, official statistics showed today.
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NewsGP pay revealed by NHS Information Centre
Almost 1,000 GPs are earning more than £200,000 a year although average salaries have fallen, figures show.
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NewsGovernment warned over rate of job losses
The government has been urged to approach spending cuts like a middle-distance runner rather than a sprinter, making sure that most public sector job cuts take effect after 2013.
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NewsLIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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NewsConcerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
Public health doctors and directors have expressed serious concerns over the government’s restructuring plans in a survey shared exclusively by HSJ.
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NewsKing’s Fund criticises GPs on dementia diagnosis
GPs are “unable or unwilling” to recognise dementia symptoms, evidence presented to the King’s Fund suggests.
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NewsBigger role for pharmacists could save £800m
More than £800m could be saved from NHS budgets by making more use of the skills of pharmacists, according to an influential think tank.