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NewsSix PCTs allowed to keep status quo on structure
Six primary care trusts have been given approval in principle by the government to continue as direct provider organisations.
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NewsCare white paper opts for care free at the point of need
The government has staked its general election chances on the establishment of a national care service akin to the NHS.
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News£4m telecare funding announced
Scotland’s public health minister Shona Robison has announced £4m of telecare funding for high-tech devices that help older people stay in their own homes.
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NewsTrust accused of 'ridiculing' nurse's religion
A Christian nurse claiming she was discriminated against by her employer has told a tribunal that removing her crucifix would violate her faith.
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NewsScotland unveils £44m IT system
A £44m NHS computer system is to be rolled out across Scotland in a bid to improve security and free up staff time.
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NewsCare bill funding drops 'death tax' plan
The government will rule out today what critics have branded a “death tax” to fund social care for the elderly.
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NewsPCTs 'too passive on commissioning'
Primary care trusts are “too passive and lack the clinical knowledge” to commission services effectively, according to a damning report from MPs.
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NewsNew body to improve NHS workforce planning
A new body is being set up to help health and social care managers plan their workforce.
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NewsRoyal College of GPs elects first female chair in 50 years
The Royal College of GPs has elected its first female chair in 50 years.
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Tories to plug £6bn NI hole by cutting waste
Conservatives will reverse the bulk of the government’s planned increase in National Insurance by cutting £6bn of “waste” from the public sector, shadow chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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NewsBetter procurement could save NHS Scotland millions
NHS savings of £2m a year could be made if boards in Scotland purchased hip and knee joints from the same suppliers, auditors have claimed.
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NewsSwine flu 'hit credibility' of WHO
Public confidence in the World Health Organisation has ebbed away because the dangers of the swine flu pandemic were overstated, a draft report to the Council of Europe seen by The Guardian has found.
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NewsLambeth and Southwark provider arms to integrate with Guy's and St Thomas’
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is to take over the running of community services in Lambeth and Southwark.
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NewsGovernment to launch social care white paper on Tuesday
Number 10 and health secretary Andy Burnham are preparing to launch the long awaited social care white paper on Tuesday.
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NewsNumber of NHS managers increases by 12pc
The number of managers working in the NHS has risen by 12 per cent in one year, new figures show.
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NewsDarling admits public spending cuts will eclipse Thatcher's
Cuts to public spending are at the centre of the pre-election political battle, after chancellor Alistair Darling appeared to accept that they would be deeper and tougher in a fourth-term Labour administration than in the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher.
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NewsTen more trusts registered with conditions
A second wave of registration decisions by the Care Quality Commission has highlighted problems at 10 trusts.
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NewsONS records drop in healthcare productivity
Productivity in healthcare fell by 3.3 per cent between 1995 and 2008, according to new figures.
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NewsHammersmith and Fulham named council of the year
Hammersmith & Fulham is LGC’s Council of the Year - praised by the judges for “doing something very special in challenging times”
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NewsSacked trust chief executive to stand against health minister
A trust chief executive who was sacked from his job is to stand against health minister Gillian Merron in the general election.