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NewsPCTs left to vaccinate under fives against swine flu after GPs reject deal
Primary care trusts have been landed with responsibility for vaccinating all children aged between six months and five years against swine flu, after a deal could not be reached with GP leaders.
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NewsGordon Brown moves to curb public sector pay
Moves to curb a “culture of excess” in public sector pay have been unveiled by Gordon Brown as part of a bid to slash £12bn from spending over the next four years.
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NewsCall to cut a million public sector jobs
A million public sector jobs, including frontline roles in the NHS and the police, must be axed if the government is to cut its deficit, a think tank has said today.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: NHS to take responsibility for social care
The NHS is to be given far greater responsibility for social care under plans expected to be announced by the government in coming days, HSJ understands.
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NewsCommissioners must be more 'ambitious' in CQUIN schemes
Commissioners will be told to be more ambitious and avoid duplication when setting their commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) framework goals for next year.
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NewsNHS 'not helped' by confused messages on future of PCTs
Confused messages from the Department of Health over the future of community services configuration are “not helping the NHS”, the Primary Care Trust Network has warned.
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NewsNHS IT programme to be scaled back in pre-Budget report
The multi-billion pound NHS IT programme is to be dramatically scaled back in the pre-Budget report.
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NewsCall for continued NHS investment
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for the government to maintain investment levels in the NHS to keep standards of patient care from dropping.
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NewsHospital criticised ahead of Baby P report
Baby Peter could have been saved if managers at a hospital where he was treated had listened to fears raised by senior doctors more than a year before the toddler’s death, a consultant paediatrician has claimed.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: Barbara Young quits Care Quality Commission
Baroness Barbara Young has quit her position as Care Quality Commission chair, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLesbians 'suffer healthcare bias'
Lesbians experience varying degrees of bias from their doctors, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care.
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NewsNICE issues guide on commissioning high quality services
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published a new guide on commissioning NHS services.
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NewsUniversity Hospitals of Leicester names new finance chief
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has appointed Andrew Seddon as its new finance director.
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NewsParamedic union anger at stab vest move
A paramedics’ union has accused NHS ambulance service bosses of being “in denial” over the level of danger crews face on the job after one service in Essex decided to phase out the use of stab vests.
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NewsPharmacists acting as 'safety net'
Pharmacists are regularly correcting doctors’ mistakes with medicines, according to research.
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NewsBMA calls for an end to 'slash and burn' policies
The British Medical Association has launched its general election “manifesto”, which says political parties must not adopt a “slash and burn” approach to NHS finances and services.
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SHAs sit tight as the recession looms large
Nearly half of strategic health authorities have not evaluated the possible impact of the economic downturn on their 10 year regional plans.
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Treasury prepares cutback plans
Next week’s pre-Budget report will be published alongside a paper from the chief secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne outlining how billions of pounds will be saved through public sector efficiencies.
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NewsLincolnshire to reward cheaper GP prescribing
GPs in Lincolnshire are being offered incentives worth up to £2 per head of practice population to cut antibiotic prescribing and increase use of generic drugs.
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NewsBirmingham takes top prize at HSJ Awards
The team from Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust collect the secretary of state’s award for excellence in healthcare management at this week’s HSJ Awards.