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NewsSwine flu vaccination programme extended to pharmacists
Frontline pharmacists and their staff must be included in the priority swine flu vaccination programme, NHS flu resilience director Ian Dalton has said.
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NewsTory linked to private health firm
A senior Conservative MP’s links to a private health company have prompted a fresh row over Tory leader David Cameron’s commitment to the NHS.
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NewsNHS drug errors 'may top 860,000'
The number of mistakes involving NHS patients being given the wrong medication may total 860,850, according to the National Patient Safety Agency.
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NewsBAMM chief rejects NHS job cut plan
The chief executive of the British Association of Medical Managers has backed the government’s rejection of a report recommending that the NHS cut 137,000 jobs in the next five years to make efficiency savings.
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NewsNHS practice manager network launched
The NHS Alliance has launched a new network designed to help practice managers influence policy and promote best practice in primary care.
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NewsSwine flu funding sought by Scotland and Wales
NHS services in Scotland and Wales are seeking more government money to combat the expected upsurge of swine flu cases in the autumn.
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NewsNHS trust pays £150,000 compensation over death
The wife of a man who died a day after being discharged from an NHS hospital has been awarded £150,000 compensation by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsDH is told 137,000 NHS posts must go in next five years
The Department of Health has been told the NHS in England will need to slash its workforce by 137,000 if it is to achieve its planned £20bn savings by 2014, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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NewsCQC action on sustainability ‘disappointing’
The Care Quality Commission has been accused of ducking its responsibilities on sustainable development.
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NewsHealthcare 100: new partners for HSJ awards
The Department of Health has joined NHS Employers as a partner in HSJ and Nursing Times’s Healthcare 100.
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NewsDH makes PFI debt pledge
The Department of Health has said it will change the financial reporting rules to ensure trusts with private finance initiative debts do not breach their statutory duty to break even.
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NewsManagers 'struggling to win trust'
Senior managers in large public sectors organisations are failing to win the trust of their employees, a new study has found.
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NewsNon-executives appointed to Newcastle PCT's board
Two positions on the board of Newcastle primary care trust have been filled with re-appointed non-executive directors.
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NewsNHS leaders vow to cut emissions by 10pc
NHS organisations are being urged to make a public commitment to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent during 2010.
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NewsFraudulent NHS finance director is struck off
A former NHS finance chief jailed for forging his trust’s valuation reports has been struck off by his professional body.
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NHS trusts asked how long they take to pay suppliers
Every health trust in the UK has been asked to state how quickly it pays its suppliers by a business organisation eager to discover whether its members are being kept waiting.
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NewsAlcohol-related hospital admissions 'on the rise'
Alcohol-related hospital admissions in England have seen a 33 per cent increase in the last three years, according to official figures.
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NewsSwine flu cases on the decrease
The number of people newly diagnosed with swine flu in England continues to fall, with an estimated 5,000 cases last week, figures reveal.
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NewsSwine flu hotline 'not needed in Wales'
GP leaders in Wales have said there is no need for the country to sign up to the national pandemic flu phone line, which is operating in England.