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NewsSwine flu confirmed in further 47 people
Swine flu has been confirmed in a further 47 patients, the majority of whom are children.
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NewsGP incentive system delivers disappointing results on diabetes
The GP incentive scheme has not had the dramatic impact on diabetes care that was predicted when it was introduced five years ago, researchers have found.
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NewsNICE backs complementary therapies
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has given its backing to complementary therapies for the first time.
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NewsCompetition panel looks at NHS provider shift
The co-operation and competition panel is to investigate plans to transfer a primary care trust provider arm’s services to a foundation trust.
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New health row rocks Channel Islands
A new row has broken out in the Channel Islands over who caused the Department of Health to pull out of a 33-year-old reciprocal health deal.
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NewsNHS Employers names director
NHS Employers has named its new director after months without a permanent head.
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NewsSHA negotiates £124m national NHS Direct contract
NHS East of England has negotiated a £124m contract for services from NHS Direct on behalf of the English NHS.
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NewsReview of working time directive came too late, say doctors
Doctors’ leaders are questioning why the Department of Health has waited until three months before the European working time directive comes into force to review its effect on training.
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NewsBanned PCT video edges towards a million views
The primary care trust whose teenage pregnancy video was banned from YouTube has said it has been astonished by the “huge response” it has received.
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Quality and safety can't 'solve' NHS funding crisis
The NHS should not look to quality and safety improvements to solve its impending funding problems, leaders in the field have warned.
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NewsA third of NHS hospitals could miss EWTD deadline
Up to 28 per cent of hospital rotas risk missing August’s deadline for complying with the European working time directive, strategic health authorities are predicting.
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NewsRole of competition panel under review
The Department of Health will carry out a “major review” of its principles of co-operation and competition in the summer.
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NewsWales puts health council mergers idea on ice
The Welsh Assembly government has backed down from its proposal to restructure patient involvement groups.
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NewsMPs to debate health reforms
MPs are set to consider reforms including the NHS constitution, quality accounts and personal health budget pilots following the Health Bill’s passage through the House of Lords.
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NewsNHS trusts owed millions by private patients
NHS hospitals could be significantly overstating their private patient income because a substantial proportion of it is either never paid or paid late.
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NewsDavid Nicholson puts innovation on NHS to-do list
The power of having a “nationally integrated healthcare system” should be exploited to embed innovation across the health service, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said.
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NewsCommentators warn ‘business as usual’ will not safeguard the NHS
Managers, clinicians and academics have cast doubt on whether existing health policy is capable of delivering the reforms needed to safeguard the future of the NHS.
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NewsForeign NHS nurses jailed for fraud
Two nurses have been jailed for fraud after using false documents to study and work in Britain.
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NewsNo payoff for Mid Staffs chief executive
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust’s former chief executive Martin Yeates will receive six months’ salary but no severance payment following his resignation.
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NewsConservatives promise to axe dentists' contract
The Conservatives have outlined plans to scrap the existing NHS dental contract and introduce a registration scheme for patients.