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NewsLIFT schemes 'poorly managed'
Researchers have claimed NHS primary care trusts could save thousands of pounds if they managed partnerships with the private sector better.
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NewsWales steps up swine flu public health campaign
A swine flu awareness campaign in Wales is using newspaper and radio adverts to tell the public what to do if they experience symptoms.
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NewsFoundation trusts 'must plan for spending cuts'
NHS foundation trusts have been warned that they cannot depend on political pledges to maintain spending as the financial crisis worsens, and must plan accordingly.
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Tories pledge health service reform
Reforming the NHS is the only way to maintain frontline health services amid the mounting debt crisis, according to shadow chancellor George Osborne.
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NewsNHS Confed raises doubts over Conservative IT plans
The NHS Confederation has expressed doubts over Conservative proposals to scrap government plans for a central database of patient records.
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NewsPut NHS medical records online, say Tories
NHS medical records should be hosted online by providers such as Google and Microsoft, according to the Conservatives.
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NewsC diff deaths at new high
Hospital bug C difficile claimed 248 lives in Scotland last year and was a “contributory factor” in a further 517 deaths, figures show.
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NewsScotland 'on track to meet NHS targets'
The Scottish government says it is on track to meet targets to reduce the number of deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination plans still in the works
The government wants GPs to be the “bedrock” of the swine flu vaccination programme, but has not yet agreed details.
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NewsLewisham PCT agrees merger with hospital trust
NHS Lewisham’s trust board has agreed to merge its community health services with Lewisham Hospital trust in an effort to eventually achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsSir Ian Kennedy joins law firm
Commercial law firm Beachcroft has appointed former Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy to lead its new NHS health advisory service.
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NewsMatching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
The NHS could make savings of up to 20 per cent if all primary care trusts spent as efficiently as the best, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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NewsBill Moyes blames MPs over FT de-authorisation row
Bill Moyes, outgoing head of the foundation trust regulator Monitor, has blamed MPs’ ignorance for the recent fall-out between foundations and the Department of Health.
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NewsNHS calls on retired staff to help win swine flu fight
The NHS is calling on thousands of retired doctors, nurses and other staff to work if the swine flu pandemic gets worse.
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NewsDH data shows no link between NHS spending and patient outcomes
There is no clear relationship between primary care trust spending on killer diseases and outcomes for patients, the latest data from the Department of Health suggests.
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Panicky response to Mid Staffs scandal could erode FT freedoms
The government is threatening the independence of foundation trusts.
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LeaderNHS workforce: is your senior manager a psychopath?
Are you a psychopath? Warning signs include being manipulative, bullying your staff, spreading rumours about colleagues, believing rules are for others, feeling the end justifies the means and being turned on by risk.
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NewsDH scraps deadline for PCT provider arm strategies
The Department of Health has scrapped its centrally set deadline for primary care trusts to create provider arm strategies. It comes amid fears of PCTs obsessed by organisational structure making poor decisions.
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NewsQuality and outcomes framework: GP incentives harm care quality
The quality of care provided by GPs has decreased for some conditions where they do not receive performance related pay, a study has found.
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NewsConcern over patient safety incidents in Scottish hospitals
New figures have revealed that more than 5,000 surgical errors occurred during operations carried out in Scottish hospitals over the past five years.