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Alarms raised over neonatal capacity
NHS neonatal services are 'challenged', according to a National Audit Office report.Caring for Vulnerable Babies: the reorganisation of neonatal services in England, published today, has highlighted severe shortages in the number of neonatal nurses available to staff units across the country.
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Lib Dem leader calls for 'bonfire' of NHS targets
Newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg outlined his vision for the NHS in a recent blog entry. He said he would devolve control of the NHS to locally elected representatives and have a 'bonfire of central targets'.
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EU health tourism plans delayed
A controversial European Commission directive that was set to open the way for EU patients to travel abroad for treatments at the expense of their home countries has been delayed.
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Emergency reconfiguration plans approved
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has endorsed two separate plans to concentrate emergency services.
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Trusts should do more for kids
Concerns have been raised about the NHS’s ability to ensure children are protected. A Healthcare Commission report, Safeguarding Children and Young People, A Shared Responsibility, says trust boards may not be giving enough priority to training staff in this area. Systems for protecting and safeguarding children are improving, but partnership ...
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3rd sector
More voluntary organisations would work alongside the NHS as 'strategic partners' under government plans to modernise the health service's investment in the third sector. The Department of Health has launched a consultation in a bid to create a fairer and more streamlined funding system.
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floods nib
An interim report into the way public services responded to the summer floods has highlighted confusion over the roles of health organisations in providing health protection advice. The review, led by Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the South West Strategic Health Authority, calls for urgent clarification from the Department of ...
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new community hospital schemes announced
Just over one third of the£750m announced in 2006 to modernise community hospitals has now been allocated, the Department of Health has said. The£750m was due to be spent over five years on either building new community hospitals or super surgeries, or renovating old ones. It followed the 2006 health ...
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Welsh NHS to buy goods and services online
A project that will enable the public sector in Wales to buy all its goods and services online has been given the go-ahead.
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MRSA rates under scrutiny
A report examining the factors behind the variation in MRSA rates between different hospitals has been published by the Department of Health.The report analyses the contribution of organisational factors such as bed occupancy, cleanliness and the use of temporary staffing.
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Second-hand smoke doubles allergy risk, research claims
Babies exposed to second-hand smoke are almost twice as likely to develop allergies to inhaled allergens such as pet hair, according to research released today.
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New infant mortality guidance
Guidance on reducing health inequalities in infant mortality has been published by the Department of Health.
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Social care body calls for guidelines on restraining older people
The use of restraint in the care of older people has been addressed in a new report published by the Commission for Social Care Inspection.
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More contenders
Pharmacy giant Boots is understood to be involved in a potential bid for the NHS Choices contract. Boots refused to confirm or deny it was interested but a spokeswoman said the company was 'aware of the development of NHS Choices and will be very interested to understand how it progresses' ...
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Genes triple bowel cancer risk, study reveals
Scientists funded by Cancer Research UK claim to have identified two common genetic variants that could triple a person's risk of getting bowel cancer.
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Hospital food gets low marks in Which? survey
A third of patients are unhappy with the quality of food served in hospitals, according to a new survey.Which? surveyed 1,000 patients and 250 members of staff.
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Scotland sets out NHS workforce plan
The Scottish government has published its NHS workforce plan for 2008-09, which includes the training numbers for doctors and nurses.
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Guidance for emergency burns patients
The Department of Health has published its emergency planning guidance for the management of burn-injured patients.
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Hep C infections increase
The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C in England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10 per cent higher than in 2005, latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency reveal.
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Inequality at birth still too great, figures show
The government is not on track to meet its targets for reducing inequalities at birth by 2010.