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Key points in the commissioning framework for health and well-being
'The proposals in the document could mean the NHS paying for air-conditioning in the homes of people with chronic lung disease, or GPs prescribing anger management classes for children with behavioural problems.'.
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Bob Ricketts on the commissioning framework for health and well-being
'Turning the framework into action will of course depend on the response of all the individuals commissioning and providing care and support and also, crucially, users and carers themselves.'
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Ruth hussey on offender health services
The growing prison population is a significant issue for both primary care and acute trusts. Just as general healthcare is moving towards prevention, so is criminality. We need to look at what the NHS and social care can do to stop people committing ...
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Financial squeeze cost 22,300 posts, says RCN
More than 22,300 NHS posts have been lost in the last 18 months because of the financial crisis hitting the health service, according to a new report from the Royal College of Nursing.Our NHS: today and tomorrow claims the government's insistence that trusts balance their books last year has led ...
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Worldwide online health stats scheme launched
The World Health Organisation has launched an online scheme to revise the global standard for medical and health statistics.Stakeholders have been invited to join in the revision process through an internet platform.Find out more here
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Healthcare professionals work action plan published
NHS trade unions, the Department of Health and NHS Employers have put together an action plan to help healthcare graduates find work.Recommendations from the plan include encouraging new graduates to apply for entry posts and talent pools of all new qualifiers.Read the press release here
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Call to not limit mental health powers to doctors
Unison has called for amendments to the Mental Health Bill, which limits new powers on treatment to doctors only, to be thrown out.It claims the amendments exclude experienced mental health workers including nurses and therapists from making decisions about appropriate treatment. The Bill is due to get its second reading ...
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Survey says health is top public priority
According to a YouGov survey for the Royal College of Nursing the public believes health should be the number one concern for the next government.Over 90 per cent of those surveyed said they valued the NHS as a free public service. More than half wanted to see a higher level ...
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DoH responds to mental health report
The Department of Health has published its response to a Joint Committee on Human Rights report on the Mental Health Bill. The report was published in February.The response took the form of a letter from health minister Rosie Winterton to the committee chair.Read the letter here
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Latest information for health and social services chiefs released
The Department of Health has issued its latest bulletin for NHS and council chief executives and social services directors.It includes information about a best practice toolkit for the mental health workforce and statutory guidance on safeguarding the welfare of children.Get the bulletin here
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WHO steps up plans to eliminate deadly parasite
The World Health Organisation has announced plans to step up efforts to eliminate Chagas disease, a parasitic disease which affects an estimated 9 million people, mostly children.Chagas disease causes its victims' internal organs to slowly swell and can cause eventual death. The disease used to largely affect people in rural ...
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New topics referred for NICE review
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is to establish new guidelines on a raft of ailments.Eight topics in total have been referred to NICE by DoH ministers. They include prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical patients, assessment and management of acute coronary syndromes and neonatal jaundice.To see the ...
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How to measure schoolchildren - new DoH guidance
New guidance is available to help primary care trusts measure the height and weight of schoolchildren.The advice, part of the national child measurement programme, also explains how to enter this information on to the national child measurement database.Download the guidance
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Web system to monitor C Difficile hotspots
The Department of Health has announced it setting up a new web-based system to monitor Clostridium difficile.The new system, similar to the one used to monitor MRSA, will show where cases occur rather than just assigning all cases to the trust reporting the problem.The DoH hopes it will identify C ...
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RCN head 'would back strike on pay'
The new general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing will tell its annual congress next week that he will support strike action if it is demanded by the membership.
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Why bed-blocking is making an unwelcome comeback
Fines for social services departments brought early success in reducing bed-blocking, but the numbers are creeping up again as more difficult problems - which may be a result of targets and choice - rise to the surface. Alison Moore investigates.
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Nurses want more time on patient care, says survey
Three-quarters of staff nurses in acute trusts say they do not spend enough time on direct patient care, according to research by HSJ and Nursing Times. And nine in 10 of those believe this has an adverse impact on patients.
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Providers given open choice rules in PCTs
NHS providers must not turn down patient referrals on the grounds of a primary care trust's location, the Department of Health has warned.
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New national IT setback as devolution is delayed
The national programme for IT is facing another setback as it emerges that plans to enhance the role of strategic health authorities have been delayed.
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Last-minute cancellations on way down, claims DoH
The number of operations cancelled at the last minute is continuing to drop, according to the winter report from the Department of Health.