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Increased choice for maternity care
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced that by the end of 2009 all women will have a choice of maternity care, including the choice of a home birth. She made the pledge in the new Department of Health document Maternity Matters: choice, access and continuity of care in a safe ...
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Contract job
Trusts entering into commissioning contracts with one another need to keep their eyes on the ball. John Deffenbaugh has a few words of caution
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Best practice: lessons from one of the UK's biggest consultations
A six-year consultation with 3.1 million residents of Greater Manchester and beyond, on maternal, children's and neonatal services,..is a rich source of learning on how to involve the public in.complex and difficult decisions
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Wales goes smoke free
Wales has enforced a smoking ban in all enclosed public spaces from today. Northern Ireland chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride used the move to remind Northern Ireland that that country will also go smoke free from 30 April.
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PEC arrangements published
Guidance on new arrangements for primary care trust professional executive committees has been published. PCTs can use local circumstances to determine how PECs should be structured and operated locally.See the arrangements here
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Department of Health business plan launched
The Department of Health has published its business plan for 2007-08. The plan includes the DoH's objectives in health and social care and in supporting ministers.Get the plan here
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Expert patients become social enterprise
The expert patients programme has been set up as a community interest company, or social enterprise, by the Department of Health. The move means primary care trusts will be able to commission the company to run self-management courses for patients.Read the press release here
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Three-quarters of NHS staff doing unpaid overtime
Nearly three-quarters of NHS workers in England are regularly doing overtime, much of it unpaid, according to the annual Healthcare Commission staff survey, published today.
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Burnham launches next wave of foundations
Health minister Andy Burnham has given support to the next wave of nine NHS foundation trusts, bringing the total up to 62.He has also welcomed the authorisation of three more foundation trusts by Monitor.
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New waiting-time figures published
Inpatient waiting times in February have fallen, according to new monthly figures released by the Department of Health today.Outpatient waiting times are also down, with 16,900 patients in England waiting over 11 weeks for a first appointment.Get the full figures here
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New BMA guidance on end of life issues
The BMA is launching updated guidance on withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatment.It takes into account the major changes for patients and doctors that will come into force when the Mental Capacity Act is implemented in England and Wales in April and October 2007.Read the guidance here
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RAB axed as Hewitt defends year of pain
Has the NHS finally emerged from its financial quagmire? Patricia Hewitt argues the new post-RAB system has never been more fair and open. Nick Edwards talks to a buoyant health secretary
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Controverisal critical care centre axed
Hospital managers have scrapped plans for a £450m critical care centre and a network of community units across south London on the grounds of affordability.
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Trust gets £9m refund after tariff admin error
Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust has received a £9m refund from the Department of Health, after an administrative error by the trust left it £13.5m out of pocket.
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Commissioning: Hewitt slams 'unacceptable' interference by trusts
Patricia Hewitt has criticised the 'unacceptable' practice of trust managers instructing hospital consultants not to discuss reworking patient pathways with GPs.
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Healthcare Commission must 'remodel' work following 17 per cent funding cut
The Healthcare Commission will have its budget cut by 17 per cent in 2008-09 because of the government's decision to delay the creation of a combined regulator by a year until April 2009.
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DoH orders review into £257m diagnosis contract
A massive diagnostics contract with the private sector has been delayed. because of concerns about quality and administrative procedures.
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Acutes accused over discharge info
The acute sector is showing 'institutionalised contempt for primary care' by its failure to provide GPs with prompt discharge summaries, the NHS Alliance has claimed.
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BMA pushes for referral centre rules
The British Medical Association is to call for greater clinical engagement in referral management centres run by primary care trusts, HSJ has learnt.
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Workforce SHAs' failure to plan staff numbers has been 'disastrous'
Workforce planning is at risk of being abandoned by NHS chief executives burdened with 'excessive' Whitehall demands, a damning report has found.