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European directive could hamper electronic records
Key planks of the electronic patient record could break European law, the Commons health select committee has been told.
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Mental health charities warn that £2m therapy cash is not enough
A £2m boost for talking therapies will not reach enough people across England, mental health charities have warned.
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Former chief exec calls for more private beds for children
Commissioners should make greater use of the independent sector to stop children from being placed on adult mental health wards, a former mental health trust chief executive has said.
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RCN to discuss strike action
Nurses could be balloted over industrial action following a meeting held this week.
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Hospices face losing special fee arrangements
Hospices have complained they will be disadvantaged by the Healthcare Commission's decision to remove their special status and make them pay the full cost of regulation fees.
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Trust apologises for leak of payroll details
Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust has apologised to 12,000 staff after a laptop computer holding their payroll details went missing.
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SHA kicks off engagement bid
Internet forums for managers and doctors are to be set up by NHS North West as part of its attempt to achieve 'world-class' clinical engagement.
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Conference in access farce
An NHS manager and wheelchair user has told HSJ of his dismay at being unable to access the stage to give a talk on equal rights for disabled people.
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UK healthcare ranked best value for money
The NHS has been ranked the best in the English-speaking world.
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One-quarter opposed to independent Confed membership
A quarter of NHS Confederation members are opposed to including independent providers of NHS services in its core membership, a consultation has revealed.
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SNP looks to reverse emergency closures
Controversial decisions to reconfigure hospitals services in some areas of Scotland will be revisited now the Scottish National Party has taken power.
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MPs join nurses' campaign for a fair pay deal
Pressure is mounting on the government to rethink its decision to stage this year's pay award for nurses, as hundreds of MPs join nurses in calling for the 2.5 per cent increase to be paid in full.
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Councils to meet Hunt over 'cost shunting'
Council leaders in London are to meet health minister Lord Hunt after warning that £22m in 'cost shunting' will be forced on them by primary care trusts this year.
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NHS looks to Sainsbury's for social advertising ideas
Corporate advertising expenditure can be as important for public health as the NHS's own money, according to public health minister Caroline Flint.
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Alliance forms network for senior leaders
A forum has been set up for senior primary care managers who work with clinicians.
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Welsh 999 boss hails progress
Welsh Ambulance Services trust chief executive Alan Murray has defended his trust against official figures showing it is missing response targets. He claims the service is exceeding its target of 60 per cent of services meeting life-threatening calls in eight minutes.
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Meet the HSJ team at the Confed conference
HSJ will be covering all the news from this year's NHS Confederation's annual conference, from the moment it opens next Wednesday.
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NHS leaders singled out for birthday honours
A number of senior managers and leaders in the health service have been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours.
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Diagnostics deal delayed by five months
A £257m contract with an independent company to provide 450,000 diagnostic procedures a year may not start until September, five months behind schedule.
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Healthcare Commission takes a hard line on hospital infection
The Healthcare Commission is to clamp down on superbugs after one in four hospitals admitted they were failing to meet national standards.