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Comment: Keeping afloat in a topsy-turvy market
'Central and Greater Derby primary care trust deserve congratulation for innovating in a way that promises to improve the quality of services.'
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David Lock on an independent NHS
An independent NHS board would be good news for ministers - but what about managers, wonders David Lock
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Audit Commission report criticises Ipswich trust as deficit reaches £24m
An NHS trust has been strongly criticised for its financial management during a year in which it had four different deputy directors of finance.
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New chief for scandal trust
A new chief executive has been parachuted into a trust at the centre of a waiting-list scandal.
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PCT chief questions value of competency assessments
A primary care trust chief executive has given a 'warts and all' account of the fitness for purpose programme now about to launch into its third wave, demanding to know whether it is value for money.
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News analysis: 'Hot and cold' hospitals plan gets a chilly public reception
Momentum is growing for radical reconfiguration of acute services in England, which could mean closing dozens of 'excess' hospitals. But could a combination of celebrity campaigns and the fear of Kidderminster win out? Mark Gould reports
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Royal College of Nursing names new chief
Peter Carter has been appointed general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing.
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Lansley: PBC is not enough
GPs would be handed direct responsibility to manage demand under a Conservative government because the party does not believe primary care trusts are up to the task.
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Doubts raised about the practicalities of independent 'board' running service
The NHS has reacted with sceptically to plans floated by chancellor Gordon Brown and health minister Andy Burnham to devolve more power to the service and away from ministers.
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Burnham: three quarters of trusts coast on patient safety
Three quarters of trusts are 'coasting' on healthcare-acquired infections and will require marked improvements in performance or risk an improvement notice from the Healthcare Commission, health minister Andy Burnham told a Health Hotel fringe meeting.
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Flint says 'one size fits all strategy' will never win public health war
National public health campaigns could contribute to a further widening of health inequalities, a public health minister has warned.
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Burnham: come to table with councils
The future regulation of healthcare needs a closer relationship between the NHS and local government and a system that is 'less institutionally driven', health minister Andy Burnham told a fringe meeting on Monday.
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Blair at Labour conference: 'Rebuilding not privatising'
The NHS is being rebuilt not privatised, Tony Blair told his last Labour party conference as prime minister.
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Lewis wants national advocacy service
Patients need a national advocacy service to extend the benefits of choice to poor or excluded people, a minister has claimed.
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Consultation on funding boundaries sparks fears over cost impact for PCTs
Government proposals for the funding of long-term care for people outside hospital will exacerbate the financial crisis facing primary care trusts, according to the NHS Confederation.
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NHSIII launches 'high-impact' changes for GP practices
Every GP surgery in England will this week receive a copy of a new document setting out nine 'high-impact' changes that their practice should introduce to improve care and efficiency.
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NAOM plans value for money study on Dr Foster deal
The National Audit Office is planning a value for money study of the controversial joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Dr Foster.
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Healthcare Commission to phase in developmental standards over three years
Developmental standards for trusts are to be phased in over three years to allow time for organisations to adapt to the new requirements, following criticism of the Healthcare Commission's original proposals.
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Foundation trusts out-performing NHS trusts, says Monitor
Foundation trusts are out-performing NHS trusts on a number of key indicators and have a greater than expected surplus for the first quarter of 2006-7, according to Monitor.
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SHAs: NHS Logistics strike has little impact
Acute and primary care trusts coped well with the first one-day strike by NHS Logistics staff last week, according to strategic health authorities.