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Abolition of HAs casts doubt on LHG status
The abolition of health authorities in Wales has thrown the future of local health groups - the Welsh primary care organisations - into doubt.
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Consultants' contract talks grind on
The British Medical Association and the Department of Health are expected to start negotiations soon on the final shape of the new consultants' contract.
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DoH moves to extend role of private sector to pathology
The government is poised to extend the role of the private sector to clinical services from this summer, with a series of publicprivate partnerships in pathology services piloted across the country.
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Drugs price drop gives health authorities unspendable surplus
Health authorities are struggling to deal with an unexpected budget surplus which could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds, thanks to last year's cut in the cost of drugs.
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Passing the hat round
Imperial College medical student Sam Keech, based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, joined other students, doctors and managers in modelling at a fundraising event in aid of Macmilllan Cancer Relief. The event, at the university's new Sir Norman Foster-designed building, coincided with London Fashion Week.
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PFI site bed shortage for non-A&E patients
Six patients at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, the first private finance initiative-funded hospital, spent the night on trolleys last week after the trust found itself with no spare beds.
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Trust goes on defensive over 'damning' report
Stockport trust has defended itself against criticism from local MP Andrew Stunell following a Mental Health Act Commission report, which he described as 'damning, to say the least'.
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Doctors still 'call the shots'despite Labour rhetoric on patient focus
Despite rhetoric about developing a patient-focused and primary careled NHS, little has changed under New Labour from the typical patient's point of view, according to a report from the King's Fund.
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Switched on
Germ Lights, by design group Proof Multiples, features in an exhibition of biomedical images enhanced by contemporary artists. The free exhibition, entitled Growth and Form, runs until 4 May at the Two10 Gallery, The Wellcome Trust,210 Euston Road, London. For enquiries call 020-7611 7211.
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SHORTCUTS: Tayside kept waiting in discussions on £8m deficit
Tayside health board will have to wait until April to have further discussion on how to reduce a projected £8m deficit, after the financial information it had requested from trusts was not provided to its meeting last week. The board's £8m deficit is attributable to Tayside University Hospitals trust, which ...
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SHORTCUTS: Pensioner claims human rights violation over move
An 89-year-old woman is claiming her local council has violated the Human Rights Act by trying to transfer the old people's home she lives in to a private trust. Flossie Hands, who lives in Birmingham city council's Florence Hammond Elderly Home, has served a writ on the council, backed by ...
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SHORTCUTS: Opponent of acute services shake-up to stand as MP
Campaigners who opposed a major acute services shake-up in Kidderminster are to stand a candidate in the general election. Health Concern - the group that currently holds 18 of the 42 seats on Wyre Forest district council - is to stand Dr Richard Taylor against sitting Labour MP David Lock ...
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SHORTCUTS: Mental health forum to shake up communication
Views of mental health service users for the National User Forum will see meetings taking a back seat, the forum's first gathering decided. Professor Louis Appleby, national director for mental health, said: 'It ought to be possible to contribute to the forum in different ways, through correspondence and we are ...
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SHORTCUTS: Grim figures on life expectancy for deprived Scots
Life expectancy is 10 years lower in the most deprived areas of Scotland than in the more affluent areas of South-East England, according to the latest report from National Statistics. The report of life expectancy by local authority for 199597 showed that the highest male life expectancy in Glasgow City ...
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SHORTCUTS: Nursing pack aims to benchmark care standards
New standards of care that nurses and other staff are expected to provide for patients, to ensure such things as privacy, dignity and providing food of good nutritional value, have been announced by health minister John Denham. The Essence of Care pack sets out what staff need to do, best ...
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Key trusts fail targets though others do well
Trusts in some parts of England are failing to meet targets on the number of patients waiting more than 12 months for surgery, though the best performers are progressing at a much faster rate than that demanded by their regional offices.
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Ex-manager gets £105k for 'nerves'
A former manager in the Mersey Regional Ambulance Service who suffered two nervous breakdowns in the course of his job has been awarded £105,000 in damages.
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