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Bottomley replaces Mellor. . . internal market 'projects'. . . plea for £1bn extra. . . managers' performance pay frozen. . . HA merger row
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Fake incidents mar campaign against violence on NHS staff
The government's 'NHS zero tolerance zone' campaign to counter violence against NHS staff has been found to be using fake incidents in its publicity material.
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Finance chief retires during inquiry
A senior Scottish Ambulance Service executive has retired during an inquiry into allegations that he hid a criminal conviction from his employers.
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RCN members hit out at Hancock's high salary
Royal College of Nursing members attacked the high salary of general secretary Christine Hancock and other senior staff at their annual general meeting last week.
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NHS told to recruit 1,000 from New Deal
Managers have been given strict deadlines to recruit 1,000 unemployed people into the NHS after official figures revealed a poor uptake of the New Deal welfare-to-work scheme.
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Greater focus on cancer as czar signs up
Health secretary Alan Milburn announced he was 'making cancer treatment a personal priority'as he appointed a cancer 'czar' this week.
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In Brief: Maximum compensation rise
Maximum compensation for unfairly dismissed staff rose from £12,000 to £50,000 on Monday, but there will be no upper limit on compensation for whistleblowers who lose their jobs. The changes were welcomed by Roger Kline, national health secretary of the MSF union as 'good news for NHS staff ' and ...
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In Brief: South West regional office has completed investigation
South West regional office has completed an investigation into the allegations of financial mismanagement at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority made by the HA's own finance director. Roger Silvester was suspended in May following his comments at a board meeting where he refused to accept the HA's financial ...
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In Brief: Reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community
Health minister John Hutton has launched a reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community. The simplified care programme approach will operate at only two levels, standard or enhanced.
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In Brief: Flu awareness week
Chief Medical Officer Professor Liam Donaldson called on patients in key risk groups to 'go and have a flu jab' as he launched flu awareness week this week. His call was backed by London Ambulance Service trust, which was hit by a sharp rise in the number of 999 calls ...
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In Brief: NHS Direct Essex
A team from Essex social services has moved into NHS Direct Essex's call centre in Chelmsford as part of a pilot project to allow access to social services through the nurse led telephone helpline. NHS Direct Essex will also pilot a scheme allowing nurses to refer callers to pharmacies for ...
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Package deals with drug firms on horizon
Health commissioners will soon be able to enter into US-style package deals with pharmaceutical companies to tackle a range of conditions including asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
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Envelope of Bristol data passed to DoH
A senior Department of Health official was given a sealed envelope containing data about surgical outcomes at the Bristol Royal Infirmary during a taxi ride with 'whistleblower' Dr Stephen Bolsin, the inquiry into baby deaths at the hospital heard this week.
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Langlands points to shared responsibilities of all
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands told the inquiry last week that individuals and 'the system' were responsible for preventing clinical failures.
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Room with a view
Nurse Helen Coppock reflects on her new flat in Poland House, a nine-storey office block refurbished to provide affordable homes for healthcare workers by Peabody Unite and Barts and the London trust. It was officially opened last week.
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'No precedent' for scale of Wales changes
The health service in Wales has faced unprecedented change over the past year, director of NHS Wales Peter Gregory told managers last week.
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MPs put new health ministers on hold to launch inquiry into soaring drug costs
The Commons health select committee has delayed plans to question the new Department of Health ministerial team so it can launch an inquiry into the soaring cost of generic drugs.
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Short Cuts: Wait to see GP is patients' biggest bugbear
People under 45, members of ethnic minorities and Londoners are less satisfied with their GPs than other patients, the first national NHS survey has revealed. Many patients among the 100,000 questioned believe they have to wait too long to see their family doctor. Workers and full-time students were most critical ...
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Short Cuts: Coulter leaves King's Fund to join research body
Dr Angela Coulter is leaving her post as executive director of policy and development at the King's Fund to become chief executive of Picker Europe, a not-for-profit research organisation specialising in patients' experiences of health services. The organisation carried out the first national patient survey for the NHS, published last ...