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NewsNo fault compensation plan examined in Scotland
Patients in Scotland could be able to get compensation payouts on a no-fault basis if they are injured as a result of medical treatment.
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GP gains role on health and wellbeing board
WORKFORCE: A GP commissioner has been appointed as deputy chair of West Sussex’s emerging health and wellbeing board.
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Five overdue safety alerts at Aintree University Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The trust had work overdue on five national patient safety alerts in July, latest Department of Health data show.
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NewsLansley hails cancer care improvements
Treatment for cancer sufferers has undergone a “fantastic” improvement, the health secretary has said
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Directors leave Mid Yorks as its troubles escalate
WORKFORCE: The nursing director and medical director are leaving Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, it has announced, as it continues to face high-profile service problems.
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Four SW trusts sign up to research on admissions
RESEARCH: Four acute trusts in the South West are taking part in a study that aims to identify how decision making and clinical experience can reduce unnecessary admissions.
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NewsPublic urged to avoid 999 nuisance calls in Wales
A woman called for an ambulance after being bitten on the finger by a hamster, health officials have revealed.
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Two parties interested in taking over hospital block
COMMERCIAL: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has received two responses to a request for plans to redevelop a surplus part of its estate at Southlands Hospital.
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NewsOnly 50 admissions for 'Olympic family' during games
London’s NHS saw only a minimal impact from the Olympic games, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsCircle outlines £8bn 'NHS growth opportunity'
Private health provider Circle named 32 trusts it viewed as constituting an “NHS growth opportunity” of more than £8bn in presentation to investors last year.
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NewsOFT investigates NHS hospitals sharing price data
The Office of Fair Trading has obtained assurances from eight NHS trusts that they will cease sharing commercially sensitive information about their private patient unit prices, it revealed this morning.
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HSJ LocalGreat Ormond Street appoints West Herts chief to its top job
WORKFORCE: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has appointed Jan Filochowski as chief executive.
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NewsNHS organisations ready for revalidation
Most NHS organisations are ready for revalidation at the end of the year, according to a new report.
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NewsDH unveils licensing and competition plans
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor will have the power to direct commissioners to “withdraw or vary” tenders that breach competition rules, under regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
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NewsPoorer areas 'hit harder by alcohol'
Poorer communities have substantially higher levels of alcohol-related ill health, anti-social behaviour and premature deaths than their wealthier neighbours, research suggests.
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NewsFTN wins bid to develop governors
The Foundation Trust Network has won a contract to lead the development and training of governors at England’s foundation trusts.
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NewsLatest surgery outcome figures show 'marked' variation
There is “marked” variation in the level of health benefit patients feel from common surgical procedures, national performance figures show.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Cost revealed of PR battle over children's heart surgery
The public relations battle between the NHS and trusts that stood to lose services under the national reconfiguration of paediatric heart surgery cost nearly three-quarters of a million pounds, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsReview of cosmetic surgery launched
Plastic surgeons have welcomed the launch of a major review of cosmetic surgery following the PIP breast implant scandal.