Latest news – Page 1608
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NewsTraining budget cuts to hit doctor numbers
Cuts in funding for trainee doctors could result in too few specialists on wards, it has been claimed.
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NewsParties agree on need to tell patients about NHS service costs
All three main parties support ways of making the public more aware of the cost of NHS treatment and services, such as putting drug prices on prescriptions.
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NewsNHS hospital closures 'may improve patient care'
A group of leading doctors has defended the closure of some accident and emergency units and other hospital services, claiming they could actually improve patient care and save money in the long run.
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NewsUK women's early death rate on a par with Albania
Premature death rates among women in Britain are on a par with those in Slovenia and Albania, a study has shown.
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News£34m budget shortfall will not hit frontline services, Sturgeon says
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said frontline services in the NHS Grampian area will not suffer from a £34m budget deficit.
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NewsNHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier
The NHS is operating on patients from richer areas when they are significantly less sick than those from deprived communities, according to analysis carried out by HSJ of the inaugural national collection of patient reported quality measures.
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NewsNearly half of GP practices bust commissioning budget
The value of the healthcare resources used by practice based commissioners significantly varies from the indicative budgets they have been set.
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NewsAmbulance trusts shun urgent care centres
Commissioners have criticised ambulance trusts for not delivering appropriate patients to urgent care centres instead of A&E departments in some parts of the country.
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NewsPay and stress put medics off chief exec role
The insecurity of life at the top is a major deterrent to doctors becoming senior NHS managers, a report has warned.
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LeaderNational GP referral guidelines are needed to reduce inequalities
HSJ’s analysis of the first national collection of patient reported quality measures confirms what has long been suspected: better off patients undergo surgical procedures sooner after they develop health problems than poorer patients.
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LeaderElected PCT boards - we're not ready
If the Liberal Democrats hold the balance of power in a hung parliament, then we now know what their number one health bargaining chip would be.
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NewsMonitor to look harder for FTs in financial trouble
Monitor has signalled it will become more aggressive in its scrutiny of foundations trusts over the next 12 months in order to identify early those in financial difficulties.
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NewsSelf care provider to introduce 'payment by results' pilot
A leading provider of self care programmes is seeking to prove to primary care trusts that it can save them significant sums on managing long term conditions by piloting a “payment by results” scheme.
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NewsNHS trust pioneers land purchase
An acute trust is set to become the first in the country to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire land.
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NewsNominate a product that is increasing efficiency and quality
HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has launched a series of awards to recognise and reward the products transforming patient care and helping healthcare professionals work efficiently.
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NewsData leaks most serious in NHS
More serious data breaches have taken place within the NHS than any other UK organisation since the end of 2007, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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NewsPicker Institute launches new patient engagement site
A website designed to help the NHS improve its public profile has been launched by the Picker Institute Europe.
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Monitor director makes SHA move
The policy director for Monitor, Robert Harris, is leaving to take a new post with a strategic health authority.
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NewsA&E departments have fewer than half the consultants they need
Accident and emergency departments have fewer than half the consultants they need to cope with demand, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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NewsNext government must quash preferred provider policy
The next government must scrap any notion of a “preferred provider” policy and ensure a level playing field for all potential service suppliers, according to a report from the NHS Confederation’s NHS Partners Network.