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LINks consultation published
A response to a consultation on the draft regulations for local involvement networks has been published by the Department of Health.
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Facilities consortium splits from Confederation
The NHS Confederation has decided to separate off its specialised facilities support company, the Healthcare Facilities Consortium.
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Men more likely to die from drugs than women, figures reveal
Nearly 80 per cent of drug-related deaths are among men, NHS Information Centre figures show.
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Older people's health neglected, researchers claim
The NHS and private health firms are not providing good enough basic care to a large portion of the population in England, especially older and frailer people, a study claims.
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Carbon emmissions need central steering
When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, it is difficult to conceive of an industry that faces a more complex challenge than the health service.
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Young promises new regime will deliver speed and independence
The language used by the chair of the Care Quality Commission in her interview with HSJ was typically clear, robust and ambitious.
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NHS dental charges up by 22 per cent, Conservatives say
NHS dental patients have paid 4.5bn in charges since 1997, while 2 million people have ‘lost’ their dentist, the Conservatives have claimed.The total paid in charges per year increased 22 per cent between 1997 and 2007, according to figures released to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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Professionals 'lack Parkinson's knowledge'
Health and social care professionals in England lack knowledge of the mental health issues associated with Parkinson's disease, a survey has suggested.
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Hospital mental health provision 'variable'
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a critical report on mental health services in hospitals.
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PCT may part fund free school meals
Liverpool city council is to consult on a proposal to offer free school meals to all primary school children, which could be partly funded by Liverpool primary care trust.
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Sophia Christie on the Naomi Campbell effect
At a recent House of Commons gathering to discuss the role of commissioning in delivering improvement, there was silence on the application of world class standards to the commissioning of primary care.
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Urgent call target triggers cash crisis
Ambulance trusts are warning of financial problems caused by efforts to meet a target for response times to life-threatening emergency calls.
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PCT 'dragons' hunt fresh ideas
Primary care trusts are attempting to spice up public health and recruitment initiatives by copying popular TV programmes.
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Failures led to C diff deaths
Criminal charges may be brought against Scotland's largest health board after a review into a fatal hospital infection showed 'appalling and unacceptable' failures.
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IT may change funding plans
A new IT system could pave the way for a substantial change in the way primary care trusts and GPs are funded, HSJ has been told.
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PCTs suspect trusts may be allowing top ups
Primary care trusts have received few requests from patients wishing to 'top up' their care but are concerned that hospitals are doing so without their permission.
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Spring surge in GP referrals leaves managers mystified
Referrals by GPs shot up in spring - putting extra pressure on trusts battling with December's 18-week referral to treatment target.
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'Struggling' coders threaten tariff improvements in 2009
Research commissioned by the Department of Health has warned of huge problems in the way hospital services are measured and costed, saying they could undermine payment by results.
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Double act for IT leadership
The Department of Health has selected the two IT chiefs who will fill Richard Granger's former position at the top of its NHS Connecting for Health agency.
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Ethnic minority patients and staff
There's something that worries me about the wording of your comment on discrimination. You state: 'If [the NHS] cannot treat its own employees fairly it has no hope of providing ethnic minority patients with the service they have a right to receive'.