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Prison drugs care 'below 'standard'
A think tank has criticised prison drug services for falling short of 'even minimum standards' and called on the government to take action.
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Healthcare Commission to probe Mid Staffs deaths
The Healthcare Commission has launched an investigation into apparently high mortality rates among emergency admissions at the Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Guidance omits time limit on inquiries into patient killings
Concerns over time it takes for health organisations to investigate fatal attacks by mental health patients have not been addressed in the first detailed guidance on the subject.
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NHS London focuses on Brent financial crisis
A report into the financial crisis at Brent primary care trust has highlighted 'grave failings' in leadership.
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Auditors concerned over Hinchingbrooke's £38.7m deficit
Auditors for Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust have raised 'serious concerns' over its projected £38.7m deficit for 2007-08, as the trust's savings plans are not sufficient to cover it.
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Census shows wide variation in numbers of clinical staff
The government's boast that the NHS has been swelled by thousands of extra clinical staff masks wide regional variations and a flattening in the number of nurses and GPs.
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King's Fund urges caution on polyclinics
There is little evidence to back a wholesale shift to polyclinics in London, the King’s Fund has warned.
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NHS service providers can advertise under new code
NHS trusts and independent providers of NHS services have the freedom from today to advertise direct to patients - but must abide by a new code of conduct.
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Halt public sector pay squeeze, says Unison
Staff such as nurses, paramedics and social workers should not have to put up with below-inflation pay rises, public sector union Unison has said.
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Consultation on independent sector regulation
Health minister Ben Bradshaw has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way private and voluntary healthcare is regulated.
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New guidance on patient choice
The Department of Health has published new guidance and information on the rollout of the 'free choice' policy, which will allow most patients to choose the hospital where they are treated.
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Postgraduate medical institute opens
A new postgraduate medical institute supported by 11 NHS trusts in the East of England has been officially launched by higher education minister Bill Rammell.
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Call to protect legal status of health visiting
Union leaders have urged health secretary Alan Johnson to halt plans that could lead to the legal abolition of the health visiting profession.Proposed changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Act could see less-qualified staff carrying out 'health visiting' duties, according to union Unite, which encompasses the Community Practitioners' and Health ...
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Richard Granger – an apology
Our recent article headlined “Informatics policy finally gets direction after years of drift”(HSJ 7 February 2008) included a report of statements, made during a conference by Mr Tom Denwood, who is managing the Department of Health on-going review of its NHS informatics strategy.
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Work is good for mental health, says expert
Supported employment offers people with mental health problems a chance to get work, achieve recovery and lead fulfilling lives, according to a leading US expert.
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£8m boost for Scottish telecare
Scottish public health minister Shona Robison has pledged an additional £8m to expand telecare programmes that allow people leaving hospital to live more independently and safely at home.
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Public health doctors condemn private sector contract
Senior public health figures have condemned the Scottish government's decision to engage PricewaterhouseCoopers to run its patient experience programme.
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Report slams Department of Health statistics
The Department of Health's statistical releases have come under stinging criticism following a new report from the Statistics Commission, the official watchdog that will be disbanded at the end of this month.In an analysis of government releases, the quarterly NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times statistics failed against all six ...
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Healthcare Commission to investigate high mortality rates
The Healthcare Commission is to investigate mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Career Path: working in mental health
Not many managers in mental health nursing can claim to have worked in the Royal Engineers and as a healthcare assistant. For Andy Johnston, however, it was those early experiences that led him to start nurse training in 1988. He is now a hospital manager. Here, he charts his career's ...