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Government accused of manipulating MRSA figures
The government is within touching distance of hitting its MRSA target, but opposition parties have accused ministers of manipulating the data.Latest figures show there were 1,072 cases of the superbug inEnglandfrom July to September last year.
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UK allergy services 'a national disgrace'
UK allergy experts are asking the health secretary to take decisive action to improve care for people with allergies. In a letter to The Times today, the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology said improving allergy diagnosis and management could cut unnecessary costs to the NHS.
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Burden of obesity 'unmanageable', say Conservatives
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned about the increasing burden of obesity on the NHS.
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NHS dentistry boost in Scotland
New figures show a small increase in the number of NHS dentists in Scotland last year and that the number of patients registered with an NHS dentist is creeping up.
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Health service can lead on environmental issues
The NHS must take the lead in becoming a 'good corporate citizen', adopting policies and personal habits such as encouraging cycling and reducing waste to help beat global warming.
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Community hospitals grab local care lifeline
Two years after Our Health, Our Care, Our Say promised to shift care away from the acute sector, community hospitals are redefining how they provide services. Alison Moore looks at the emerging models and asks what has held up progress
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Auditors sceptical about cull of arm's-length bodies
Finance experts have questioned the value for money of a major Department of Health review aimed at cutting spending on arm's-length bodies.
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Commission calls for power to suspend non-executives
Chairs and non-executive directors of hospital and primary care trusts that have lost the confidence of their local communities could face suspension in future.
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Pressure grows on PCTs to increase obesity services
Primary care trusts will be forced to commission more weight management services in an attempt to meet growing demand, the government has warned.
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Unions agree on unsocial hours pay proposals
NHS Employers and unions representing staff on Agenda for Change contracts have agreed joint proposals for unsocial hours pay.
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Market slows as Peterborough PFI deal closes
Peterborough's £505m private finance initiative deal was the fifth largest UK public-private partnership to reach financial close last year, analysis by Infrastructure Journal has found.
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Watchdog gives maternity services a 'wake-up call'
NHS trusts have accepted that last week's Healthcare Commission report into maternity services should serve as a 'wake-up call' but have complained that the review's methodology may have treated them unfairly.
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DH knew commercial director was under investigation
The Department of Health was aware its commercial director was being investigated over the alleged backdating of share options at the time of his appointment. And it emerged he is being given over £100,000 per year tax free by the government to pay for luxury London accommodation.
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Scottish plan to fight fraud
NHS bodies in Scotland will be encouraged to appoint 'counter-fraud champions' in a bid to stop money being illegally siphoned from the health service.
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Under-doctored areas told to share extra resources
The 38 primary care trusts being given government money to tackle long-standing GP shortages will be expected to share the extra resources with their neighbours.
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Women consultants 'treat fewer patients'
Rising numbers of women consultants could lead to a long-term decline in productivity, academics have warned.
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Hospitals are 'fast tracking' elderly into care, CSCI finds
A damning report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection has implicated NHS hospitals in an unfair tendency to 'fast track' elderly people into care homes.
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PCTs to fund controversial eye drugs
Primary care trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside and Norfolk have agreed to fund two controversial treatments that can prevent patients with a serious eye condition from going blind.
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Call to bar worst managers
The leader of the UK's hospital doctors is calling for greater regulation of managers - with powers to stop them working in healthcare in extreme cases.
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Eligibility for care criteria to be reviewed
The government has asked the Commission for Social Care Inspection to review the eligibility criteria that govern older and disabled people's right to care services.