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BUPA expected to provide 'external support' for PCT
Hillingdon primary care trust is set to name BUPA as the company it plans to use to help it commission services under the Department of Health's external commissioner list, HSJ has learned.
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'Albatross' private finance charges slated in research
Trusts with large private finance initiative projects are facing continued pressure to cut services and jobs to meet payments, two leading researchers have claimed.
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PFI hospitals plan to lose management posts
Two hospitals with private finance initiative projects are preparing to cut hundreds of jobs.
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PCTs fall short on consulting
Primary care trusts need to provide leadership training to professional executive committees and have a strategy to consult with patients, the Commons public accounts committee has concluded.
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In this week's magazine
NewsSir Derek Wanless has warned that unless major improvements in productivity and public health are made, even greater levels of investment will be needed over the next 20 years. Sir Derek said that major strides are needed over the next three years if the NHS is to make the most ...
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Nurses to decide on pay offer
The Royal College of Nursing will this weekend make a decision on the government's pay offer for this year.
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GPs come out against polyclinics
The Royal College of GPs has criticised the introduction of NHS polyclinics proposed by junior health minister Lord Darzi as part of his vision for the future of the NHS.
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Confed backs select committee findings
NHS Confederation chief executive Dr Gill Morgan said that she agreed with the findings of a Commons health select committee report on NHS IT published today.
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Charity moves to dispel breast cancer myths
The charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer is calling on GPs to help dispel widespread confusion among patients about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.The initiative is part of the charity's campaign'Show your breasts some TLC: Touch Look Check'.
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Alliance: PBC will transform health service
The NHS Alliance has given practice-based commissioning a vote of confidence in a report released today.Alliance chair Dr Michael Dixon said PBC was going to transform the NHS but there has been a slow start due to primary care trust reconfiguration.He warned the policy would not go far enough if ...
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Joint project to reduce falls in patients
According to a new study, closer working between pharmacy and physiotherapy services may improve care for older people at risk of falls.Research carried out at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust found that many older patients who have fallen would benefit from having their medicines reviewed.
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Nuffield trust gets interim director
Dr Neil Goodwin CBE has been appointed as interim director of the Nuffield Trust and will work to develop the future strategy of the charity's programme of research.
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Johnson delivers speech on health inequalities
Health secretary Alan Johnson will deliver a speech on health inequalities to the New Health Network today.
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Call for HIV test kit review
The Terrence Higgins Trust is urging the government to change the law and allow people to buy and use home test kits for HIV.
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New study claims that the pill may cut cancer risk
The contraceptive pill may reduce the risk of cancer for most women, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal.
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Kennedy steps down from genetics commission
The chair of the Human Genetics Commission, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, has announced that she is stepping down.
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chan wheeler
The new commercial director at the Department of Health has committed himself to breaking down barriers and creating a level playing field in the NHS to enable the independent sector to provide care.Speaking at the inaugural annual conference on the independent sector Chan Wheeler delivered his first public address after ...
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Maggie Rae
The head of the local delivery and health inequalities unit has become the latest senior Department of Health employee to return to the frontline.Maggie Rae has become the director of health at Wiltshire primary care trust.Ms Rae was seconded to the DoH for two years from the National Institute for ...
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Early wins, early lessons
Practice based commissioning has received a vote of confidence in the NHS Alliance report Practice based commissioning: early wins, early lessons released today.The report looks in depth at instances of PBC working well and saving money across the country.Chairman of the Alliance Dr Michael Dixon said PBC was going to ...
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Practice based commissioning
Practice based commissioning has received a vote of confidence in the NHS Alliance report Early wins, early lessons, released today.Chairman of the Alliance Dr Michael Dixon said PBC was going to transform the NHS but there has been a slow start due to primary care trust reconfiguration.He warned PBC would ...