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Infection video tool launched
The Department of Health has co-launched an online video tool to help tackle Clostridium difficile.
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UK urged to adopt international child growth standards
A joint report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has recommended adopting World Health Organisation child growth standards in the UK.
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Confusion over hospital transport costs
Users of the hospital travel costs scheme find it and its guidance confusing, according to a consultation on the scheme.
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When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide', how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports.
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9When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide',.how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports
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Human rights let down by existing law
Human rights should be enshrined in health service delivery, according to a report calling for new duties to protect the rights of older people in hospitals and care homes.
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Mixed performance in community mental healthcare
Pace of change and improvement in community mental healthcare has been variable and service users are often too little involved in their care, according to a review carried out by the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It said that although services had improved, some people still ...
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More foundation trusts formed and deferred
A decision on Royal Liverpool Children’s trust becoming a foundation trust has been deferred and an application for authorisation from St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals trust has been rejected.Three more mental health trusts - Hertfordshire Partnership foundation trust, Leeds Partnerships foundation trust and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health ...
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Smoking battle heats up as age law targets the cool kids
Raising the legal age for buying tobacco is the government's latest salvo in the war on smoking, and it is working hard to ensure maximum impact. Helen Mooney reports
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Confed pushes for action on climate change
The government has been urged to pay greater attention to the role the health service can play in tackling climate change.
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Ministers face accusation of burying report
The government has been accused of trying to bury a report criticising the failed Medical Training Application Service.
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Darzi pledges not to tinker
Junior health minister Lord Darzi has pledged not to 'tinker' with the tools of reform as part of his Next Stage review of the NHS.
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GP tendering could herald new era of competition for practices
A scheme allowing primary care trusts greater sway over GP services could be the 'tip of the iceberg' in exposing family doctors to competition.
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Meldrum unconvinced by BMA's 'cosy' reform plans
The new chairman of the British Medical Association has distanced himself from one of the union's major recommendations for health service reform.
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Massive inaccuracies mar GP patient choice website
Primary care trusts and GP practices will be asked to correct widespread mistakes on the Department of Health's flagship NHS Choices website.
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GPs urged to refer directly to the independent sector
Western Cheshire primary care trust has told doctors across its patch to refer orthopaedic patients needing hip and knee replacements directly to an independent sector treatment centre because it is under-used.
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Why minorities still stand out from the primary care crowd
High levels of dissatisfaction among black and minority ethnic patients have prompted the health secretary to take steps to discover what is behind unequal primary care access. But, as Rebecca Evans reports, ethnicity is not the only factor at play
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'Blame culture' is driving staff errors underground
Managers must eliminate the blame culture in the NHS to prevent under-reporting of safety breaches, the chief executive of the National Patient Safety Agency has warned.
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Working patterns must change for pay benefits to show
A King’s Fund report on the impact of Agenda for Change has said the system was rushed, has exceeded all cost estimates and has yet to show anticipated benefits for patients.The report found that the intended benefits will not be felt unless changes are made to the working patterns of ...
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NHS coping well with MTAS
NHS organisations have coped well in difficult circumstances following changes to medical training recruitment, according to NHS Employers. The organisation said that despite unprecedented numbers of applicants, NHS trusts are confident that they will be able to provide a full and safe level of service in the next few weeks. ...