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Crucial decision looms on the future of the NHS IT programme
The project to overhaul NHS IT is at a crossroads. With Lord Hunt back at the helm, the signs are that the programme will shift its focus to performance management. Lyn Whitfield looks at whether local accountability really is the next step
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NHS and councils could be placed under 'single regime' for assessment
Local authorities and primary care trusts could have a 'single regime' which assesses them against joint outcome measures, under proposals due to be announced next month.
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Confed criticises public consultation bill
The NHS Confederation has criticised the government's new bill on public involvement in health services for placing a duty of consultation on providers, as well as commissioners.
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New moves to tackle obesity in children
The Commons public accounts committee has published its eighth report on child obesity based on evidence from the departments of Health; Education and Skills; and Culture, Media and Sport.It is estimated the rise in obesity costs the NHS around £1bn a year.The government aims to tackle these problems by influencing ...
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Hewitt rejects council's block on closure of mental health clinic
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has overruled objections from local councils and agreed to the closure of a south London emergency clinic for people with mental health problems.
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Hewitt rejects council's block on closure of mental health clinic
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has overruled objections from local councils and agreed to the closure of a south London emergency clinic for people with mental health problems.
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Public wants politics left out of treatment decision, says survey
Decisions on NHS treatments should be made by clinicians, public representatives and managers - and not politicians, according to a MORI poll for the NHS Confederation.
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Leeds trust names new chief
Maggie Boyle has been appointed chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust.'Ms Boyle has been appointed for her skills, past experience and demonstrable track record of success in other similar organisations,' said trust chair Martin Buckley.Ms Boyle is currently chief executive of Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals trust. From ...
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Select committee announces witnesses for patient and public involvement inquiry
The Commons health select committee has announced the witnesses for its first hearing on patient and public involvement in the NHS. The first evidence session will be held on 1 February.The committee will be hearing evidence from Department of Health national director for patients and the public Harry Cayton, National ...
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New website to give NHS patients more power
The Department of Health has announced the launch of a new website that will bring together information on all hospitals and treatment centres.The Choice website will allow members of the public and clinicians to access a range of information through one super site that will act as a one-stop gateway ...
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Schools in deprived areas to get pedometers
Children at schools in deprived areas are to be given pedometers as part of a £494,000 project to motivate inactive children to become fitter.Public health minister Caroline Flint launched the National School Pedometer Programme, which will see 250 schools across the country given 45,000 pedometers.Ms Flint said: 'Using pedometers in ...
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New training to reduce violence against ambulance staff
The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) has launched a new set of standards to ensure high quality training for ambulance workers for prevention of violence.SMS head of security management Richard Hampton said: 'Ambulance staff are at the forefront of NHS care and face particular risks that this training is designed ...
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Hewitt insists choose and book is on track
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has attacked the 'myth' that the choose and book programme to boost patient choice in the NHS is not working properly.Taking questions from the audience at health seminar hosted by the Social Market Foundation, she was challenged over claims that not all patients were being given ...
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Complaints and Criticisms.
During my years as a CHC Chief Officer, I was repeatedly aggravated by letters from NHS managers in reply to individual complaints or to CHC comments on local plans that said, in essence, that what was being done was in accordance with policy and/or guidance.
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Select committee to hear evidence on workforce planning
The Commons health select committee will be holding its final session on workforce planning on 25 January.The committee will be hearing from new minister Lord Hunt and Department of Health deputy director of workforce Nic Greenfield.Click here for more information
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Drinking levels lower in London than rest of country
Londoners are less likely to drink alcohol than the rest of the country according to a new report, London, the Highs and Lows 2, launched by mayor Ken Livingstone.Young Londoners are also less likely to use drugs than young people in other parts of ...
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Local government white paper plan launched
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published the implementation plan for the local government white paper.The plan covers five workstreams including one on public involvement in health, which includes details on the expansion of overview and scrutiny committees.Read the plan here
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Lib Dems condemn 'depressingly familiar' Tory policies
Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Norman Lamb has called the findings of the Conservative policy commission on the NHS 'depressingly familiar' and claimed that giving GPs total control of their budgets would lead to greater health inequalities.He said: 'There can be no doubt that GPs are the backbone of the primary ...
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DoH signs prisoner healthcare agreement
The Department of Health has signed a national partnership agreement with the Home Office covering the healthcare needs of prisoners.This updates the original agreement signed three years ago and covers all public sector prisons in England.Read the agreement here