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Cutting infections 'could save £150m'
The National Audit Office has estimated that the cost of hospital-acquired infection could be cut by 15 per cent across the NHS, saving £150m a year.
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Charity 'funded cottage on NHS'
Ministers have promised to investigate claims that a charity charged with caring for people with learning difficulties spent NHS money on a holiday cottage, caravan and boat.
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Ashworth secondee in surprise shift
The acting chief executive of Ashworth Special Hospital is to leave following an unexpected invitation to head the new North West Regional Mental Health Development Centre.
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Cooper pushes ahead on hospital with fewer beds
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has overturned opposition to a £200m hospital in Birmingham to replace the Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals.
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'Failure to win funding' behind LAS chief's shock resignation
The shock resignation of London Ambulance Service trust chief executive Michael Honey has sparked speculation that he was forced out for failing to win adequate funding for the service.
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In brief
More than 100 MPs have signed an early-day motion against age discrimination in the NHS that urges the government to carry out an investigation promised in 1997 by Chris Smith, then shadow health secretary. The motion follows the recent publication of a report by charity Age Concern, which criticised NHS ...
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Quacking idea
A duck bench, carved in oak by woodworker Nicola Henshaw, near Colchester General Hospital's lake.
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Self-regulation in doubt for GMC post-Shipman
The General Medical Council could become subject to political regulation if it does not speed up suspension procedures after the Shipman murder case. Ministers are thought to have become impatient with GMC claims that its procedures cannot be quickened without legislative reform.
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Families' lawyer blasts managers
The lawyer representing families affected by the Bristol heart babies tragedy has lambasted managers for trying to pass the buck at the Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry.
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Hutt retreats on CHC shake-up
Welsh health secretary Jane Hutt has backed away from imposing a single model for community health councils in Wales. A new structure will allow 20 CHCs to develop different federal models.
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Association will 'confront forces inhibiting public health progress'
The UK Public Health Association will 'confront and expose forces inhibiting the government's intentions to act progressively', if necessary, new chief executive John Nicholson said this week.
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BMA criticises 'lack of clarity' on NHS spending
The British Medical Association has criticised a 'lack of clarity' on government spending on the NHS in England. A paper from its health policy and economic research unit, examining Department of Health press releases, says top-slicing for the modernisation fund and repeat announcements of the same money 'made it difficult ...
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Denham announces £20m for cataract surgery
Health minister John Denham has announced that the government will invest £20m over the next two years to modernise cataract surgery and cut waiting times. The money will allow 50 'modernisation sites' to streamline treatment and ensure a maximum wait of six months from referral to surgery. Treatment and recovery ...
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MDU says GPs 'do not have to follow' NHS Direct
The Medical Defence Union has responded to a 'rush of enquiries' from GPs to its helpline about NHS Direct by saying family doctors 'do not have to blindly follow' the nurse-led telephone helpline's recommendations but may be 'well advised' to make detailed notes if they decide not to see a ...
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HA pays out £800,000 to nurse after lifting injury
A former intensive care nurse has accepted more than £800,000 from Greenwich health authority after two hospital back injuries left him unable to work. Karl Douglas, a 28-year-old staff nurse, had to give up his career in 1992 when he injured his back lifting a 76kg (12 stone) patient without ...
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New appointments to Health Quality Service board
The Health Quality Service, which has been operating independently of the King's Fund since the start of the year, has made new appointments to its board of trustees, chaired by Sir Leslie Turnberg.
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Stroke Association calls on food industry to cut salt
The Stroke Association has asked manufacturers to cut the amount of salt in foods because of the 'strong link' between salt and high blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke. Hypertension 'can affect people of all ages', said a spokesperson. 'More than 80 per cent of our salt intake ...
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WEBWATCH
Do you sometimes sit in meetings wondering what your colleagues are droning on about? Do you ever wonder what on earth you're talking about? 'The SAFF, JIPs and PCIPs are interdependent elements in the planning process and are an integral part of producing the HImP.' In all honesty, does that ...
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MPs opt for hysteria bypass in Shipman debate
Down the years I have formed the general impression that MPs have become more hysterical about less and less. In this regard they have been representing changes in outlook among their constituents, less stoical and more assertive than generations ago, and thus merely doing their jobs as representatives.