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NewsRoyal Surrey sold millions of pounds of NHS drugs in 'unacceptable' export trading
HSJ has uncovered the NHS hospital that sold millions of pounds’ worth of hospital drugs intended for NHS use onto the export market, despite government warnings the behaviour was “unacceptable”.
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NewsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society warns on drug stock levels
Urgent action is needed to stem shortages of some medicines in the UK as drug wholesalers look to export stocks to profit from the weak pound, a body representing pharmacists has warned.
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NewsNHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
Hundreds of trusts have failed to take action on patient safety alerts issued to tackle problems that cause injury or death, a report out today says.
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NewsNursing commission recommends stricter criteria for 'advanced' status
The Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery will unleash reforms that could lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of highly paid “specialist nurses”.
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NewsNHS Confed challenges construction industry to innovate
The NHS Confederation has challenged the construction industry to create a new generation of affordable, flexible primary care facilities.
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NewsUnions rubbish Tory co-op plans
Unions have ridiculed Tory plans to allow frontline staff to take over the health and education services.
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NewsMaking safety a board priority is a winning move
HSJ is delighted to announce that Ann Farrar and colleagues from Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and Phao Hewitson and colleagues from Walsall Hospitals Trust are the joint winners of the HSJ and Nursing Times Patient Safety Award for Board Leadership.
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NewsFormer chief executive dies
Robert Tinston, vice-chair and non-executive director of NHS Western Cheshire, has died.
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NewsTories sketch out public sector co-ops
The Tories have renewed a pledge to give public sector workers the chance to form co-operatives to run services.
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NewsArchbishop attacks NHS for 'lack of compassion'
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has criticised the NHS for treating some patients with a lack of compassion.
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NewsPublic sector job outlook 'bleak'
Job losses look set to increase as the outlook for employment worsens and cuts spread to the public sector, a new report claims.
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NewsElderly care row escalates
The row over reform of care for the elderly escalated over the weekend as Labour and the Tories accused each other of sabotaging attempts to reach a cross-party consensus.
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NewsNew deputy chief exec for South Downs
South Downs Health Trust has appointed Clodagh Warde-Robinson as its new deputy chief executive.
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NewsNHS Wales meets six month waiting time target
NHS Wales has met a target set five years ago to cut waiting times to less than six months, it has been revealed.
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NewsBMA extends campaign against NHS privatisation
The British Medical Association plans to widen its campaign against NHS privatisation to patients after focusing on doctors since it began last year.
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NewsParties renew spending cut row
A new row has erupted between the main political parties over their spending plans after business secretary Lord Mandelson appeared to suggest that Labour would have to start making cuts this year.
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'Death tax' clarification sought
Social care bosses and charities are backing a compulsory levy of as much as £20,000 to pay for elderly social care and they want ministers to clarify their position.
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NewsPublic services failing to satisfy customers
Public services are struggling to achieve customer satisfaction among the people they serve, according to a new report.
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NewsDavid Cameron vows to publish details of NHS contracts
David Cameron has accused Labour of wasting billions of pounds with its “secretive and inefficient” regime for handing out government contracts.
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NewsNHS quality strongly linked to increases in managers
NHS leaders have been told to consider how to reduce management costs without compromising services, after an HSJ analysis revealed a strong link between quality scores and increases in manager numbers.