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NewsCall to cull Scotland's 115 quangos
Most of Scotland’s 115 quangos should be abolished in a bid to improve democracy, a think tank has said.
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NewsDH spends £2.5m on Google ads
The Department of Health has spent more than £2.5m advertising on Google in the past year, it has emerged.
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NewsGovernment urged to carry on spending
Gordon Brown should forget about reducing the budget deficit and continue spending to speed up Britain’s recovery from the recession, a leading economist has said.
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NewsLabour to focus election fight on the NHS
Labour will renew its bid to win the general election battle over health policies amid Tory claims it is making unaffordable promises to patients.
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NewsGordon Brown outlines vision for more health and social care at home
Prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to provide more NHS and social care to people in their own homes with new guarantees for cancer patients and elderly people.
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NewsNHS joins fire service to combat smoking
A fire service has teamed up with the NHS to encourage people to stop smoking to cut fires and improve their health.
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NewsComplaints against GPs rise 11pc
Complaints against GPs have risen 11 per cent in a year, figures show.
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NewsDoctors' leaders warn on rising population
New GP practices should be established in areas with growing populations, the British Medical Association has said.
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NewsGovernment promises free cancer home care
All 1.6 million people who have or have had cancer are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes from a personal nurse under plans announced by Gordon Brown.
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NewsHeart of Birmingham PCT appoints new interim chief exec
Heart of Birmingham teaching primary care trust has appointed Kevin McGee as its interim chief executive.
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NewsSwine flu website to close
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases.
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NewsPolice drop probe into hospital's post-mortems
Police are taking no action at a hospital where post-mortem examinations were suspended after major problems were discovered.
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NewsReport highlights trauma care variations
Up to 600 victims of stabbing, shooting and road accidents die each year due to “unacceptable” variations in how NHS hospitals manage trauma cases, according to an official report.
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Quango bill hits £46.5bn
Spending on quangos such as Monitor and the Health Protection Agency has increased by almost £10bn under Gordon Brown, the Cabinet Office revealed yesterday.
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NewsCommunity Partnership Award winners announced
The winners of the Community Partnership Awards 2010 were announced at a ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night.
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NewsPCTs told to review management of out of hours care
Primary care trusts have been told to review the way they oversee their arrangements for out of hours GP services to “ensure they are robust and fit for purpose”.
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NewsDH dismisses own advisory panel's claims on procurement and competition as 'anecdote'
The Department of Health has dismissed as “anecdote” a report from its own cooperation and competition panel that warned a “significant number” of NHS commissioners were at risk of legal challenge because they were not following procurement rules.
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NewsAuditor general 'quit over laptop porn'
The head of Wales’ public spending watchdog resigned after pornography was found on his laptop, it has been reported.
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News'Bullied' NHS whistleblower wins claim
An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of a south London cancer specialist who claimed he had been bullied and harassed after expressing concern over NHS cost-cutting measures.
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NewsPCTs urged to invest in prevention
Primary care trusts could save more than £6.7m in five years by investing less than half that in measures to prevent ill health, according to an independent report commissioned by the government.