All News articles – Page 1193
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Admin errors blamed for missed appointments
Administrative errors could be responsible for over half of patients with mental health problems failing to turn up for their hospital appointments, a new study claims.
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BMA calls for end to healthcare market
British Medical Association chair Hamish Meldrum has called for an end to the market in healthcare.Speaking at the BMA's annual conference, Dr Meldrum said the market brought 'competition not collaboration, fragmentation not continuity, inefficiency not efficiency'. He urged doctors to look at the Scottish model as an alternative.
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Dentists won't have to pass test to use NHS logo - DH
The Department of Health has scrapped plans to make dentists prove their commitment to the NHS before they can use NHS branding.
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Call for better joint working on speech therapy
Better partnership working between health and education professionals is needed to help children in Northern Ireland with speech and language problems.
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Queen opens new heart and lung centre
A new heart and lung centre in Scotland has been officially opened by the Queen.
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Health ministers affirm commitment to NHS principles
The four UK health ministers have issued a joint statement on the core principles of the NHS.
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Unite to consult on strike action
Unite has confirmed it is looking at balloting NHS members on taking strike action over pay.The union's health sector workers will consider a ballot for industrial action in the autumn in protest over the recent three-year pay deal.
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Campaign to tackle mental health inequalities
The Royal College of Psychiatrists had launched a three-year campaign to tackle inequalities in mental health.
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New guidance on hand hygiene
A film that shows NHS workers how to clean their hands properly has been sent out to all trusts.
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Pilot will help GPs advise patients on health at work
GPs will be able to access occupational health advice for their patients through a new Welsh Assembly pilot scheme.
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Review of staff travel costs promised
NHS Employers has pledged to review the system for calculating mileage and other staff travel allowances.
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Darzi review: news, video and opinion
The latest on the review, plus an exclusive Darzi image gallery!
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Universal service
The rules that have generated the present set of stories about people being refused cancer treatment do not apply to patients.
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Governors and governance
We welcome Monitor's report on its survey of foundation trust governors and agree there is still some way to go in making governance as effective as it needs to be.
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Hospitals may lose out in plan to make funds follow student
The shake-up of education and funding for training proposed by Lord Darzi could have a 'major destabilising impact' on established teaching hospitals.
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Polyclinic debate
How depressing to read HSJ's leader which claims the British Medical Association's campaign trades on fear and ignorance.
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Darzi and patient power
There is no doubt Lord Darzi is a distinguished surgeon, respected and trusted by professional colleagues. And this is at once the strength and weakness of his final report.
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Make it count for mental health
Lord Darzi has set out a far-reaching vision for the health service. Giving people who use health services for long periods control of their own budgets can revolutionise healthcare in this country.
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Conservatives will support parts of Darzi review
The Conservatives have welcomed parts of the Darzi review, saying they will support proposals that chime with their policies.