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David Nicholson tells Confed chiefs to nurture leadership
Every chief executive and board member needs to take responsibility for nurturing future leaders, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told the NHS Confederation conference.
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FT governors must balance role, Confed hears
The key to establishing a successful role for foundation trust governors is to strike a balance between a flexible and standardised governance structure, the chair of the Foundation Trust Governors' Association has told the NHS Confederation conference.
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Annual health check to focus on patients' views
The next annual health check for trusts will place a greater emphasis on patients' views.The Healthcare Commission has published plans for the 2008-09 assessment, which include a stronger assessment of safety, new clinical measures and separate evaluations of the quality of services commissioned and provided by primary care trusts.
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Managers raise concerns over new local assessments
Primary care managers at the NHS Confederation annual conference have expressed concern about the lack of baseline data for some of the indicators they have chosen as part of the new comprehensive area assessment.
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Unite members vote for strike ballot
NHS members of the union Unite have voted for a ballot on industrial action after rejecting the government's three-year pay offer.
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DH consults on dementia strategy
The Department of Health today launched proposals for England's first-ever dementia strategy.
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More young girls having abortions, statistics show
The number of girls under 16 having abortions went up last year, new figures show.
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Wales offers support for chronic pain sufferers
The Welsh Assembly today unveiled plans aimed at improving services for the thousands of people in Wales who suffer chronic pain from conditions such as arthritis and back problems.
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Invest in HR to save lives, managers told
Chief executives at the NHS Confederation annual conference have been urged to promote human resources issues to reduce deaths and improve patient care.
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Increase patient choice to control demand, Confed hears
NHS Choices could be used to help manage demand for treatment, Department of Health director of system management and new enterprise Bob Ricketts has told the NHS Confederation annual conference.
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Implement new technologies with care, trusts told
Every trust should establish a technology planning committee to evaluate new technologies and consider their impact on the workforce and operation of the trust, attendees at the NHS Confederation annual conference have heard.
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Managers urged to use time efficiently
Senior leadership teams in the NHS could save more than 2,000 hours a year by making meetings more efficient, attendees at the NHS Confederation annual conference have heard.
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Foundation says it will use surplus to loosen PFI ties
The chief executive of the foundation trust with the biggest cash surplus has said his organisation will use its £120m to minimise its dependence on the private finance initiative.
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Foundation failures upset Monitor
An increasing number of applications for foundation trust status are being turned down first time round because they are not up to scratch, it has emerged.
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Look to Europe to improve healthcare
Professor Le Grand's assertion in your piece 'Just a Pawn in the Game' that despite being badly served under politicians, the NHS 'would have been worse under any other way of doing it' does not stand up to international scrutiny.
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Data is essential for judging success
Last week's Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission report provides a welcome opportunity to take stock of the progress the government is making with its reforms of the NHS in England.
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Corporate manslaughter legislation
In response to 'Academics slam two-tier legislation', the duty of care we owe patients detained under the Mental Health Act should afford them more protection under the law than the rest of the population, not less.
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Top-up review set to question core NHS principles
The 'founding principles of the NHS' are to be revisited after the government launched a review of the ban preventing patients making 'top-up' payments for drugs.
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Choice and competition are not local reality
The important review by the Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission should lead to better recognition of the huge difficulties facing reform. There are very few people in the NHS who see choice and competition as key policies for improving services.
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Confed warns over challenges of innovation
Developments in genetics, regenerative medicine, web technology, surgery and telehealth will challenge the NHS, according to an NHS Confederation report out this week.