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    Information on HPV vaccine

    2008-05-02T13:53:00Z

    A letter has been sent to NHS managers providing information about the human papillomavirus vaccine.

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    Pharmaceutical industry welcomes NICE ruling

    2008-05-02T13:49:00Z

    National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence decisions may be subject to greater scrutiny following yesterday's Court of Appeal ruling over Alzheimer's drugs.

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    Care Quality chair to be scrutinised by MPs

    2008-05-02T13:41:00Z

    The health select committee will scrutinise the proposed new chair of the Care Quality Commission, Barbara Young, before her appointment is made official.

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    Medical students should not be guaranteed work - Alan Maynard

    2008-05-02T13:33:00Z

    Medical students should not expect a guaranteed job at the end of their training, health economist Professor Alan Maynard has argued in today's edition of the BMJ.

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    Self-care principles published

    2008-05-02T13:28:00Z

    A set of core principles to support self-care have been published by the Department of Health.Skills for Health and Skills for Care have worked with service users and carers to promote choice, control, independence and participation of people who use services.

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    Guidance on residential services for substance misuse

    2008-05-01T13:13:00Z

    The Department of Health has published guidance on capital development of residential rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol abuse.

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    Research and development network for Leicester

    2008-05-01T13:12:00Z

    A new network is being launched in Leicester to support and develop clinical research in the region.

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    NHS constitution should include financial charter - Reform

    2008-05-01T13:08:00Z

    Think tank Reform has published a report calling on the government to ensure that the NHS constitution being prepared to mark 60 years of the NHS includes a financial charter.

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    Foreign doctors appeal rejected

    2008-05-01T13:05:00Z

    The House of Lords yesterday rejected the Department of Health's appeal against a High Court decision which ruled that making it harder for international doctors to be appointed is unlawful.

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    Wales hits waiting time target

    2008-05-01T13:00:00Z

    Wales has met its target of ensuring that no patient has to wait longer than 22 weeks to a see consultant.Figures show the number of patients waiting more than 22 weeks for their first outpatient consultation fell from 5,565 patients at the beginning of March to zero by the end ...

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    Stroke prevention power

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    I was pleased to see your story highlighting the importance of prevention in reducing the burden of stroke care in London, writes Chris Streather

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    Leicestershire Partnership trust rapped over killer's treatment

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    An independent review has criticised a mental health trust's treatment of a man who was repeatedly in contact with its services but went on to kill one neighbour and injure another.

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    Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust to get help with loan

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust is to get £34m in regional NHS cash to help it pay back a £56m loan from the Department of Health.

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    Westminster School's GP practice not exclusive

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    As you may not know, Westminster primary care trust, as a local commissioner of NHS services, has a GP contract which dates back many years for the provision of NHS healthcare to Westminster School ('NHS funds exclusive GP practices'), writes Christopher Silcock

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    Darzi reforms must not be dictated by DH - Nuffield Trust

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    The government must not dictate how to develop integrated care systems following Lord Darzi's forthcoming review, a leading health policy organisation warns.

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    Did racism delay the SAS contract?

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Staff and associate specialist doctors are often said to lack a voice. Could this explain why they were the last group to sign their new contract, or is institutional racism to blame, asks Daloni Carlisle

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    Doubts over community foundation trusts

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Conflicts of interest, difficulties in demonstrating autonomy and low pay are just some of the potential problems facing community foundation trusts.

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    Scotland's personal care funding gap must be filled

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Free personal and nursing care in Scotland needs better funding and planning, says a new report.

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    Lib Dems scrap free social care promise

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    The Liberal Democrats have formally ditched their policy of free social care in England. The party has opted instead for a co-payment system based on the one set out by Sir Derek Wanless for the King's Fund.

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    Clare Chapman's call for more chiefs from medical ranks

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Clare Chapman's encouragement for more senior managers to be recruited from the medical ranks echoes our conclusions that this would accelerate the breaking down of perceived barriers between managers and medics, write Ian Gilmore and Martin Else