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Holistic care as important as technology - NHS Alliance
The NHS Alliance has issued a warning about the risks of emphasising technological medicine at the expense of holistic care.
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Dental contract pushing up A&E admissions, say Tories
Hospital admissions for dentistry have gone up by 6 per cent since the introduction of the new dental contract, according to figures obtained by the Conservative Party.Last year, there were nearly 240,000 hospital admissions for dental treatment, of which nearly 18,000 were emergencies.
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Vaccine development threatened by cost-cutting
What should be a 'golden era' in the development of vaccines is being threatened by a drive to cut costs, a report by a leading academic says.
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NHS Confederation calls for calm in polyclinic debate
A report published by the NHS Confederation today looks at why the polyclinic model has caused so much controversy and calls for common sense in the debate.
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Scottish health boards on track to meet hand hygiene target
Compliance with hand hygiene rules in Scotland has risen 19 per cent over the past year, reaching 87 per cent in February, a report by Health Protection Scotland shows. The target is for 90 per cent compliance by November.
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HSJ unveils new channel for trust board members
HSJ has launched a new area on its website especially for trust non-executive directors and chairs.Board Talk will give NHS board members a forum for sharing best practice and raising issues and concerns regarding clinical governance, financial management and communication.
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Safeguarding QOF
HSJ has highlighted widespread variation in exception reporting rates. These certainly need to be investigated by primary care trusts, writes Martin Roland
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Managers support restrictions on non-EU staff
Half of health managers think the NHS should restrict recruitment from non-EU countries, according to an NHS Employers survey.
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Trusts must increase pay or lose managers
It will be harder to attract and keep top NHS managers if their pay fails to keep up with the private sector, human resources experts have warned.
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Healthcare teams
Jon Restell's piece reminding us that good healthcare is delivered by teams is timely here in East Lancashire, writes Ann-Marie Coyne
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NHS funds exclusive GP practices
HSJ has uncovered further evidence of NHS-funded GP practices in prestigious institutions which are not accessible to ordinary members of the public.
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PCTs ignoring demands to inspect private providers
Hardly any commissioners are carrying out full inspections of private mental health providers despite fears over poor standards, an HSJ poll has revealed.
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Severe mental illness unit to close
A national service for people with severe personality disorders is to close. South West London and St George’s Mental Health trust is ‘temporarily’ closing Henderson Hospital in Surrey next Wednesday due to insufficient referrals and income.
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We welcome this clarity on exceptions
Your publication of data on exception reporting figures for most practices in England is to be applauded, writes Gavin Jamie
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PCTs warned not to fail on choice
Health minister Ben Bradshaw has told primary care trusts to 'get their act together' to promote and deliver choice of treatment for patients.
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Trusts told to recruit more chiefs from medical ranks
The NHS must get better at spotting leadership potential in clinicians, the Department of Health's head of workforce has demanded.
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IT a challenge for polyclinics
The patient record and information systems created by NHS Connecting for Health will be a 'significant challenge' to the realisation of the vision for polyclinics.
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Treatment centres get Treasury nod
Three more independent sector treatment centre schemes worth a total of £50m have been given the go-ahead by the Department of Health and the Treasury.
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Results-driven care
Simon Stevens suggests hospitals that correct medical errors should no longer be paid for doing so. Agreed, if a hospital remedies a problem of its own creation, writes Jon Sussex
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Royal Marsden to launch cancer franchise
The Royal Marsden foundation trust is to open a unit at Kingston Hospital trust as the first step in a plan to roll out its cancer service across the South East.