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Finances still weak at many trusts, says Audit Commission
Nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in poor financial health, according to the Audit Commission's Review of the NHS Financial Year 2006-07 published today.The report says 31 per cent of NHS acute and primary care trusts are failing to meet minimum requirements. However, 27 per cent of trusts and ...
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Appointments to health information board
The Department of Health has announced the appointment of members to the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care.
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Sickness absence consultation begins
NHS Employers and NHS trade unions have today jointly launched a three-month consultation on proposals to manage an integrated approach for staff sickness absence and ill-health retirement in the NHS.
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Health profile reveals improving outcomes
Health outcomes have generally improved, with higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality and decreasing mortality rates from cancers, circulatory diseases and suicide, according to the latest health profile of England.
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Occupancy rates raise infection risk, say Lib Dems
Almost half of NHS trusts have bed occupancy rates that put patients at risk of contracting healthcare-acquired infections, according to the Liberal Democrats.
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NHS Scotland consultation launched
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on plans to introduce independent scrutiny of proposals for major changes to NHS services.
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Takeover not a good option, say chief execs
Chiefs executives at the worst-performing trusts identified by the annual health check have hit back at the threat of takeover.Health secretary Alan Johnson has asked health service chief executive David Nicholson to urgently meet the four rated weak’in both quality of services and use of resources for the second year ...
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chief exec resigns
David Law, the chief executive of troubled West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust, has resigned in the wake of its poor annual health check performance.The trust was one of four that failed to move up from 'weak' ratings in both quality of services and use of resources.Mr Law was appointed chief executive ...
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C difficile rates were known, claim Tories
The government knew about Clostridium difficile rates at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust well in advance of their publication earlier this month, the Conservative Party has claimed.
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Drink warnings needed, says BMA
The British Medical Association Scotland has called for legislation to introduce compulsory standardised labelling on alcoholic drinks to help people better understand and manage their drinking habits.BMA Scotland chairman Dr Peter Terry said: 'The only way that individuals can keep a check on their own drinking patterns is to have ...
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Barnet
The chief executive of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust has left the trust after less than three months in the job, HSJ has learnt.Interim chief executive Martin Brown, who is an associate director at consultancy firm Mental Health Strategies and former head of health at the Audit Commission, ...
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new ambulance network
The ambulance service is gaining greater ‘political clout’ through a new NHS Confederation network. The network will combine the Ambulance Service Association, which represents trusts, with the NHS Confederation’s ambulance forum. The merger is intended to turn the ambulance service into a more powerful voice in the NHS in line ...
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Scots NHS24
The troubled Scottish telephone helpline NHS 24 has lost its third boss in three years, this time after less than six months in post. Sandy Forrest, a former deputy police constable, stepped down last week. A statement said he had joined NHS 24 with a number of external commitments and ...
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Mental health spending increases
Total spending on adult mental health in England rose by 5.3 per cent in real terms last year, new figures from the Department of Health indicate.
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NICE inquiry hears evidence
The process of providing guidance and approving drugs for the NHS is flawed and needs more engagement with experts, the Commons health select committee has heard in evidence in its inquiry into the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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Public supports 'opt-out' organ donation
There is growing public support for changing the organ donation consent laws, according to the findings of a YouGov poll released by the British Medical Association.The poll found 64 per cent of people want to move to a system where consent is presumed, compared to 60 per cent in 2004.
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Fewer patients offered choice for outpatient appointments
The number of patients who recall being offered a choice for their first outpatient appointment fell in the three months to May 2007, the latest National Patient Choice Survey shows.
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NHS Together gears up for day of action
NHS Together, the umbrella health service trade union group, has launched an 'I ♥ NHS' campaign, with a day of action scheduled for 3 November.
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Talking therapy training plea
Mental health campaigners are urging the government to invest in voluntary providers as part of a £170m spending boost for talking therapies.
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Welsh trust mergers get green light
The Welsh government is set to go ahead with its reconfiguration of acute services across south east and west Wales.