All News articles – Page 1299

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    Inequalities masked at local level

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Progress made towards the national target to reduce health inequalities is masking the areas that are facing the worst problems, public health experts have warned.

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    In this week's HSJ

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    NewsPrimary care trusts that demonstrate they are 'world-class commissioners' could be rewarded with foundation trust-style freedoms.Health secretary Alan Johnson has been commended for backing managers' plans to reconfigure hospital services in Manchester - as Conservatives face the fallout from a row about district general hospitals.More than£80m has been 'wasted' on ...

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    Restrictions eased for staff transferring to private sector

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Restrictions on staff leaving the NHS to work in second-wave independent sector treatment centres are to be scaled back.

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    Pilots making little difference

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Pilots designed to drive the government's flagship policy of shifting services from hospitals into the community have made little difference, according to research.

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    Pilots making little difference

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Pilots designed to drive the government's flagship policy of shifting services from hospitals into the community have made little difference, according to research.

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    Suffolk delays terminating PMS contracts

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Suffolk primary care trust has said it will delay terminating the personal medical services contracts it holds with 46 practices in the area.

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    Doctors may strike over contract delays

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Twelve and half thousand senior hospital doctors may take strike action after walking away from negotiations over their contract, complaining the government is taking too long to sign it off.

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    Commissioning's stakeholders design their world-class future

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts that demonstrate they are 'world-class commissioners' could be rewarded with foundation trust-style freedoms.

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    Terminal care provision has 'major flaws'

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Terminally ill people are suffering needlessly uncomfortable and distressing deaths, a report by Help the Hospices has claimed.

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    Tesco and Boots opt out of GP scheme

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Virgin, Tesco, NetCare, and Boots have said they will not be bidding to provide GP practices under a scheme designed to extend services in under-doctored areas.

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    Scotland urged to look beyond GPs for out-of-hours services

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    NHS boards will have to look beyond GPs to provide primary care out of hours if services are to be sustainable, Audit Scotland has warned.

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    Johnson praised for backing reform plans

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson has been commended for backing managers' plans to reconfigure hospital services in Manchester - as Conservatives face the fallout from a row about district general hospitals.

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    Johnson praised for backing reform plans

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson has been commended for backing managers' plans to reconfigure hospital services in Manchester - as Conservatives face the fallout from a row about district general hospitals.

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    Call to action as killings continue to fail service users and public

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A lack of government guidance means SHAs and mental health trusts have little clarity in how to examine why service users were able to kill. Investigations drag on and findings from cases as long ago as 1996 have not been acted on. Charlotte Santry reports

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    £80m 'wasted' on killing inquiries

    2007-08-31T00:00:00Z

    More than £80m has been 'wasted' on inquiries into murders and manslaughters by mental health patients, a leading charity has claimed following an exclusive hsj.co.uk investigation.

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    Survey raises concerns over elder abuse

    2007-08-30T17:34:00Z

    A Help the Aged survey has found that 68 per cent of nurses and professionals caring for vulnerable older people lack training to deal with abuse of the elderly.

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    NHS forecasts £983m surplus

    2007-08-30T17:25:00Z

    The NHS is forecasting a surplus for this financial year, with the majority of NHS trusts in balance, the Department of Health has said.

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    Most premises displaying no-smoking signs

    2007-08-30T17:18:00Z

    Fifteen per cent of premises inspected in England were not displaying mandatory no-smoking signs, according to latest figures.

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    Survey reveals concerns over eye tests

    2007-08-30T17:10:00Z

    Almost half of eye examinations are of poor or very poor quality, according to a survey by consumer watchdog Which?

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    Out-of-hours services are unsustainable, report claims

    2007-08-30T17:08:00Z

    The out-of-hours GP service in Scotland is unsustainable in its current form, a report by Audit Scotland says.