All News articles – Page 1305
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Aborted PFI could 'end up in court'
The collapse of a private finance initiative worth more than £900m could see both sides fighting in court to recover money.
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Cash not the secret to hitting 18-week target
Trusts do not need major investment to achieve the 18-week waiting-time target, a study has found.
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John Coulthard on patient safety
'Healthcare faces many of the same challenges as commercial businesses; the need for effective information solutions to drive better decision-making has never been more important than it is today'
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David Lawrence offers some words of advice to Mr Brown
'Yes, Mr Brown, as you well understand, the NHS is a business operation in that it is an input-output system with desired outcomes'
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'Information gap' warning over NICE guidance uptake
Primary care trusts could be 'fudging' the information they supply to the Healthcare Commission on the implementation and uptake of clinical guidance.
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Monitor to government: do not let foundation trusts slip
The chair of foundation trust regulator Monitor has fired a warning shot at the new government, telling ministers not to 'pull back' from healthcare reform to try to 'control' the system from the centre.
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English GPs top earnings table despite lower rise
English GPs earned more than their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the first year of the new contract - despite getting the lowest increase.
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ISTC data is 'poor quality'
National data on the clinical quality of independent sector treatment centres must be improved, according to a review by the Healthcare Commission.
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Surgeon puts capital at cutting edge of policy
Sir Ara Darzi's blueprint for London's healthcare has sparked both praise and outrage. Are the new minister's plans the shape of things to come for the whole country? Victoria Vaughan reports
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Inspector calls for reviews of commissioning
The Healthcare Commission is calling on prime minister Gordon Brown to include independent assessments of commissioners in the health and social care bill.
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Donaldson warns off budget raiders
The chief medical officer has pledged to clamp down on 'smash and grab raids' of public health money.
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PCT set for community cash boost
Liverpool primary care trust is to take forward plans to bring substantially more care into the community.
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Ministers have no time for bold moves, warns Dickson
The health service has been told not to expect any 'courageous' moves from the new government before the general election.
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MPs attack £12m 'back-room' deal
The Department of Health has been slammed by the Commons public accounts committee for 'pursuing a back-room deal' with healthcare information analysts Dr Foster.
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£1m pay-off for former SHA chief
A former strategic health authority chief received a pay-off of nearly £1m when he took early retirement from his now defunct employer.
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Sure Start failing to reach out to disadvantaged
Only one-third of Sure Start children's centres visited by the National Audit Office were proactively seeking out the most disadvantaged families in their areas, according to a report by the Commons public accounts committee.
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Foundation trusts deliver real results, says report
A new report by the Foundation Trust Network says financial freedoms and better governance arrangements in NHS foundations are delivering real results for patients.
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has published his annual report for 2006.
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Consumers can afford healthy food, report claims
People are not being priced out of healthy eating and there is no significant link between income and dietary patterns, a report claims.
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Women under-represented in academic medicine
Female doctors are facing barriers to careers in education and research, according to new research.