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Generic drugs row settled
The Department of Health has announced a joint settlement with Goldshield (Goldshield Group Plc, Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Forley Generics Limited) over claims brought against the company for allegedly attempting to price fix in an anti-competitive cartel when supplying generic drugs to the NHS.
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The virtual ward
The Virtual Ward website provides access to information about positive and innovative practice, as well as.examples of how policy and training can underpin practice. It is available to everyone and can be adjusted to fit.local circumstances.
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Regulator to clarify HIV/AIDS drug recall
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is writing to HIV specialists and patient organisations setting out an action plan following the recall of HIV/AIDS drug Viracept (nelfinavir) due to contamination.
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NHS report highlights £510m surplus
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has published the NHS annual report which highlights delivery of a surplus of £510m and reduced waiting times set against rising levels of demand.
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Unison debate on pay strike
Health union Unison will use an emergency debate at its national conference in Brighton tomorrow to call for strike action in response to what it calls a 'miserly' pay settlement.
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New research on social care published
The Department of Health has published new guidance on adult social care.
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DoH seeks input on consent
The Department of Health is asking for opinions on its proposals for research projects involving adults who lack capacity to consent.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: 'Complete transformation' needed to protect environment
Leading environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt told delegates at the NHS Confederation's annual conference that the NHS needed a 'complete transformation' to help protect the environment. .
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NHS Confederation rolling news: Monitor warning over foundation trust mergers
The Department of Health must clarify how failing NHS trusts can be successfully merged with foundation trusts, Monitor's chief operating officer has warned.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: Nicholson slams negative unions
The negative comments of medical and staff unions are 'damaging to the public confidence and staff morale,' NHS chief executive David Nicholson told delegates at the NHS Confederation annual conference.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: mental health czar calls for community treatment orders
Community treatment orders must be implemented in mental health to save lives being ruined by mental illness, a mental health czar has said.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: Skills shortage in doctors causes concern for managers
Doctors must learn more people skills such as cultural sensitivity but the NHS must also help them cope with service reform, said NHS managers in a survey.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: PBC up and running, says Ricketts
Practice-based commissioning is running and working well, according to the Department of Health's head of demand side reform.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: zero tolerance MRSA call
The MRSA target can be met, says the Department of Health, but the need for a zero tolerance culture is still imperative.
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PCTs accused of contracts 'witch hunts'
Primary care trusts are carrying out 'witch hunts' on practices on the personal medical services contract, the British Medical Association's GP leader has claimed.
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Confed chief welcomes plans to give NHS more autonomy
NHS Confederation chief executive Dame Gill Morgan has welcomed Conservative Party plans to give the NHS more autonomy.
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ITC plans scrapped: NHS services are 'better value'
Plans for an independent sector treatment centre at Hemel Hempstead Hospital have been dropped because it would have been too expensive.
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Exclusive survey: winning over NHS staff could be Brown's first big challenge
He may have thrown money at the NHS, but Gordon Brown looks set for a rough ride from staff, judging by the results of HSJ's survey, writes editor Richard Vize
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Health secretary suggests elected PCT boards and a new constitution
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has suggested further reforms for NHS accountability, including directly elected primary care trust boards and a new constitution.
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NHS Confederation rolling news: Knowsley bucks smoking trend
Ditching the NHS logo has helped Knowsley Health and Social Care buck the national trend of falling quit rates of those stopping smoking.