All News articles – Page 1364

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    PCT 'voice' to be heard

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    An organisation to provide a voice for primary care trusts in the NHS Confederation is due to be launched next month.

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    How regulation impacts on the quality of healthcare

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Health Foundation has published a briefing on the report Regulation and Quality Improvement: a review of the evidence.

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    Inside track: public health

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    What's on managers' minds this week

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    Mental health is subsidising other trusts

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Mental health trusts are being forced to subsidise other parts of the health economy, a report has warned.

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    How to run health networks for young people

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has released a report calling for health services for children and young people to be delivered within networks of care.

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    Half of new nurses out of work

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Almost half of newly qualified nurses have not been able to find jobs this year, MPs heard last week.

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    Are GPs making inappropriate referrals to orthopaedic surgeries?

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    General practitioners have a pivotal role in providing medical care for the NHS - acute referrals to various hospital specialties are often arranged by them. But inappropriate referrals can cause unnecessary inconvenience for the patients and affect the target times for care provision in A&E.

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    GP rewards for innovation

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts should 'invest to save' by handing out more cash incentives to GP practices to help with achieving system reform priorities, the government has said.

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    Tribute to 'hounded' GP

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Health chiefs who were accused of 'hounding' a GP who eventually hanged himself have set up an award to commemorate his work.

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    Lord Warner to limit GP pensions

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The government has moved to limit increases in GP pensions, claiming patient services could be at risk if it did not act.

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    Trust withdraws GP letter

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    A trust has been ordered to retract a letter suggesting patients pay for surgery if they do not want to wait four-and-a-half months for it.

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    Performance: patients' reviews to go online

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Patients will be given the chance to rate the service they have received from GPs and hospitals on a website set up by Department of Health.

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    NAO quizzed on 'glowing' IT report

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The National Audit Office has been told to continue to monitor the progress of the national programme for IT in the NHS after producing a report which surprised MPs with its positive conclusions.

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    Getting involved improves your health

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    New research shows that social participation is just as important for improving the health of older people as medical intervention.

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    Petitioners could get right to a response

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts will be forced to react to petitions from service users and the public if controversial proposals from the Department of Health get the go ahead.

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    Work together to lessen the gap

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Local government can play a key role in improving the quality of people's lives. Achieving this requires stronger partnerships at local level and aligning incentives for health inequalities

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    Foundation will take on troubled Good Hope

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Heart of England foundation trust has been given the go-ahead to take over Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.

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    Government and unions join policy forum

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The government, unions and NHS Employers have committed to a new forum for partnership working.

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    Stockton-on-Tees - Strength in firm foundations

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'In partnership with the community and voluntary sector, we have sought to involve local people in identifying both needs and solutions'

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    Penalty fines total millions on IT

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Trusts are being fined millions of pounds for failing to lend staff to computer contractors running the troubled national IT programme.