All News articles – Page 1375
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Data briefing: prescribing variations by PCT
In 2004-05, prescribing cost nearly £8bn in England - over 681 million items at an average of nearly 13 per GP list patient and £150 per year.
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The SHA interviews, Cynthia Bowers: 'I'm clear and I'm rigorous'
Laura Donnelly interviews the new chief executive of West Midlands SHA
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Richard Bourne on rethinking the role of local government
'Local government may not be brilliant at commissioning but they are better than the NHS. They have been at it longer, they have already embraced provider plurality, commissioning, market management, best value, overview and scrutiny and public engagement'
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Chronic disease management: Welsh framework will cut through boundaries
With evidence mounting that chronic illness represents the principal burden on health and social care services, effective management of long-term conditions is a priority. Helen Howson and colleagues explain
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It's the Richard list as IT boss tops survey
The man in charge of the review of the health service's IT systems is the highest-paid person in the NHS.
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Boost for social firms
Twenty-four local social enterprise schemes have been given £1.4m of national funding to deliver community health and social care services.
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NHS vs independents: the book
For the first time patients will be able to compare NHS services to those offered by independent providers in an updated choice manual to be published this week.
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Comms failure hampered London bombing response
London Ambulance Service trust has accepted that the breakdown of the mobile network and the configuration of its radio system led to 'communications difficulties' that hampered the NHS response to the bombings in London on 7 July last year.
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GP referrals: demand management is 'time bomb' says NAPC
Mounting pressure on GPs to cut referrals is creating a 'time bomb' by jeopardising patient safety, according to the chair of the National Association of Primary Care.
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PBC guidance for boards
The Audit Commission has for the first time told primary care trust board members how they can help ensure that practice-based commissioning is a success.
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Scottish MSP calls for mass clearout on senior board
The Scottish health minister has been asked to sack the entire senior management team of NHS Western Isles amid claims that it has descended into farce.
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Board papers reveal limited local power on IT priorities
Strategic health authorities will only have limited powers to set local IT priorities, board papers suggest.
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BMA concern over research funds
The British Medical Association has expressed concerns about a possible shortfall in funding for research, after chancellor Gordon Brown formally announced the creation of a new body to oversee the merged research budgets of the NHS and the Medical Research Council.
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BMA hits out over diverted education cash
Money given to acute trusts to fund medical education must be ringfenced, the British Medical Association has said.
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Junior doctor campaigners in favour of union to rival BMA
Junior doctors campaign group Remedy UK is considering whether to start its own union to rival the British Medical Association.
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New BMA chief tells Brown to rebuild relations with medics
The new British Medical Association chairman has called for a 'fresh start' with prime minister Gordon Brown.
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BMA urges members to petition on slow PBC implementation
Primary care trusts that are not implementing practice-based commissioning can expect to receive a letter from GPs asking them to take action.