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Short Cuts: Review of board members' liability 'welcome'
A review of the legal liability of people serving on NHS and other public service boards has been welcomed by the NHS Confederation. Policy director Derek Day said the report, by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, would be widely welcomed.
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Labour turns the tables over board nominations
Labour nominees on NHS boards outnumber Tories by two to one following a 1,000-strong influx of new non-executives since the election, an HSJ analysis of figures released by the Department of Health last week reveals.
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Doctors' gain is NHS managers' pain as minister details make-up of PCG boards
Managers' leaders have voiced serious concerns about new guidance giving GPs a dominant role on primary care group boards.
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In Brief: Bond financing for replacement hospital
A £136m bond issue has been launched to finance the replacement of Law Hospital in Lanarkshire. It is the second time bond financing has been used for a hospital private finance initiative project.
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For the breadth of this, look at the QALY
The Ethical QALY Ethical issues in healthcare resource allocation By Andrew Edgar, Sam Salek, Darren Shickle, David Cohen Euromed Communications 168 pages £65
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In Brief: Plan to cut number of Welsh trusts
Public consultation has started on plans to cut the number of Welsh trusts from 29 to 15.
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In Brief: Survey of infertility service
A survey of clinicians working with infertile couples has found that eight out of 10 would welcome national guidance on infertility policy and six out of 10 believe the government should provide a fully funded service. The survey is part of a report which concludes that 'treatment by postcode' is ...
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In Brief: Mencap report on NHS
The NHS is failing people with learning disabilities, according to a Mencap report. It says they are missing out on health checks and specialist services, and women are 'being left out of ' cancer screening programmes. Hospital staff have 'scant understanding' of learning disabilities, it claims.
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In Brief: Commission for Health Improvement
The introduction of the Commission for Health Improvement will require 'a new collaboration' between doctors and government in a shift to 'a more transparent process of accountability', Andrew Foster, controller of the Audit Commission, said in a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the NHS.
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Bristol deaths prompt call to re-test doctors
The public inquiry into the heart baby deaths set up in the wake of action against three Bristol doctors should consider forcing consultants to requalify every five years, a leading health policy analyst said this week.
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Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the third most common cause of death in the UK - around 80 per cent of patients die within a year of diagnosis. New guidance says the focus should be on prevention, palliative care and specialist teams. Arabella Melville and colleagues repo