All News articles – Page 845
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NewsChild safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors
The safety of children is an “afterthought” of NHS reforms, paediatricians have warned. Many say they are not adequately trained and resources are “spread too thinly.”
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NewsPay scheme will force leaders to 'justify salaries'
Leaders will have to work harder to “justify their salaries” in the event of a care scandal, under pay plans awaiting final sign-off, HSJ has been told.
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NewsEx-iSoft chair 'fiddled company accounts'
The chair of an IT company involved in a major NHS project became a multi-millionaire by fiddling accounts to mislead the stock market, a court has heard.
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NewsAgenda for Change could survive regional pay push
The Department of Health is pushing for the Agenda for Change national pay framework to survive the introduction of regional pay rates in the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsKeogh pledges action on overnight discharging
The medical director of the NHS has promised action after it was reported that hundreds of thousands of patients are being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night to relieve pressure on beds.
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NewsAccess to 'Top Leaders' coaching to be expanded
The Department of Health is considering expanding access to the intensive leadership coaching only currently available to those on the elite “Top Leaders” scheme, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsAcute trusts absent from local wellbeing boards
Emerging health and wellbeing boards believe they will successfully shape local health policies and drive service integration. But many boards still lack input from NHS providers, a survey shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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NewsDoctors: disabled patients get poorer care in hospital
A poll of hundreds of hospital doctors and GPs has found most believe patients with a learning disability get poorer care than the rest of the population.
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NewsPlan for clinical awards, hospitals told
NHS providers should budget for an employer-based round of clinical excellence awards taking place later this year, NHS Employers has said.
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Patient campaigner bids for top commissioning board role
A patient and public involvement campaigner has applied for a senior NHS Commissioning Board role, partially in protest at tokenistic participation “rituals”.
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NewsLondon trusts could cut nurse expenditure by up to half
Some London hospital trusts could safely cut their spending on nurses by half, NHS London documents have claimed.
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NewsPrivate hospital will offer ‘the only’ tertiary care beds in Kent
A private hospital in Kent will claim to offer NHS and private patients “the only” cardiothoracic and neurosurgery tertiary care beds in the county, helping to reduce referrals to London trusts.
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NewsLarger trusts warn over C difficile rules
New Monitor rules on C difficile infections could still mean foundation trusts are downgraded by the regulator for relatively small outbreaks, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Poor patients face shorter GP opening hours
The number of GP practices paid to offer longer opening hours dropped sharply last year, an HSJ investigation has revealed. The fall was particularly steep in poorer areas.
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NewsWinston backs Labour's NHS campaign
Fertility expert Lord Winston has thrown his weight behind Labour’s NHS-focused campaign in the forthcoming local elections.
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NewsWorkers vote on pension reforms
Hundreds of thousands of NHS workers will today start voting on whether to accept the government’s controversial pension reforms, with a no vote set to spark fresh strikes.
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News£1bn national IT deal stalls
A deal designed to save the NHS more than £1bn on its contract with the National Programme for IT’s biggest provider has stalled.
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Ex-iSoft chairman to go on trial
A football club owner will go on trial today accused of conspiring to make misleading statements about an IT firm involved in a major NHS project.
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News£250m proton cancer therapy boost announced
Hundreds of patients currently sent abroad for a cancer treatment will soon be able to get it at home, the government has announced.
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NewsDH faces 'significant' accounts auditing problem
The Department of Health could face problems with the auditing of its 2011-12 accounts unless potentially “significant” mismatches between the accounting of foundation trusts and commissioners are resolved.