All News articles – Page 950
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NewsDecontamination costs revealed to MPs
Decontaminating used crutches costs hospitals more than replacing them, MPs have been told.
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NewsCQC warns cuts could hit care standards
Standards in nursing homes across the country could drop as owners come to terms with public sector spending cuts, the chairwoman of the Care Quality Commission warned today.
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NewsCentral grip tightens under 'independence' bill
The government’s ambition to liberate the NHS has been called into question after the Health and Social Care Bill published last week apparently granted wide ranging powers of intervention to the health secretary.
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NewsDH retracts LINks funds mistake sent to councils
Local authorities should maintain spending on public involvement bodies, the Department of Health has been forced to clarify.
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NewsTrusts fail to tackle spiralling kidney care costs
Latest figures revealing the rising cost of treating kidney disease highlight trusts’ failure to address the growing problem of acute kidney injury, HSJ has been told.
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NewsStaff bullying claim denied by FT
A foundation trust has taken the “unusual” step of writing to staff about its whistleblowing policy after an MP published allegations of bullying made by trust staff.
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NewsTrusts facing fines for mixed sex breaches
Trusts face being fined millions of pounds if they do not comply with mixed sex accommodation rules by April.
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NewsGovernment invites councils to pilot health and wellbeing boards
The Department of Health has written to local authority leaders inviting them to become pilots for health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsHumana 'assured' client it was committed to UK market
US health insurance giant Humana gave a major NHS client “personal assurances” it was committed to the UK just months before it announced plans to exit the market, the client said this week.
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NewsNicholson appointed to NCB to 'provide leadership and continuity'
David Nicholson’s appointment as future chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board bypassed all usual recruitment processes due to “unique challenges” posed by the reforms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUnions all reject 'poisonous' pay freeze for job protection offer
Unions have unilaterally rejected any proposal to freeze pay increments in an official response to NHS Employers.
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NewsNicholson midwives claim 'an error'
NHS chief executive David Nicholson’s claim that there was a shortage of 4,500 midwives was an “error”, health secretary Andrew Lansley has told MPs.
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NewsLabour attacks government on waiting times
Labour has attacked the government’s NHS reforms, claiming that longer waiting times for patients showed cuts were already starting to bite.
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NewsLondon hospital nurses weigh up industrial action
Nurses at St George’s Hospital in London are being balloted for possible industrial action over changes to their rotas.
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NewsLansley: reforms will not see banker-style bonuses
Health secretary Andrew Lansley today defended sweeping NHS reforms against claims that GPs would qualify for banker-style bonuses and private firms would win major contracts.
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Watch: Andrew Lansley at HSJ's 'Delivering a New Approach to Public Health' conference
On the day the government’s radical reforms for the NHS were laid out in full in the Health and Social Care Bill, health secretary Andrew Lansley spoke to the audience at HSJ and LGC’s Public Health Congress about what the changes mean for the health service and the people who ...
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NewsBill may open up bank lending market to NHS hospitals
Government plans to make it easier for foundation trusts to use their property as loan security may open up a market for private sector lending to NHS hospitals, lawyers say.
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NewsMonitor may pay private providers more
Private providers could be paid 14 per cent more than NHS competitors to encourage a fairer playing field, under changes in the Health Bill.
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NewsSNP makes NHS record central to election campaign
The Scottish National Party highlighted improvements in the NHS and promised to protect health budgets in messages to supporters as the party launched its election campaign today.
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NewsDementia patients 'need more home care'
About 50,000 people with dementia will be forced into care homes early because of a lack of support in their own homes, experts warn.