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NewsManagers fear World Cup impact
The World Cup could cost the British economy up to £1bn in lost production as staff take time off to follow the tournament, a report has warned.
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NewsTrust cleared after police investigation
One of the first NHS trusts to be investigated following the new Corporate Manslaughter Act has been told that no charges will be brought against it.
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NewsHospitals to face financial penalties for readmitting patients
Hospitals will face financial penalties if patients are readmitted as an emergency within 30 days of being discharged, under government plans to be announced today.
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NewsGreat Ormond Street chief faces calls to quit
A letter of no confidence calling for the resignation of the boss at Great Ormond Street Hospital has been signed by more than 40 consultants, according to the BBC.
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NewsScottish NHS 'to pay £6.7bn in PFI fees'
The NHS in Scotland will lose nearly £6.7bn over the next 30 years to pay for privately funded building projects, according to figures.
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NewsDeficit reduction impact will be enormous, warns PM
David Cameron will warn today that the impact of the government’s plans for reducing the deficit will be “enormous” - and even worse than he had feared.
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NewsHigh-risk psychiatric patients fitted with GPS
Some high-risk psychiatric patients are being fitted with satellite tracking devices by hospitals to stop them escaping and reoffending.
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NewsCumbrian ambulance staff offered counselling
Ambulance staff who attended the crime scenes after the shootings in west Cumbria will be offered a counselling service to cope with the aftermath of the event, the ambulance service said.
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Trusts to report weekly on infection
The Department of Health has asked the Health Protection Agency to publish hospital infection reports on a rolling basis.
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NewsScotland NHS cuts 'will overstretch workforce'
Cuts to the NHS in Scotland could lead to a overstretched and demoralised workforce, health service unions have said.
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NewsPharma risk-sharing scheme a 'costly failure'
A risk-sharing agreement between the government and drug companies to supply expensive multiple sclerosis medicines was a “costly failure”, experts have claimed.
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NewsNHS Direct launches treatment decision aids
A trial project to provide patients with information to make better treatment decisions has been launched by NHS Direct.
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NewsASBO issued to patient who faked illness
A homeless man with over 70 aliases, who became an expert at faking illness so he could gain overnight admittance to hospitals, was issued with a three year criminal ASBO.
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NewsHuge A&E attendance gaps revealed
The proportion of patients attending accident and emergency departments who are not sick enough to require an admission varies widely across England, unpublished data seen exclusively by HSJ reveals.
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NewsNHS reputation is on a par with Iceland chain
The English NHS has a public reputation roughly on a par with frozen food retailer Iceland or the UK media sector, according to a unique analysis exclusively obtained by HSJ.
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News‘In intervention’ PCT is to investigate failings
NHS Portsmouth City has been placed “in intervention” by its strategic health authority.
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NewsBarnett's resignation prompts call for strong NHS Confederation
Managers are urging the NHS Confederation to ensure it provides the health service with a strong, independent voice following the resignation of chief executive Steve Barnett.
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NewsChoice more important to patients than doctors
GPs resistant to offering choice of hospital treatment are underestimating its importance to patients and undermining its ability to improve quality of care.
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NewsTop board members leave NHS London
Two members of NHS London’s non-executive board, including its chair, resigned last week after health secretary Andrew Lansley’s “halt” of its capital-wide reconfiguration programme.
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NewsShort GP appointment times 'hit diagnostic ability', survey claims
Doctors are struggling to diagnose patients because appointment times are too short, a survey of 200 GPs suggests.