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NewsNHS waiting time limits to be enshrined in law
Waiting times for treatment on the NHS are set to be laid down in law, health secretary Andy Burnham has announced.
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NewsLansley urges OFT to investigate preferred provider case
Andrew Lansley has written to the Office of Fair Trading, calling for an urgent investigation into the government’s “preferred provider” policy.
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NewsNew rules to tackle drug shortages
NHS patients will be able to get the medicines they need more easily following the introduction of new rules, it has been revealed.
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NewsTrust appoints medical director
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Robin Bolton as its new medical director, taking effect from 1 April.
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NewsCall to boost rural healthcare
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is calling for new technology to improve patients’ access to healthcare.
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NewsDH accused of 'backroom deal' over preferred provider case
Primary care trusts in the East of England have been ordered by the Department of Health to suspend all procurements for community services.
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NewsWeak NHS managers could be ‘struck off’
Plans to “strike off” underperforming managers have been announced by Gordon Brown as a way of dealing with failures such as the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal.
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NewsExcluding independent sector from NHS services 'potentially unlawful'
Excluding the independent sector from bidding to provide NHS services is “unacceptable and potentially unlawful”, the NHS Confederation Partners Network has said.
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NewsOne in 10 concerned about own trust's care standards
One in 10 NHS staff believe the poor care seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust may be experienced by patients at their own trust, an HSJ poll suggests.
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NewsNHS West Midlands faces review of its services
NHS services across the West Midlands are to be reviewed by a panel of senior doctors following last week’s damning report into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsMonitor claims its quality bar is now set high enough
The new system of regulation will stand up to the scrutiny of a new inquiry into its role around Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, Monitor believes.
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NewsHeart surgery suspended as deaths investigated
John Radcliffe Hospital is investigating the deaths of four children who underwent heart operations there in recent months.
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NewsFrancis report criticises SHA's mortality research
The Francis inquiry has added to the heated debate on how the NHS should use hospital standardised mortality ratios.
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NewsSir Liam Donaldson appointed chair of National Patient Safety Agency
Sir Liam Donaldson has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Patient Safety Agency.
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NewsVirgin buys into GP healthcare
Sir Richard Branson’s empire has bought a controlling stake in an NHS walk-in centre operator.
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NewsDH publishes list of top NHS leaders and roles
A list of the most important NHS leaders and management posts has been published by the Department of Health.
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NewsMonitor intervenes at Milton Keynes over maternity care
Monitor has ordered Milton Keynes Foundation Trust to hire external clinical experts to speed up improvements to its maternity care.
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NewsMarmot might be fair, but will it be feasible?
The Marmot report, probably the most important document on health inequalities for 30 years, was published last month. But can its recommendations become reality? Steve Ford reports
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Management quality: recommendations
Recommendations of the advisory group on assuring the quality of senior NHS managers.
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Timeline: NHS manager scandals
1999 Robert Francis QC acts as counsel for United Bristol Healthcare Trust chief executive Dr John Roylance after he is struck off by the GMC, following the Bristol babies heart scandal. Mr Francis stresses Dr Roylance was not criticised for his work as a practising doctor, but as a manager.October ...