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NewsDecentralise to cut NHS costs - chief Treasury secretary
Labour’s chief secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne has called for a “radical decentralisation of power” to cut NHS costs.
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NewsMinister delays foundation trust application
A hospital trust’s foundation application has been delayed by health minister Mike O’Brien in an unusual intervention in the authorisation process.
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NewsHonour NHS pay deal, say NHS Employers and DH
The Department of Health and NHS Employers have recommended that there should be no review of the agreed NHS staff pay settlement for 2010-11.
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NewsHospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’
Disagreement about the right way of measuring hospitals’ standardised mortality ratios is compromising “confidence in them and their effective use”, the NHS Information Centre has warned.
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NewsNHS managers’ career progress barred by prejudices, confidential study finds
Candid accounts of managers held back in their careers through prejudice and discrimination have been revealed in a confidential Department of Health investigation.
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NewsScottish prescription costs soar to £1.07bn
Prescriptions are now costing the NHS in Scotland £1.07bn a year, latest figures show.
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NewsGordon Brown pledges to 'beat cancer in this generation'
Prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to “beat cancer in this generation”.
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NewsClarify role of NHS, urges King's Fund
The NHS needs to clarify its role in public policy and stop “trying to do everything”, according to King’s Fund chief executive Niall Dickson.
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NewsPressure to follow NICE guidelines 'will increase'
The public spending squeeze means primary care trusts are likely to come under greater scrutiny over their following of recommendations in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines and technology appraisals.
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NewsRecession is no excuse to cut sexual health services, PCTs told
Primary care trusts have been urged not to use the recession as an excuse to cut funding for sexual health services.
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NewsAlan Milburn attacks Andy Burnham for making NHS the preferred provider
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has attacked Andy Burnham’s decision to move away from competition and make the NHS the “preferred provider” of services.
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NewsAndy Burnham promises to protect primary care budgets
Health secretary Andy Burnham has promised to do “everything he can” to protect primary care budgets from public sector spending cuts.
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NewsPeer review NHS management consultants' work - King's Fund
Government-commissioned reports from management consultants should be peer reviewed to ensure they deliver value for money, according to King’s Fund chief economist Professor John Appleby.
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NewsNHS could save money by becoming more 'humane'
The NHS could save money by becoming a more “humane” employer, according to Sainsbury Centre chief executive Angela Greatley.
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Practice manager jailed for fraud
An NHS practice manager who swindled a West Country surgery out of £70,000 has been jailed for 15 months and ordered to repay £48,000.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine trial begins
A trial of new swine flu vaccines has seen the first British children receive the jabs.
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NewsProbe launched into cervical cancer vaccine death
An urgent investigation to determine why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine has been launched.
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NewsNHS Wandsworth names new director
Houda Al-Sharifi has been appointed as the new director of public health for NHS Wandsworth.
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NewsMike O'Brien tells SHAs to 'justify their existence'
Health minister Mike O’Brien has called on strategic health authorities to “justify their existence”, saying more of their budgets should be devolved to commissioners.
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NewsAndy Burnham makes no promises over NHS cuts
Health secretary Andy Burnham has said his focus is on protecting the frontline, but could not promise health services would be ringfenced from expected spending cuts.