News – Page 1127
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St Helier Hospital redevelopment backed by NHS London
A £219m redevelopment of St Helier Hospital has been recommended for approval by NHS London.
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NewsEuropean working time directive will cause 'additional pressures'
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has urged trust boards to prepare for the application of the European working time directive to junior doctors on 1 August.
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NewsEmployers could contribute to occupational health costs
Employers should contribute to an NHS national occupational health service to tackle absenteeism and ill health, according to a report by health professionals.
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NewsComputer virus warning for NHS hospitals
NHS computer systems were infected with more than 8,000 dangerous viruses last year, an investigation has found.
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NewsFast track drugs fears for NHS budget
Unregulated pharmaceuticals may be allowed to inflate the NHS drugs bill for little benefit to patients according to independent health policy analyst Roy Lilley.
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NewsBurton Hospitals chief moves to Dudley
Burton Hospitals foundation trust chief executive Paula Clark has been appointed as chief of The Dudley Group of Hospitals foundation trust.
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NewsLondon Ambulance Service appoints new chair
Richard Hunt has been appointed the new chair of London Ambulance Service trust.
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NewsWales to train eating disorders specialists
Two teams in Wales set up to improve services for people with eating disorders are to benefit from the skills of specially trained doctors.
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NewsHart announces £22m emergency care centre
Work is to begin on an emergency care centre at the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
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NewsThree-digit urgent care number proposals published
The government has published plans for a national three-digit number for accessing non-emergency care.
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NewsDorset trust appoints Colin Hague as HR chief
Dorset HealthCare foundation trust has appointed the former head of HR at Poole borough council as its new director of human resources.
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NewsFree housing reprieve for first-year doctors
First-year doctors in Wales will continue to have access to free on-site housing under plans announced by the country’s health minister.
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NewsCall for debate on redundancies as data shows where cuts will fall
NHS leaders are calling for the third year of the pay settlement to be renegotiated to avoid mass redundancies.
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NewsFinance directors plan to renegotiate supplier contracts
NHS finance directors are increasingly pessimistic about the financial outlook for their organisations and plan to address their concerns by renegotiating contracts with suppliers.
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NewsPEAT inspectors award record top scores
Patient environment and action teams have rated a record number of sites as excellent.
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NewsPCTs' swine flu plans 'being tested by real life'
Primary care trusts’ swine flu plans are now being “tested by real life events”, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsConcerns over CQC costs spark 'bonfire of the quangos' scrutiny
Politicians have this week pledged another “bonfire of the quangos”.
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NewsCost of regulation merger reaches into millions
Health regulators have spent millions on failing IT systems, empty offices and redundancy payments.
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NewsSpending pressures spark call for NICE restraints
Primary care trusts could increasingly abandon national treatment guidance unless it is made affordable.
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NewsCall for ambitious mental health targets
Public services such as the NHS, schools and transport should be set targets to reduce the financial burden of mental illness, according to mental health leaders.