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NewsNew talks in public sector pension row
Fresh talks will be held today in an attempt to avert a wave of strikes by public sector workers in the continuing row over pensions.
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NewsEmergency services commissioning needs clarity, committee warns
MPs have called for clarity about who will be responsible for commissioning ambulance services amid concerns that urgent and emergency services could become fragmented.
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NewsDepression recovery varying wildly across the country
Recovery rates for depression and anxiety cases depend on where in the country the patient happens to be, with a huge variation from one region to another, a report has revealed.
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NewsMinisters should be allowed to intervene in another Southern Cross, says Burstow
Health minister Paul Burstow has hinted the government may seek to introduce legislative changes allowing it to directly intervene in any future cases similar to the collapse of Southern Cross.
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NewsHealth reforms 'a strategic mistake'
Ministers have promised further changes could be made to the government’s controversial health reforms as the plans were branded a “huge strategic mistake” by a senior Liberal Democrat.
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NewsNon-GPs must get exec roles, says top Lib Dem
Clinical commissioning groups should be required to have a nurse and doctor with secondary care experience involved in executive decision making roles rather than on a governing board, Baroness Shirley Williams has said.
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NewsBlood donor reforms ‘don’t go far enough’
Blood donation eligibility criteria should be based on individual behaviour, backed by advanced screening, not on sexuality, the Liberal Democrats conference has heard.
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NewsVulnerable adult protection to be improved - Burstow
Vulnerable adults will be protected in the same way as children by the next general election, the Liberal Democrat social care minister Paul Burstow has said.
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NewsNHS leaders' views sought on clinical research
HSJ, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research, are looking to gain insight into the way NHS leaders see clinical research within their organisations.
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NewsSocial enterprise loses out in £450m community services contract
A nurse and therapist-run social enterprise praised by the Cabinet Office for cutting costs has lost out to a private provider for a £450m contract.
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NewsUnions could resist reforms through 'non-cooperation'
Unions may consider non-cooperation action against the government’s NHS reforms, a leader has warned at the Liberal Democrat conference.
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NewsOverseas GPs require UK induction before treating patients - GMC
Newly-qualified and foreign doctors need to go on a basic induction course before they start working in the UK amid fears they may be underprepared to start treating patients, a regulator has said.
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NewsChanges to improve maternity care outlined
Hospitals across Wales are being given new guidance aimed at improving the care of pregnant and post-natal women and their babies.
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NewsDrop in admission rates hailed as possible CCG success
A drop in hospital admission rates has been hailed by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson as evidence that clinical commissioning is beginning to deliver improvements in care.
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NewsRise in patients waiting for treatment
The number of patients forced to wait more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment has risen slightly, according to new figures.
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NewsFlory blames HCC for delay in action over Mid Staffs
The deputy chief executive of the NHS has admitted the Department of Health should have acted sooner over failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, but blamed the Healthcare Commission for not warning them of the seriousness.
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NewsPeers take aim at Health Social Care Bill
Peers have fired an early warning shot across the government’s bows over controversial health care reforms.
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NewsExclusive: fifth acute trust says it is considering private franchise management
A fifth hospital trust has said it will consider private franchise management.
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NewsRegulator found safety concerns at half of hospitals and care homes
The Care Quality Commission had concerns about safety and care at half of NHS hospitals and care homes providing nursing last year, reveals its latest report on the state of health and social services in England.
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NewsBMA steps up opposition to Health Bill's quality premium and data plans
The British Medical Association’s GP Committee has reiterated its opposition to two reforms set out in the Health and Social Care Bill, including the quality premium which it has denounced as “ethically dubious” and “utterly immoral”.