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NewsMulti-million pound technology boost for health boards
A £4m IT system is to be set up across four health boards in Scotland to allow doctors to access the same “snapshot” of patient information.
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NewsMost serious incidents rise by more than a fifth
A rising proportion of reported incidents in NHS organisations involve deaths and permanent injuries, latest figures from the National Patient Safety Agency indicate.
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NewsPreventative care savings questioned by study
A study has cast doubt over whether investing in preventive services in the community either saves money or reduces hospital admissions.
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NewsConsortia grapple with size pros and cons
One of the first evaluations of the development of commissioning consortia has found they are struggling with questions of size and support.
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GPs concerned over reforms' impact on hospital finances, poll shows
GPs overwhelmingly believe the government’s NHS reforms will have a major impact on the viability of their local hospital, a survey has shown.
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NewsReview found surgery at Mid Staffs 'inadequate'
A review into general surgery at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust found the service “inadequate, unsafe and at times frankly dangerous”, the public inquiry into care failings at the trust was told.
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NewsNHS reform is 'biggest broken promise'
The government’s NHS reforms are rapidly becoming prime minister David Cameron’s “biggest broken promise”, Labour’s shadow health secretary has said.
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NewsHospitals will not have to close - Lansley
Hospitals will not have to close despite the NHS budget facing annual real-term cuts of 4 per cent, the government said.
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NewsDr Foster chief executive stands down
Dr Foster Intelligence chief executive Tom Moloney has stood down and been replaced by Tim Baker, who previously led Dr Foster Research, the company has announced.
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NewsNHS faces reform challenges - Nuffield Trust
The NHS faces challenges in ensuring safe and stable healthcare while the government’s reforms are implemented, according to a new report.
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NewsPCT clusters should have guarantee of existence beyond 2013, says Nuffield Trust
Primary care trust clusters should be given a guarantee that they will continue to exist after 2013 and could become regional outposts of the NHS Commissioning Board, according to experts at the Nuffield Trust.
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NewsMilburn rejects offer to join Commissioning Board chair competition
Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has rejected a government offer to become a candidate for the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsLib Dem MPs oppose health reforms
Two Liberal Democrat MPs have piled pressure on health secretary Andrew Lansley’s NHS shake-up plans by backing a Commons motion urging caution against how the reforms are implemented.
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NewsHospital worker held over alleged sexual assaults
A worker at Luton and Dunstable Hospital has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations that patients were sexually assaulted, police have confirmed.
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NewsContaminated blood inquiry to hear evidence
An inquiry into how people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from contaminated blood will begin hearing evidence on Tuesday.
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NewsHull GPs refuse pathfinder 'political football'
GPs in a primary care trust area known for its strong commissioning performance are refusing to form a pathfinder consortium as they do not wish to become a “political football”.
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NewsReforms 'will turn clock back to the 1930s'
Plans to reform the NHS could return healthcare provision to the days of the 1930s and ’40s, one of Britain’s leading doctors have warned.
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NewsBook balancing managers' 'biggest challenge'
The need to save cash and balance the books is the biggest challenge facing NHS managers, according to a survey.
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News£775m for medical outcomes research
Government funding of up to £775m has been earmarked for “translational” medical research aimed at taking new discoveries from the lab bench to the hospital bed.
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NewsGPs demand hike in pay
GPs in Scotland deserve a pay increase of more than 20 per cent to bring them parity with the UK, according to doctors in north east Scotland.