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NewsNHS staff not entitled to royal wedding holiday
NHS staff are not legally entitled to take the extra national public holiday announced by the government to celebrate the royal wedding, HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has found.
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NewsBritish back lifestyle nudge
Most people are happy for the government to influence behaviour to encourage healthy lifestyles, according to international research.
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NewsImproving Access to Psychological Therapies will get outcomes link
The government plans to extend the previous government’s talking therapies programme and “link” it to the NHS outcomes framework.
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NewsMId Staffs inquiry told HSE was 'under-resourced'
The Health and Safety Executive was reluctant to prosecute over a patient’s death at Stafford Hospital because it did not have the resources to cope with more families coming forward, the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been told.
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NewsMP questions strategic health planning base
It remains unclear who would be responsible for vital strategic health planning during the transition to commissioning consortia and beyond, a shadow health minister has warned.
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NewsLansley: More pathfinders named in 'weeks'
The health secretary has said more pathfinder consortia will be named in “coming weeks and months”, following the first 54 announced today.
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NewsPathfinder size suggests consortia will total under 250
The size of the pathfinder commissioning consortia announced by the government suggests there are ultimately likely to be fewer than 250 covering England.
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NewsPrimary care organisations welcome variation in pathfinders
Variation among the Department of Health’s pathfinder commissioning consortia will help the government to learn lessons about potential models, according to stakeholder organisations.
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NewsBigger consortia safer from risk, say consultants
The deputy chief executive of the NHS has said that commissioning consortia are likely to be “fewer and bigger” than the 500 to 600 figure often cited.
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NewsPathfinder consortia revealed
HSJ has obtained the names of the 54 organisations that will spearhead the government’s plans to hand commissioning over to GP consortia.
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NewsNHS Sheffield chief executive goes to top leadership role at DH
NHS Sheffield chief executive Jan Sobieraj is to be seconded to the Department of Health to work on leadership.
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NewsScottish Labour criticises 'staffing madness'
The NHS in Scotland employs twice as many administrators as it does doctors, Labour claimed today.
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News75% of children with cancer 'must travel for care'
Three out of four children with cancer have to travel to another city for treatment, according to a new report.
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NewsNHS Direct norovirus calls hit 4,000 a week
NHS Direct is handling more than 4,000 calls a week from people suffering from suspected norovirus, figures showed today.
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NewsHospital trust announces merger proposals
A second non-foundation trust has this morning announced plans to merge with a foundation trust.
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NewsDrunk tanks proposed to take pressure off services
Drunk tanks and booze buses should be used to take some of the burden of intoxicated people off the hands of the health service and the police, a report has said.
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NewsScottish distinction awards to be scrapped
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has called for distinction awards for the country’s top doctors to be scrapped and replaced with a new system of bonuses available to all NHS staff.
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NewsBolton trust to change its name
Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation Trust is to change its name from April 2011, with the public being asked to vote on alternatives.
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NewsCoalition to fight EU on maternity leave extension
The government is to argue against European Parliament proposals to extend the amount of maternity leave on full pay to 20 weeks, arguing that the move would lead to “unacceptable” costs.
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Welsh compensation payments rise
Welsh health boards have paid out £20m more in medical negligence claims this year compared with last year, new figures show.