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NewsNicola Sturgeon apologises over one hour 999 delay
An emergency call was delayed by almost an hour because of a technical problem that disrupted 999 phonecalls to the Scottish Ambulance Service, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has revealed.
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NewsJoint replacement patients in poorest ever health
People needing hip and knee replacements are in poorer health than ever before, with most now obese or overweight, according to a study out today.
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NewsGovernment warned over rate of job losses
The government has been urged to approach spending cuts like a middle-distance runner rather than a sprinter, making sure that most public sector job cuts take effect after 2013.
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NewsLIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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NewsConcerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
Public health doctors and directors have expressed serious concerns over the government’s restructuring plans in a survey shared exclusively by HSJ.
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NewsIT shake-up leaves key components unaltered
A shake-up of NHS IT announced by the government has left key elements of the national programme for IT unchanged.
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NewsKing’s Fund criticises GPs on dementia diagnosis
GPs are “unable or unwilling” to recognise dementia symptoms, evidence presented to the King’s Fund suggests.
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NewsBigger role for pharmacists could save £800m
More than £800m could be saved from NHS budgets by making more use of the skills of pharmacists, according to an influential think tank.
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NewsPrivate company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.
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NewsBacteria linked to sink misuse
The Department of Health has set up a working group to look at the safety of hospital taps following reports of antibiotic resistant infections tracked to bacteria found in wash basins.
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NewsHealth Hotel reopens for 2010
The first real acid test of how closely the coalition’s junior partner is allied to the proposed health reforms will come next week at the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference in Liverpool.
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NewsCQUIN used for minimum achievements
The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework is being used to reward the achievement of minimum standards rather than high quality care, research has found.
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NewsDH critical of loophole in pension rules
The Department of Health has said community service social enterprises should not exploit a loophole that would allow them to give new staff access to the NHS pension scheme.
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NewsCosmetic surgery providers breach CQC rules
Hundreds of cosmetic surgery providers have breached Care Quality Commission rules by failing to respond to a national inquiry into patient outcomes and deaths.
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NewsRCN fears ‘dumbing down’ health visits
The government is considering “fast tracking” health visitor training in a bid to meet its pledge to employ an extra 4,200 health visitors by 2015.
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NewsReport calls for overhaul of social welfare
The health service in 2020 could see more co-payments, preventative services funded by social bonds and every citizen receiving an annual statement detailing their contributions to and consumption of public services.
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NewsWilliams grilled by MPs over CQC’s weaknesses
Prospective Care Quality Commission chair Dame Jo Williams faced a barrage of questions regarding the regulator’s weaknesses from MPs in a pre-appointment grilling last week.
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NewsLondon in talks over PCT mergers
NHS London and the Department of Health are in talks about merging London’s 31 primary care trusts into just six bodies, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNicholson steps up reform with radical savings move
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has paved the way for primary care trusts to be merged as a means to make significant savings while implementing the health white paper.
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NewsChief executive of NHS Scotland stepping down
The chief executive of the NHS in Scotland is quitting to take up the equivalent job in New Zealand.