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NewsNew healthcare director appointed
A university professor who has won awards for his research is to take up a new role as on the board of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, it has been announced.
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NewsNHS to continue funding homoeopathy
There are no plans to stop funding homeopathy on the NHS despite a critical report from MPs earlier this year, the government has said.
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NewsWhite paper: regulation reform to create 'level playing field'
The government has proposed significant changes to health provider regulation, which it says will create a “level playing field” for all providers of NHS care.
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NewsFour arm's length bodies being abolished
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, the Appointments Commission, the National Patient Safety Agency and the Alcohol Education Research Council are being abolished, it has been announced.
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NewsNHS losing millions in pharma cost-sharing schemes
Bureaucracy may be blocking millions of pounds for which the NHS can be reimbursed, according to a survey of 31 health trusts in England.
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NewsPharma boss takes over foundation trust
A former pharmaceuticals boss has been put in charge of Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust.
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NewsAmbulance bosses reject 'lazy' staff claims
An ambulance service has distanced itself from comments posted on Facebook by one of its senior employees in which he criticised “lazy” and “unproductive” NHS staff.
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NewsFreedom of Information access rules tightened
Organisations failing to respond to freedom of information requests may soon be forced to explain their inaction to Parliament.
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NewsTrust declines to appeal against Rose Gibb payout
No challenge will be made to an Appeal Court ruling awarding more than £190,000 damages to a former Kent NHS Trust chief executive who quit after Britain’s worst hospital infection outbreak, it has been disclosed.
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Health gap between rich and poor widest ever
The gap between the health of the rich and the poor is greater now than at any time since records began, research shows.
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NewsNHS mini-stroke performance 'costs 500 lives a year'
The NHS is failing to act quickly enough when people suffer symptoms of a transient ischemic attack, also known as a mini stroke, costing an estimated 500 lives a year, according to a report.
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NewsTrust appoints interim chief executive
North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust will see Karen Jackson take over as its acting chief executive, it has been announced.
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NewsPatient involvement lacking in South West cancer service reconfiguration
Patients and user representatives were not adequately involved in the development of the proposals to centralise upper gastro-intestinal cancer services in the South West peninsula, the independent body on NHS change has found today.
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NewsModel for managing consortia financial risk remains unclear
How GP consortia manage the financial risks associated with commissioning will be left to “evolve over time”, the government has said.
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NewsHealthwatch to advise patients on choice
Local “HealthWatch” organisations could be given responsibility for helping the public navigate health services and exercise choice, under proposals out for consultation today.
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NewsConsortia to 'challenge' GP practices on quality and productivity
The NHS commissioning board will be able to delegate its role of ensuring GP practices improve on quality of care and financial management to consortia themselves, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsGP consortia should not start from 'clean sheet' on public involvement
GP consortia and the NHS commissioning board must ensure they involve the public in decision making and commission services in line with their needs, the government has said in a consultation paper on commissioning published today.
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NewsDH asks if size limits should be set for GP consortia
The Department of Health will not be “unduly prescriptive” about the size of GP consortia, but has asked whether there should be a minimum or maximum population size set for the new bodies.
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NewsNHS democracy proposals unveiled
The Department of Health has unveiled its vision for the role councils will play in making local health services democratically accountable by influencing the commissioning of local NHS services.