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NewsInformation Centre may sell Dr Foster Intelligence share
The NHS Information Centre is considering selling its £12m share in its controversial joint venture with Dr Foster.
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NewsStroke care gets better since health check
Latest figures from the Department of Health indicate hospital trusts have improved stroke care since the Care Quality Commission undertook the 2008-09 annual health check.
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NewsClinical improvements could save NHS £9bn a year
The NHS could save more than £9bn in a year if trusts improved their performance in just eight “high impact” clinical areas, the chief nursing officer for England has said.
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NewsNHS planners told to be more green
Managers need to “think beyond the inside of the building” when planning the design and location of services, according to the government’s adviser on architecture and design.
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Essex PCT shortlists FTs to take over community services
A primary care trust in Essex has shortlisted four foundation trusts to take over its provider arm in the first such service transfer of its type.
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NewsCould a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
A sustained outbreak of swine flu will put any region’s critical care services under pressure and a pandemic could have national consequences on workforce and resources. Will normal targets survive the winter unscathed? Alison Moore reports
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NewsQueen's Speech outlines personal care plans
Plans to offer free personal care to the 280,000 people with the “highest needs” were outlined as part of the Queen’s Speech today.
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NewsDoctor licensing requirement comes into force
Doctors in the UK must be licensed as well as registered with the General Medical Council following changes introduced this week.
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NewsFuture NHS chief execs 'put off' by TV dramas
Young people may be discouraged from pursuing careers in the NHS by watching TV hospital dramas full of staff acting unprofessionally, the new chief executive of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has said.
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NewsTrust in court over patient safety
A hospital trust faces prosecution over health and safety breaches linked to the death of a mother who had just given birth.
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NewsProperty and competition to be investigated following takeover
A trust takeover has sparked an investigation into the relationship between property, competition and co-operation in the NHS.
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NewsNHS London launches innovation fund
NHS London has launched a multi-million pound fund to support and reward innovation in the region.
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NewsData security lapses prompt pledges from PCTs
Two primary care trusts have been rapped for data security breakdowns, bringing the total number of NHS organisations in trouble over such lapses to three already this month.
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News150 NHS staff attacked every day
More than 150 NHS staff are attacked every day during their work, according to latest figures.
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NewsPoor dementia care 'costs NHS millions'
Cutting dementia patients’ average hospital stay by one week could save the NHS at least £80m a year, a report by the Alzheimer’s Society claims.
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NewsRose Gibb wins full right to appeal compensation claim
Rose Gibb has won the right to a full appeal hearing on her claim for compensation against her former employer, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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NewsManagers open to accusations of 'job hopping'
Senior NHS managers are laying themselves open to accusations of lack of commitment by “job hopping”, according to Royal College of Nursing chief executive Peter Carter.
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NewsIndependent sector treatment centres 'cherry pick' patients
The government is reportedly scaling back independent sector treatment centres amid claims that they do not provide value for money.
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NewsNHS IT upgrade goes live in London
Patient records are to go online in London after long delays in the rollout of the government’s £12bn NHS IT upgrade.
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NewsPatient Safety Awards shortlist revealed
The Patient Safety Awards shortlist has been announced.