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NewsNHS patient safety hotline delayed
A “key element” in the drive to improve patient safety - Patient Safety Direct - has been delayed until next summer, despite ministerial assurances that it would be in place last year.
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NewsNHS tolerates poor performance, say managers
One in four NHS managers believes underperformance is tolerated in their organisation, according to data seen by HSJ.
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NewsNHS trusts urged to control cost of agency staffing
Trusts are being urged to hold down excessive agency staffing costs as figures reveal the first rise in long-term NHS vacancies for five years.
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NewsFoundation trusts plan to bolster earnings through slow pay growth
Foundation trusts believe they can grow their annual earnings until 2012 by keeping pay bills down.
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NewsConfed warns Tory IT plans must save on costs
Tory NHS IT plans must not create even more expense, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsOxford Radcliffe chief warns savings must be found
The acting chief executive of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust has said service changes must be delivered to save money.
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NewsLessons for the UK in Obama’s universal healthcare plan
As the US president fights to secure congressional backing for reforming healthcare, Michael Macdonnell and Douglas Noble find parallels in the UK’s drive to push quality up and cost down
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NewsLIFT schemes 'poorly managed'
Researchers have claimed NHS primary care trusts could save thousands of pounds if they managed partnerships with the private sector better.
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NewsBullying row trust appoints new non execs
Two new non-executive directors have been appointed at a trust at the centre of a row over alleged bullying and harassment to hit targets by the strategic health authority.
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NewsWales steps up swine flu public health campaign
A swine flu awareness campaign in Wales is using newspaper and radio adverts to tell the public what to do if they experience symptoms.
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NewsFT confirms two suspensions over A&E 'irregularities'
A foundation trust has suspended its nursing director after launching an investigation into allegations of “irregularities” in its accident and emergency waiting times figures.
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NewsPCTs gear up for swine flu pandemic
The NHS is working to tight deadlines to plan for another wave of swine flu - and estimate how much the outbreak will cost.
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NewsNHS Confed raises doubts over Conservative IT plans
The NHS Confederation has expressed doubts over Conservative proposals to scrap government plans for a central database of patient records.
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NewsFoundation trusts 'must plan for spending cuts'
NHS foundation trusts have been warned that they cannot depend on political pledges to maintain spending as the financial crisis worsens, and must plan accordingly.
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Tories pledge health service reform
Reforming the NHS is the only way to maintain frontline health services amid the mounting debt crisis, according to shadow chancellor George Osborne.
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NewsScotland 'on track to meet NHS targets'
The Scottish government says it is on track to meet targets to reduce the number of deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke.
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NewsC diff deaths at new high
Hospital bug C difficile claimed 248 lives in Scotland last year and was a “contributory factor” in a further 517 deaths, figures show.
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NewsPut NHS medical records online, say Tories
NHS medical records should be hosted online by providers such as Google and Microsoft, according to the Conservatives.
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NewsSir Ian Kennedy joins law firm
Commercial law firm Beachcroft has appointed former Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy to lead its new NHS health advisory service.
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NewsLewisham PCT agrees merger with hospital trust
NHS Lewisham’s trust board has agreed to merge its community health services with Lewisham Hospital trust in an effort to eventually achieve foundation trust status.