News – Page 1824
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Chief operating officer for NHS Direct
Paula Higson has been appointed chief operating officer of NHS Direct.
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Two in five trusts turn away women in labour, figures show
Women in labour were turned away by 42 per cent of trusts last year, figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show.The figures, obtained by the Conservatives, show that one in 10 trusts closed their doors to women giving birth more than 10 times in the last year. Larger ...
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GP pay doubles in 20 years
Average GP earnings topped £110,000 in 2005-06, twice the level of two decades earlier, according to figures published by the Information Centre for health and social care.
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DH response to Monitor under wraps
The Department of Health has refused to release correspondence to Monitor regarding its legal dispute over the cap on income from private patients.
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Lift-off for air ambulances as government comes calling
The NHS is suddenly showing a lot of interest in buying into air ambulances. So are these charity services ready to do business? Alison Moore reports
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DH admits target on health inequalities is hard to meet
The Department of Health has admitted that it will be 'difficult' to meet its target to reduce health inequalities.
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London's neediest areas are worst off
London primary care trusts facing the biggest health challenges are saddled with the greatest funding shortfalls, a new coalition of private and voluntary organisations has warned.
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Foundation trusts query accounting changes
Foundation trusts have raised concerns that forthcoming changes to accounting rules could undermine efforts to get hospitals to focus on where they make and lose money.
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Department stays silent on Connecting for Health savings
The Department of Health will not use the £208m saved by the national programme for IT last year to estimate the total potential savings of NHS-wide implementation.
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Care Quality Commission salary is 'ridiculously low'
The Department of Health is under pressure to increase the salary for the first chair of the new health and social care regulator after it was branded 'ridiculously low'. The job was advertised at £60,780 a year for up to three days a week, considerably less than comparable posts.
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PCTs may call for foundation style freedoms
Primary care trusts could push for freedom to determine senior managers' pay as a reward for becoming world class commissioners.
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Black calls on NHS to fight employee absence
The national director for health and work has presented plans for the NHS to take on a wider role in promoting health and well-being at work.
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Prison drugs care 'below 'standard'
A think tank has criticised prison drug services for falling short of 'even minimum standards' and called on the government to take action.
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Healthcare Commission to probe Mid Staffs deaths
The Healthcare Commission has launched an investigation into apparently high mortality rates among emergency admissions at the Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Guidance omits time limit on inquiries into patient killings
Concerns over time it takes for health organisations to investigate fatal attacks by mental health patients have not been addressed in the first detailed guidance on the subject.
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NHS London focuses on Brent financial crisis
A report into the financial crisis at Brent primary care trust has highlighted 'grave failings' in leadership.
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Auditors concerned over Hinchingbrooke's £38.7m deficit
Auditors for Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust have raised 'serious concerns' over its projected £38.7m deficit for 2007-08, as the trust's savings plans are not sufficient to cover it.
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Census shows wide variation in numbers of clinical staff
The government's boast that the NHS has been swelled by thousands of extra clinical staff masks wide regional variations and a flattening in the number of nurses and GPs.
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King's Fund urges caution on polyclinics
There is little evidence to back a wholesale shift to polyclinics in London, the King’s Fund has warned.
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NHS service providers can advertise under new code
NHS trusts and independent providers of NHS services have the freedom from today to advertise direct to patients - but must abide by a new code of conduct.