North West – Page 128
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NewsNHS North West to pay Christie's Iceland bank loss
NHS North West is to compensate a specialist cancer foundation trust for the £6.5m it lost in the Icelandic banking collapse.
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NewsUK swine flu cases 'at least double' official count
A swine flu expert has warned that the number of UK cases of the potentially deadly virus may be more than double the official count of 557.
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NewsLawyer reprimanded over spat with foundation trust
A lawyer has been reprimanded for bringing his profession into disrepute in a dispute with a foundation trust in the North West.
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NewsSwine flu confirmed in further 47 people
Swine flu has been confirmed in a further 47 patients, the majority of whom are children.
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CommentDavid Peat on embracing NHS change
Attitudes to the idea of change have always fascinated me. And I suppose I’m revisiting the concept since I’m on the verge of changing my own role in the NHS by moving on to take up a new post at strategic health authority level.
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NewsNHS staff could have stopped abusive GP sooner
An independent review into a GP jailed for carrying out 23 indecent assaults on patients over a 20 year period has found NHS staff could have acted at least 12 years earlier than they did.
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NewsUnneeded surgery may be costing the NHS millions
Tens of millions of pounds are being spent on NHS procedures that offer little apparent benefit, the first comprehensive survey of patient reported outcomes is expected to reveal.
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NewsNHS nets huge drugs saving
The NHS has saved nearly £400m in the space of a year through more cost effective prescribing.
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NewsManchester foundation trust appoints chief executive
Julian Hartley has been appointed permanent chief executive of University Hospital of South Manchester foundation trust.
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CommentWhen communities pull together there is a big health benefit
The UK’s growing diversity and individualism are reflected in many health issues, and the NHS should be forging strong partnerships to create equalities across communities
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CommentInvolving junior doctors in implementing the European working time directive
The involvement of junior doctors in implementing changes to working hours in the UK is not a new concept. Going back to the 1990s, the regional task forces on junior doctors’ working hours, charged with the responsibility of implementing the new deal, often included junior doctor medical advisers.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS turns to marketing to change public health attitudes
Taking lessons from commercial advertising, PCTs can use social marketing to help get health messages across effectively to their local populations. By Daloni Carlisle
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North West clocks up highest green scores
The best performance on commissioning was in the North West.
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HSJ Knowledge
Personal health budgets: the patient is always right
Will individual health budgets help patients get the best care or leave the NHS struggling with increased costs and new ethical dilemmas? Kaye McIntosh reports
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NHS trusts and commissioners at odds over tariff benefits
Hospital trusts and commissioners are disputing the impact of the new payment by results tariff on their income.
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NHS North West falling behind on GP extended hours
Figures released by the Department of Health show that 69 per cent of GP practices were offering extended opening hours by the end of December.
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HSJ Knowledge
Alcohol policy: battle of the binge
As drink gets cheaper and licensing hours get longer, stemming the effect on the nation's health and the NHS budget is causing headaches. Stuart Shepherd reports
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Advancing quality in the North West
The system being implemented in the North West was developed by US firm Premier, owned by 200 of the country’s not-for-profit hospitals.
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Comment
Complex public health problems need social innovation
The North West has made great strides in improving services but with complex problems persisting it will also take a process of social innovation to find creative solutions
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Perfect chief eludes West Midlands SHA
NHS West Midlands has failed to appoint a chief executive despite carrying out interviews.