All Primary care articles – Page 209
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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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Mark Britnell confirms DH is still mulling over PCT freedoms
The range of perks that will eventually be on offer to the best performing commissioners is still being hammered out by the Department of Health and the Treasury.
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DH consults on speeding up drug decisions
Health minister Lord Darzi has launched a consultation designed to speed up access to new drugs and reduce variation between primary care trust areas.
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Jason Warner on improving learning disabilities services
There is evidence that many people with a learning disability are more susceptible to poorer health than the rest of the UK population.
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SupplementsHealthcare 100: the best places to work revealed
The HSJ and Nursing Times Healthcare 100 has revealed the best overall healthcare employer in the UK to be Kent independent provider Benenden Hospital trust.
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Practice based commissioning drive begins in Brent
The first project in a new government funded drive to improve practice based commissioning has been launched in Brent.
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Scotland to outlaw sale of alcohol to under 21s
The Scottish government today published its alcohol action strategy, which could see some areas ban the sale of alcohol to under 21s.
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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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Research points to benefits of individual social care budgets
Independent research has concluded that individual social care budgets can 'greatly' improve the quality of life for carers, the government has said.
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NHS South Central votes for water fluoridation
The board of South Central strategic health authority has decided to add fluoride to the water supply in Southampton.Members of the board made the unanimous decision at a public meeting yesterday, following a consultation on the proposal.
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PCT surplus figures were off by a fifth
Accounting errors led to primary care trusts under-reporting their surpluses by 20 per cent last financial year, the Audit Commission has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeMeasuring healthy eating
If diets matched nutritional recommendations there could be 70,000 fewer deaths in the UK each year.
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Leader
NHS leaders: don't lose touch with your communities
While there is near universal revulsion at the idea of merging primary care trusts in another reorganisation, joint working is gathering pace.
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London GPs miss out on cash
The British Medical Association's GPs committee has attacked NHS London for failing to ensure primary care trusts honour an agreement to pass on cash to practices.
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
Central to the next stage review is the demand to improve services - and demonstrate it. So how are NHS organisations planning to measure quality and how long will funding hold out? Dave West finds out
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Phil Hope announces national autism strategy
Autism campaigners are claiming victory after care services minister Phil Hope announced a new national strategy and guidance for the condition.Mr Hope said a consultation on the strategy would begin in April, and the final document would be unveiled by the end of the year.
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GPs do not understand eating disorders, charity claims
Only 15 per cent of GPs understand eating disorders and know how to help someone with such a condition, according to a report by eating disorder charity Beat.
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HSJ Knowledge
Tackling cancer inequalities in Liverpool
The city branded a cancer capital is fighting back with a two pronged action plan
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PCTs urged to promote dental helplines
Primary care trusts must do more to promote telephone helplines for patients trying to find a dentist, the Citizen's Advice Bureau has said.
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DH to embark on sick leave push
The Department of Health is looking for organisations to take part in a pilot scheme aimed at getting people on sick leave back to work more quickly.