All articles by Sally Gainsbury – Page 20
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TB battle still not won
The number of cases of tuberculosis in the UK is “still too high”, the Health Protection Agency warns today.
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Foundation trusts: a history
HSJ charts the major events from the creation of foundation trusts to their current form today.
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When will the remaining trusts become foundations?
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has given trusts a deadline of December 2010 to submit their applications for foundation trust status.
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Accountancy change means LIFT schemes could be squeezed
The Audit Commission has ruled that most primary care buildings funded by private finance initiative-style schemes, worth £1.34bn in total, should be moved onto NHS balance sheets this April.
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NewsInfections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
Leeds Teaching Hospitals could be the first trust to fall into deficit because of fines levied by the primary care trust for failure to bring hospital infections under control.
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NewsWeak pound triggers pharmaceutical supply shortages
Pharmacists could ask the Department of Health to reopen negotiations on their contract following supply shortages triggered by the pound’s low value.
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NHS failing in duty to help tackle knife crime
Less than one in five hospital trusts are sharing information with the police on stabbings, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.
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Practice based commissioning on the up
Support for the policy of practice-based commissioning continues to grow slowly but steadily, the Department of Health has claimed.
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Value of Dr Foster stake is under scrutiny
The NHS Information Centre may write down the value of its controversial £12m share in a joint venture with Dr Foster.
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Perks could be used to influence patients' choice of hospital
Hospitals should offer patients inducements to receive treatment during times when wards are less busy, new guidance on marketing in the NHS has suggested.
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Baroness Meacher drops bid to end private patient cap
An amendment to the Health Bill that would have abolished the foundation trust private patient cap has been withdrawn.
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NewsNHS failing on falls prevention
The Royal College of Physicians has uncovered a discrepancy between what NHS organisations have told the Healthcare Commission about falls prevention and what really goes on.
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Electronic record opt out made easier
Patients wanting to opt out of the electronic summary care record should be able to do so without making an application in person, the Department of Health has said.
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NHS financial forecast worsens
The NHS has been issued with stark new estimates of the impact the recession will have on its finances.
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New choice for IT programme
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has revealed the Department of Health is negotiating with software developers to set up potential alternatives to the two hospital record systems available through the national programme for IT.
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Monitor revises assessment criteria for foundation applicants
The NHS has been issued with stark new estimates of the impact the recession will have on its finances.
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£28m of hospital meals go to waste
Some £28m of hospital food was wasted last year as meals went untouched by patients. In some hospitals more than a fifth of main meals were thrown away untouched.
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a review of health visiting in response to Lord Laming’s report into the death of Baby P.
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Health loses out under Treasury PFI package
Last week the Treasury announced plans to boost recession hit PFI schemes with public cash, which could leave the NHS billions of pounds out of pocket. Sally Gainsbury explains the impact on health projects
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Community
Media Watch: NHS recession depression
Some stories get written because they are about a money, others because they involve gore or sex. Then there are the stories that simply give journalists the opportunity to use phrases that offend, alliterate or rhyme.