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Director general defends IT plan and blasts critics of the electronic patient record
Critics of the electronic patient record have been branded 'privacy fascists' by the Department of Health director general of IT.
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Cash-strapped contraceptive services plead for a target
Contraceptive services are struggling as PCTs direct budgets to the GUM target. Family planning needs a target of its own, reports Helen Mooney
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Tories and Lib Dems criticise Blair legacy
The three main political parties have come out fighting over what 10 years under a Labour government has meant for the NHS.
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Respect patients' right to die at home, says report
Patients nearing the end of their lives who choose to die at home should have their preferences respected, according to a paper published in the May issue of the Journal of the RoyalSociety of Medicine.Leading palliative care experts say that despite most people saying that they would prefer to die ...
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Sir George in call for service closures
National emergency care director Sir George Alberti is expected to call today for the closure of accident and emergency and maternity services at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, north London. This is despite a campaign by junior Home Office minister Joan Ryan to retain services at the hospital, which ...
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New way to measure impact of policies unveiled
A report published today by the Health Foundation gives a new approach to measuring the impact of healthcare policies on NHS productivity.Estimating Health and Productivity Gains in England from Selected Interventions offers a population-based model that can be applied across different disease groups.To read the report click here
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Leadership development to focus on reducing inequalities
The Health Foundation is seeking applicants for a new leadership development scheme aimed at improving the quality of healthcare for people from black and minority ethnic groups.
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New online resource launched
The Health Foundation has re-launched its website with a broader range of content and practical case studies.
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Learning from international comparisons
Internationally agreed indicators are providing valuable insights into quality of care.
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Government offers help with R&D annual reports
Guidance has been drawn up for NHS organisations completing their annual reports for the performance mamagement and future planning of research and development activity. All trusts in receipt of R&D funding should return their reports by 2 July.Download the guidance here
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DoH targets deaths from clots
All hospital patients should be assessed for risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots, an expert working group has recommended.
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Report calls for PCT funding of joint patient support service in local areas
Primary care trusts and social care providers have been urged to fund a joint information service for patients and carers on the services in their area.
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MPs fear abolition of PPI forums will lead to loss of volunteers
The government's proposal to dismantle patient and public involvement forums and set up local involvement networks instead has been heavily criticised by the Commons health select committee.
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S11 change weakens consultation, says Commons hsc
Changes to section 11 consultation rules would further weaken public and patient involvement which is already a 'sham' in places, the Commons health select committee has warned.
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Independent pay reviews ruled out by minister Andy Burnham
Health Minister Andy Burnham has dismissed calls to bring in a review body to rule on the new general medical services contract.
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Union calls for 'summer of discontent' over pay offer
Unison is to ballot members on industrial action if the government does not improve its pay offer.
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DoH names struggling acute trusts that will undergo 'rigorous review'
Seventeen acute trusts have been named by the Department of Health as being under 'rigorous review' due to their inability to show they could repay loans quickly to offset financial deficits.
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DoH to get the measure of PCTs working with private sector
The Department of Health will measure strategic health authorities on the percentage of primary care trusts in their region that use the private sector to help them commission, HSJ has learned.
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Lords a-leaping to the wrong conclusion
In the last few days two lords with fingerprints on health policy reform - one a new minister and one a former one - both criticised the NHS's attitude to innovation.