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CommentMedia Watch: Cameron and Lansley spring into action
The week kicked off with the health secretary and prime minister both going into action to defend the Health and Social Care Bill, ahead of its second reading in parliament on Monday.
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CommentPublic health tremors could unleash a monster
The double whammy of setting up a new national public health service (Public Health England) and returning responsibility for health improvement to local government is the most earth-shaking shift in public health since the abolition of medical officers of health in 1974.
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NewsThree per cent of public health funds could go to Mayor
The Mayor of London could take three percent of the money allocated to councils for public health in the capital.
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NewsJust one in five DH staff say change is managed well
Only one in five Department of Health employees believe change is managed well, according to staff survey results.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the DH's fistful of figures
The Department of Health’s intent to maintain “grip” on NHS performance during 2011-12 is plain in the technical guidance to the NHS operating framework, issued in late January.
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NewsCQC fees hike 'disappoints' confederation
The NHS Confederation has said it is “deeply disappointed” at Care Quality Commission plans to raise registration fees by up to 67 per cent, despite an initial promise to make the system cost neutral.
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NewsNHS medical trials among best in Europe
A programme in the North West which aimed to show the NHS could be a first class environment for commercial pharmaceutical research has reported results matching the best in Europe.
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NewsGovernment launches £400m talk therapy strategy
Access to taking therapies will be extended to an extra million people the government’s mental health strategy was expected to say.
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LeaderIs a narrative for complex health reform impossible?
Two snapshots from a day in the life of one A Lansley, health secretary.
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NewsNo extra pay for royal wedding, NHS staff told
NHS Employers has told unions trusts are prepared to give staff a day off in lieu for working on 29 April - declared a national bank holiday to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton - but not to pay enhanced public holiday rates for that day.
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NewsHealth visitors wary of recruitment plans
Nursery nurses and healthcare support workers could be recruited to health visiting teams in a bid to increase capacity and improve retention rates in the profession, HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has learned.
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NewsTrust counts £8m cost of objections to PFI scheme
A judicial review application against the rebuild of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital has cost the trust £8m in delays so far and is risking operational failures.
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NewsChief dismissed for 'seaside humour' wins tribunal
A former interim chief executive of an NHS trust was unfairly sacked for sending emails containing “seaside humour” just 15 days before he was due to be made redundant.
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NewsReforms are a 'new deal', PM tells GPs
Prime minister David Cameron has spearheaded the government’s latest attempt to rally GPs behind consortium commissioning.
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HSJ KnowledgeA patient’s perspective on the NHS
I am a big fan of the NHS. The central tenet of access to good healthcare based on clinical need as opposed to ability to pay has always seemed to me to be a core feature of a decent, civilised society.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe governance challenge for commissioning consortia
GPs intent on establishing commissioning consortia need to make sure they quickly understand the most important governance issues, such as board accountability and director liability, to meet the demanding challenges they are about to face.
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HSJ Local
Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: An infection outbreak has occurred at University Hospitals Coventry after a patient was transferred directly from a hospital in Kenya.
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HSJ Local
Activity rise at Princess Alexandra Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has reported increased activity for December in a number of areas.
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NewsLive interview to discuss cancer strategy on HSJ TV
Experts are to discuss the Department of Health’s updated cancer plan live online.
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HSJ Local
Mid Essex PCT leading on safeguarding hub plan
STRUCTURE: NHS Mid Essex is the lead primary care trust in a plan to create an Essex-wide hub to host designated professionals for child safeguarding.