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NewsNHS reforms 'boosting interest in foreign patients'
Government proposals to lift a cap on the proportion of income NHS hospitals can earn from private work led to a surge in interest in attracting patients from abroad, it has been reported.
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News'NHS not immune to cuts', warns Scottish BMA
Scottish doctors leaders said it would be “naive” to think the NHS can be immune from the impact of public spending cuts, it emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeSocial enterprise: one step beyond healthcare
Social enterprises are being heralded as champions of the ‘big society’, but there are serious questions to ask before setting one up in health or social care
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CommentSheila Williams on positive communication
Recently I observed a team meeting on ideas for service improvements. A pattern emerged. For every idea offered, one particular person criticised it or gave reasons why it wouldn’t work.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic and partner organisations
NHS Oxfordshire has an ambitious vision for improving the health of its county.
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InformationHSJ Webchat: empowering patients through innovation
This webchat looks at the latest developments in patient empowerment
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HSJ PartnersEmpowering patients through innovation
Sign up for this free webchat to share ideas with leaders in innovation
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NewsMental health trust considering merger
A merger between Suffolk Mental Health Partnership and Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust is to be considered under new proposals.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmbracing collaborative working in the NHS
As the NHS sees unprecedented structural change the spirit of working together must move into action, says Mike Hay
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HSJ Knowledge
Maternal mortality in Africa
The high rate of maternal mortality in Africa is a worldwide concern. The global targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) no 5 are to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
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NewsGP surgeries rated highly
Nine out of 10 Scottish patients believe the care they get at their GP surgery is good or excellent, a survey has found.
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NewsDominic Dodd to stay on at Royal Free Hampstead
The interim chairman of the Royal Free Hampstead trust is to carry on in the position for the next four years.
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NewsNHS Sefton appoints acting chief
NHS Sefton has appointed its former director of public health Dr Janet Atherton as acting chief executive.
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NewsSHA report calls for unit to remain closed after paediatric deaths
A report has called for the smallest paediatric cardiac surgery unit in the country to remain closed.
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NewsMonitor says FT in 'significant breach' of its authorisation
Monitor has declared Poole Hospital Foundation Trust to be in breach of its terms of authorisation.
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NewsMental health 'labels' criticised
Large numbers of “normal” people are at risk of being labelled as psychiatric patients, British experts have warned.
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NewsCommissioners must 'balance evidence and views' on reconfiguration
The health secretary’s four tests for major service change should be “embedded” into future planning.
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NewsReconfiguration moratorium lifted in three months
Most reconfigurations covered by the government’s moratorium could be ready to go ahead in three months time.
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NewsSocial media in the NHS debated on Twitter
NHS Salford has devised an innovative knowledge sharing chat via Twitter to discuss the use of social media within the NHS.
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NewsUncertainty still dogs PCTs during transfer of power
Major uncertainties about the rapid transfer of commissioning from primary care trusts to fledgling GP consortia could lead to chaos, managers have warned.