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NewsComputer virus warning for NHS hospitals
NHS computer systems were infected with more than 8,000 dangerous viruses last year, an investigation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhistleblowers in the NHS: keep in tune with the law
When staff raise concerns about what is happening in their workplace, managers should not respond with a kneejerk threat of dismissal. Have a whistleblowing policy in place and be sure of all the facts, advises Jane Hobson
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Blogs
Mental Health Diet
The power of positive thinking – is your glass half full or half empty? You can choose your mood, and control your state of mind to improve outcomes for yourself and those around you. Is this just so much mumbo-jumbo, or is there something in it?
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Blogs
PbR: A target by any other name...
PbR as an abbreviation now lends itself to a much clearer redefinition for the providers of healthcare services in NHS England – ‘Patients bring Revenue’.
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NewsHart announces £22m emergency care centre
Work is to begin on an emergency care centre at the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
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NewsThree-digit urgent care number proposals published
The government has published plans for a national three-digit number for accessing non-emergency care.
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NewsDorset trust appoints Colin Hague as HR chief
Dorset HealthCare foundation trust has appointed the former head of HR at Poole borough council as its new director of human resources.
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NewsFree housing reprieve for first-year doctors
First-year doctors in Wales will continue to have access to free on-site housing under plans announced by the country’s health minister.
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NewsHospital staff warning as NHS Confederation issues swine flu guidance
Hospital staff have been urged to ensure they get vaccinated against swine flu when drugs become available this month.
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NewsStaff will be moved to help swine flu-hit areas, says CMO
The NHS is preparing to move staff between different areas to help services cope with the swine flu pandemic.
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News
Audit Commission publishes finance guide for doctors
The Audit Commission and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have issued a guide to finance for hospital doctors, saying it is “essential” they understand how money works in the NHS.
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NewsNHS boss issues swine flu vaccine warning
The head of NHS Scotland has warned it could take almost a year and a half to vaccinate everyone north of the border against swine flu.
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NewsCare for elderly 'not good enough'
Funding for long-term NHS care costs for the elderly has been subject to “procrastination and delay”, according to former Tory health secretary Stephen Dorrell.
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NewsWatchdogs rap two health boards
Maladministration by two NHS health boards, one in Wales and the other in England, led to “unremedied injustice and hardship”, according to a joint watchdog’s report.
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NewsCall for debate on redundancies as data shows where cuts will fall
NHS leaders are calling for the third year of the pay settlement to be renegotiated to avoid mass redundancies.
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NewsFinance directors plan to renegotiate supplier contracts
NHS finance directors are increasingly pessimistic about the financial outlook for their organisations and plan to address their concerns by renegotiating contracts with suppliers.
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NewsPEAT inspectors award record top scores
Patient environment and action teams have rated a record number of sites as excellent.
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NewsPCTs' swine flu plans 'being tested by real life'
Primary care trusts’ swine flu plans are now being “tested by real life events”, the Department of Health has said.
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LeaderOur mission is clear: to help our readers
Last weekend the Mail on Sunday ran a full page article claiming an HSJ reporter (Sally Gainsbury) wrote a news story in the magazine as part of a Labour “sting” to undermine Conservative health policy.
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Leader
Pay freeze is warmer prospect than thousands of job losses
HSJ’s interviews with a panel of finance directors have begun to flush out where managers are planning to make savings as the financial noose tightens.