All articles by Victoria Vaughan – Page 2
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Ofcare: assessment framework to rank trusts' performance
The Department of Health is developing a new vision for delivering better care and value in health and social care.
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Monitor takes tougher line to prepare for wave of FT plans
Applying for foundation trust status is to become tougher as regulator Monitor responds to an expected rise in acquisitions and mergers and deters 'overly ambitious applications'.
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Joint working is key to cash fight, says social care boss
Health and social care must work more closely together to provide a health service fit for the future, according to the president of the newly formed Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.
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Guy's denies pathology plans go against guidance
Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust has denied claims by the union Unite that it is attempting to privatise its pathology services against Department of Health guidance.
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Resignation over MTAS row 'could weaken' BMA
The resignation of British Medical Association chair James Johnson could weaken the power of the doctors' union, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Imperial leads merger on hunt for joined-up research
The first academic health science centre in the country is aiming for the 'holy grail' of intimately connecting research with frontline healthcare, as Victoria Vaughan explains
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BMA sets out plan to close purchaser-provider divide
The British Medical Association has proposed the creation of an organisation to bridge the gap between purchaser and provider and move towards single-system working.
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Final fitness for purpose results name at-risk PCTs
Cumbria and Western Cheshire primary care trusts are at the greatest risk of being unable to meet baseline performance goals in the next six to 12 months, according to the third and final wave of primary care fitness for purpose results.
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Community foundations set for pilots, but names under wraps
Pilot community foundation trusts are being considered by the Department of Health, with the aim of the first one going live by the end of 2008, although the DoH will not confirm who is on the list.
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Health Protection Agency to develop guidance as C difficile rates rise by 8pc
The Health Protection Agency has been charged by the Department of Health with producing new guidance on Clostridium difficile, as it emerged that cases have risen by 8 per cent.
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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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Top-level shake-up continues at DoH
The reorganisation of top-level management in the Department of Health is to be continued following the departure of Bill McCarthy, its director of policy and strategy.
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BMA recommends GPs get PBC guarantees from primary care trusts
Advice to GPs to demand assurances in writing from primary care trusts over possible savings from practice-based commissioning could see doctors and PCT managers reach an impasse.
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Last-minute cancellations on way down, claims DoH
The number of operations cancelled at the last minute is continuing to drop, according to the winter report from the Department of Health.
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DoH calls in librarians and web to boost patient choice uptake
Local librarians and a £15m website have been unveiled by the government as the twin levers to drive take-up of full choice this year.
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Blow to trust efforts to engage GPs
Primary care trusts will not be able to decide how much to pay GPs who sit on professional executive committees.
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Acutes accused over discharge info
The acute sector is showing 'institutionalised contempt for primary care' by its failure to provide GPs with prompt discharge summaries, the NHS Alliance has claimed.
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