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GPs in England earn more than UK counterparts
Family doctors in England earn more than their counterparts anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures from the Information Centre for health and social care.
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Making connections for good healthcare management
Neural networks are benefiting primary care professionals by promoting collaboration, as Neil Bindemann explains
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Masters programme in commissioning launched
A masters programme in public service commissioning is to be launched by the University of Birmingham.
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Report reveals earnings of NHS staff
Hospital consultants earn, on average, over four times more than nurses, according to estimates published today by the Information Centre for health and social care.
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Pay increase for Northern Ireland nurses
Nurses in Northern Ireland will receive the full pay award as recommended by the independent pay review body.
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Six compete to lead GPs committee
The candidates for the new chairman of the British Medical Association's GPs committee have been announced. They are: Dr Laurence Buckman, Dr John Canning, Dr Andrew Dearden, Dr Peter Holden, Dr Eric Rose and Dr Richard Vautrey.
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First improvement notice in hygiene clampdown
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals trust has been put on an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for failing to comply with hygiene codes.
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Health Foundation seeks applicants for quality improvement fellowships
The Health Foundation's quality improvement fellowships are now open for applications. Now in its fourth year, this US-based fellowship is designed to equip.up to three clinically qualified senior NHS professionals with tools and techniques in quality improvement.
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Nurses working alone risk assault
More than one-third of nurses working alone have been assaulted or harassed in the last two years, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing.
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Achieving cultural competency in mental health
In response to requests from staff to find out more about the cultures, customs and practices of their patients, West London Mental Health trust has produced a cultural competency toolkit.
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Unison elects new president
A healthcare assistant for Tees, Esk and Wear Valley trust has been elected president of public sector union Unison. Norma Stephenson was previously vice-president and will hold the position for a year.
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Wales proposes simplified compensation rules
The Welsh Assembly has launched proposals to give NHS patients more equal access to compensation and allow clinical negligence claims to be settled more easily. The NHS Redress Measure will allow lower-value negligence claims to be dealt with without going before a court. It is the first government-proposed measure to ...
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Staff and associate specialist doctor petition
The British Medical Association was due to deliver a petition of nearly 4,500 signatures to the prime minister this morning.
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Johnson makes first ministerial visit
Health secretary Alan Johnson and prime minister Gordon Brown have made their first visit to an NHS facility. The pair visited Kingston Hospital in south London with Professor Sir Ara Darzi.
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Ali Mohammed on performance ratings
'What kind of employer gives most of its staff a sizeable pay rise and an expectation of the same for years to come and only then asks whether they would like to work harder or differently for the pay rise they have just been given?'
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Wales calls for international learning partnerships
Welsh first minister Rhodri Morgan has called on health workers in Wales and developing countries to form partnerships to learn from each other.
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Brighton and Sussex chief leaves for DoH
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals trust chief executive Peter Coles is leaving to take up a secondment at the Department of Health.
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BMA elects new chair
East Yorkshire GP Dr Hamish Meldrum has been elected chair of the BMA Council following a three-way contest.
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'Two Sues' get £500,000 in early retirement pay
The joint chief executives of the National Patient Safety Agency, Sue Osborn and Susan Williams, have been paid almost half a million pounds in early retirement pay, according to figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats.