PCTs to go in massive NHS reorganisation
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that primary care trusts are to be abolished as part of a massive reorganisation of the NHS.
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Treasury frets about GP commissioning
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted that the Treasury is concerned abut the government’s plans to hand secondary care commissioning to GPs. Responding to a question at the end of the NHS Confederation’s annual conference in Loverpool, Sir David said he was also acutely aware of the need to keep financial control in the NHS […]
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NHS directors earn more than PM
The chief executive of the NHS, Sir David Nicolson, has been named as one of the highest earning civil servants in the country. According to a government list naming 172 civil servants who earn more than the Prime Minister, Sir David earns £255,000 and £259,999 – including £45,000-£50,000 for a rented flat and expenses for […]
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Two-fifths of PCTs begin SCR campaigns
The summary care record roll out More than 40% of primary care trusts have started their Public Information Programmes for the Summary Care Record and more are expected to follow soon, according to NHS Connecting for Health. The Department of Health’s IT agency told EHI Primary Care that 65 PCTs have started PIPs and that the […]
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Keogh to lead work on new stats for NHS
The government has set up a working group to develop a single hospital standardised mortality ratio for the NHS in response to the latest report on the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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Southampton rapped by ICO
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS organisation to be rapped for breaching the Data Protection Act. Chief executive Mark Hackett was required to sign an undertaking to improve data security by the Information Commissioner’s Office, after an incident in which 33,000 patient records were stolen. The records had been downloaded onto a […]
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Do more, with less
Department of Health policy and informatics guidance lays bare the scale of the challenge facing the NHS as the credit crunch bites. Lyn Whitfield works her way through 140 pages of policy documents and plans.
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EHI interview: Matthew Swindells
Jon Hoeksma talks to the new chair of BCS Health about the past and future of the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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EHI’s top stories: 2009
Nobody will ever be able to say that the NHS went un-warned about the tough financial times ahead. One of the big themes of 2009 was the likely impact of the credit crunch on the public finances and what that might mean for health service spending after 2011. As 2009 went on, the warnings about […]
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