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Public health settlement is more generous than expected but basing allocations on historic spend will leave some councils out of pocket There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local...
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Thu, Apr 18 2013
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We round up readers' thoughts on the direction of the NHS after the Francis report, following an online live discussion Whistleblowing and a duty of candour Jon Restell: "Whistleblowing is a bad safety net – it runs counter to human nature to expect people to routinely demonstrate the courage...
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Fri, Feb 15 2013
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The Patient from Hell urges GPs to get involved in implementing the reforms as he considers what 2013 holds for healthcare The year 2011 was the year of sound and fury, as the health bill staggered drunkenly through parliament, attacked on every side. 2012 was the year of planning the reforms enshrined...
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Find out what our panel of experts said about the future of patient data in the NHS, including boundaries of consent and the use of data for relevant trials Richard Corbridge is Clinical Research Network chief information officer Patients want to take part in research: In June 2011 an Ipsos Mori poll...
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Thu, Dec 13 2012
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Throughout 2012, the Guardian healthcare network has hosted a series of Public Health Dialogue events, bringing together experts from across the NHS, local and central government, charities, social enterprises and industry Arun Marsh
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Countries are responding in different ways to the increasing number of older people, but should we be looking closer to home? There is widespread agreement that our systems of health and social care can no longer adequately meet the needs and expectations of the increasing number of people living into...
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Mon, Sep 17 2012
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All the best advice from our live discussion on how housing and health professionals can work closer together. Add your own ideas in the comments section below Richard Humphries is senior fellow at the health policy thinktank the King's Fund History: Since 1948 housing, health and care have remained...
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Sat, Aug 4 2012
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Join our panel of experts from 12pm on Monday 30 July to discuss how housing and health can work together, in association with the National Housing Federation The health and housing sectors were described as "worlds apart" at last year's National Housing Federation conference, but the recommendations...
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Fri, Jul 27 2012
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Deborah Chafer, interim head of talent at the NHS Leadership Academy, introduces Clinical Leadership Fellowships Now more than ever, clinicians need to be not just experts in their chosen discipline, but skilled professionals with leadership and management know-how. Clinical innovators who can lead teams...
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This interactive map shows the changing picture of CCGs This is our latest map of clinical commissioning groups, which will, from April 2013, be responsible for designing local health services in England. The Guardian healthcare network compiled a map of the pathfinders for primary care , formerly known...
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Thu, May 10 2012
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Government says independent review will focus on the balance between protecting patients' health and social care information and sharing to improve patient care Dame Fiona Caldicott will lead the government's review into confidentiality and the sharing of health and social care information, the...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012
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Royal College of General Practitioners says amendments to health bill which includes clearer ministerial accountability in the NHS 'has caused greater confusion' The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has heaped more pressure on Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms by calling for David...
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Fri, Feb 3 2012
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