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NHS Property Services is predicted to be packaged up for a private sale – where does that leave public sector land? The abolition of Primary Care Trusts from 1 April saw a huge swath of public sector land transferred to a new central government agency: NHS Property Services. But the new organisation...
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About 20,000 loans for first-timers were advanced in October, but wary market expert labels them 'the transactions of a privileged few' The number of mortgages taken out by first-time buyers leapt by 14% in October following a quiet September, according to figures from the Council of Mortgage...
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There is a strong business and social case for social landlords to deliver long-term care, says Kevin Beirne As the debate over reform of the NHS continues, we must look to ways of linking health, social care and housing that allow the health service to evolve and improve without stifling what it seeks...
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Find out what our experts said in our recent discussion on energy efficiency and carbon reduction strategies in NHS hospitals David Pencheon is director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit Few trusts are incentivised to reduce emissions by improving the health of the environment: This is probably...
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Langdon Down was once a progressive hospital, now it's the first museum to people with learning disabilities. Terry Philpot takes a tour Normansfield hospital in south London is long gone but behind builders' fencing one can still glimpse the many flourishing trees on the 42 acres where hundreds...
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Limited company owned by the Department of Health will manage a part of the NHS estate A limited company owned by the government will take over the ownership and management of more than 150 properties in the NHS estate, the health secretary Andrew Lansley has said. In a written statement to parliament...
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Funds will be used to convert part of hospital into a one-stop shop for health services and improve local care The Welsh government has approved a £15.8m project to convert part of Cardiff Royal infirmary into a one-stop shop for health and social care services. The first phase of redevelopment of the...
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Larger deficits, longer patient waiting times and no increase in staff productivity are the outcomes of hospital mergers, says study Hospitals which merger with others as a way of resolving problems with funding or capacity could find themselves worse off, according to research by the University of Bristol...
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Hospital infrastructure projects in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunfermline are among building works now under way across the Scottish NHS The Scottish government has confirmed that construction work valued at £2bn and aimed at delivering better facilities for the NHS is under way. Among the projects are...
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Company becomes preferred bidder to take over running of services for east of England healthcare organisations Service company Serco is on course to take over the running of the Anglia Support Partnership (APS), which provides support services such as finance, payroll, recruitment, IT, estates and facilities...
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New specialist hospital will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will cater for rural areas from 2014 A new £70m specialist emergency care hospital is due to be built in Northumbria and will be the first of its kind in the country. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said it was looking...
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The biggest changes to the English health service are already underway within NHS hospital trusts, regardless of the fate of the health bill When Britons think of the NHS, they might consider the abstract idea of healthcare free at the point of delivery. But they are more likely to think about the place...
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The health service needs to learn lessons on locating its services from supermarkets The health and social care bill is an irrelevance to the real troubles facing the NHS in England. It is obliged to save £20bn by 2015, faces flat-line funding and is avalanched with demand. Fiddling at the margins of...
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Trust publishes tender for building development works to create a health and social care centre for 2014 NHS Bristol trust is looking for a private sector partner to carry out work at Frenchay hospital, which will be downgraded from an acute hospital to a health and social care centre. A spokeswoman...
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Greater concentration of specialist work in fewer sites produces better results If the echo of a bed-pan really does reverberate in Whitehall then the MP who prevents a hospital closure on his or her patch is guaranteed to make a big impact. It's the reason why there have been a number of peculiar...