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15th & 16th April 2010, Harrogate
News
Nursing In Practice
Tuesday 13th May 2008
Tariff for community services opens the door for private sector
The Department of Health has confirmed it is considering a tariff for community services in response to lobbying by primary care providers - a move that will open the door for the private sector.
If implemented private providers and foundation trusts will be able to offer community services previously provided by primary care trusts.
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GP
Friday 9th May 2008
DoH rules out local quality frameworks
A locally determined quality framework will not be included in the final stage of the Darzi Review, according to the director general of the NHS.
Mark Britnell told GP that the advisory board for the DoH's Primary and Community Care Services, together with the BMA, were looking at a number of issues concerning the quality framework.
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HSJ
Thursday 8th May 2008
Primary care providers have been lobbying for a community services tariff
The Department of Health is to develop a tariff for community services - paving the way for foundation trusts and the private sector to offer services until now provided by primary care trusts.
DH director general of commissioning and system management Mark Britnell told HSJ that NHS primary care providers had been lobbying the department for the tariff. They felt it would better reward their increased workload as care shifted out of hospitals.
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Clinical Solutions
Thursday 10th April 2008
Y Chromosomes can seriously damage your health, warns Dr Ian Banks
Dr Ian Banks, president of the Men’s Health Forum, will be leading a workshop, in partnership with Clinical Solutions on the damaging health implications of the Y chromosome. The seminar will take place on the 1st of May at the annual Managing Long Term Conditions management exhibition, in Harrogate.
The workshop will examine the reasons behind why men die, on average, eight years earlier than women. Delegates are asked to bring with them an open mind and be prepared to examine the social, cultural and historical factors linked to this deadly phenomenon.
NHS Direct
Thursday 3rd January 2008
Eleven-day Christmas break sees over one million people contact NHS Direct
A staggering 1,122,874 people contacted NHS Direct during the extended 11-day Christmas and New Year break.
The publication today of NHS Direct’s call volumes and website visits - from December 21 to January 1, 2008 - shows an increase of 61% on the same period last year when total contacts reached 699,553
NHS Direct
Monday 10th December 2007
Foundation Trust Consultation Launched Today
NHS Direct is today launching a 16-week public consultation on its plans for the future, prior to applying to become an NHS Foundation Trust.
Now in its seventh year of national operation, NHS Direct is a world leader in the delivery of telephone and web-based healthcare, with over 28 million contacts a year.
Clinical Solutions
Thursday 4th October 2007
A "not guilty" verdict for "Men" was the outcome of a simulated "court case" at the European Health Forum Gastein, the European Union's leading congress in health politics. Clinical Solutions formed part of the jury of health professionals, NGOs and policy makers that sought to identify responsibility for the early death of men across Europe. They incriminated the variations of emphasis by member states on early diagnosis, as well as the "one policy fits all" approach when it comes to men's health. The European Health Forum called for reform of EU public health policies to reduce the early death rate of men in Europe.
The Stroke Association
Friday 28th September 2007
The Stroke Association signs up for Managing Long Term Conditions 2008.
Clinical Solutions
Friday 28th September 2007
Clinical Solutions to showcase how technology is making a real difference to the management of long term conditions.
