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  NHS 111 'disaster' inquiry demanded

  23 May 2013

  GPs have called unanimously for an independent inquiry into the NHS 111 ‘debacle’. They ...

  Tags: conference of local medical committees, NHS watch

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  Reforms threaten 'jewel' of NHS, warn GPs

  23 May 2013

  Changes to the NHS from the government’s reforms will worsen patient care and widen health ine...

  Tags: conference of local medical committees, NHS reforms

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  Privatisation purpose of NHS reform, say juniors

  18 May 2013

  Junior doctors said they believed the true aim of the Health and Social Care Act was to privatise th...

  Tags: junior doctors conference 2013, junior doctors, NHS reform

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  Trainees demand places on new education bodies

  18 May 2013

  Doctors in training must be represented on all the new bodies that have taken on responsibility for ...

  Tags: junior doctors conference, junior doctors, NHS reforms

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  Can this shift to community care become a reality?

  17 May 2013

  The philosophy behind the planned changes to Northern Ireland’s health service, with a focus o...

  Tags: community care, NHS reform, northern ireland, transforming your care, reconfiguration, NHS watch

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  CCG readiness for NHS reforms under question

  15 May 2013

  There are ‘significant rough edges’ around the implementation of the Health and Social C...

  Tags: clinical commissioning groups, NHS reform, competition, Monitor, NHS England, commissioning, NHS watch

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  NHS 111 delivered 'unacceptable' service, admits government

  14 May 2013

  The government has conceded that some NHS 111 providers have delivered an unacceptable service. Heal...

  Tags: NHS 111, out-of-hours services, emergency care

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  Conflicting concerns: doctors' interests and the new NHS

  10 May 2013

  The BMA believes measures should be introduced to prevent conflicts of interest in the new-look NHS....

  Tags: clinical commissioning groups, NHS commissioning board, commissioning, general practice, conflict of interest, NHS, consultants, public health

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  Survey finds communication with NHS staff is lacking

  8 May 2013

  Doctors leaders have urged health boards to engage with staff better after just one in five NHS work...

  Tags: quality of care, work patterns, managers, medical workforce planning, BMA Cymru Wales, NHS Wales

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  Legal boost for minimum alcohol price policy

  3 May 2013

  Doctors leaders have welcomed news that the drinks industry has failed in its legal bid to stop mini...

  Tags: minimum pricing, alcohol, scotland,