Plan for new NHS ratings system
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NHS star ratings are set to be replaced by a five-level worded grading system under new proposals.
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A US health analyst says the NHS is close to becoming the best healthcare system in the world.
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But say 'no more cash' NHS doctors have given the controversial new Â£12bn IT system their backing, but say that no more money should be spent on it. In a survey of 3,000 doctors, 66 per cent said they think the new system would make a positive change to the NHS.â¦
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The health secretary promises the NHS will become more personalised and convenient to use.
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A Conservative Party review targets public health issues like obesity as a top priority for the NHS in England.
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Junior doctors who want to become a surgeon will be fast-tracked through the NHS under a new curriculum.
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The NHS should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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Public expectations of the NHS are running ahead of what the health service can deliver, research suggests.
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Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.
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NHS trusts are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, according to data submitted to the NHS watchdog.
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The health secretary Alan Johnson has announced plans to tackle the UK's 'sick note' culture. Will his proposals reduce sick days?
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Proposals easing the way for Welsh NHS patients to make complaints and win compensation are to be published.
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Britain is to overhaul and open up its  drug safety monitoring system, already viewed as one of the  better schemes worldwide, in the wake of recent scandals over  the side effects of some medicines.  Patients will in future be able to view anonymous data on  suspected adverse drug reactions on the Medicines and  Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's (MHRA) Web site, Health  Minister Lord Warner said Monday.
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Propose switch to decentralised, interoperable databases The Tory party has put forward a rescue plan for the NHS IT system in the wake of the latest government data losses, which were revealed over the weekend. Nine English NHS trusts have owned up to large scale losses of personal data, and although in most cases the nature of this data has yet to be revealed, City &amp; Hackney Primary Care Trust reportedly mislaid the names and addresses of 160,000 children.â¦
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the "sick-note" culture.
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The government is launching a review of the current system which allows MPs to vote on their pay annual rise.
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Patients are to be asked their views on NHS treatment in Scotland in a bid to improve services.