John Radcliffe heart unit suffered from 'closed culture'

Honesty and openness were 'not the norm' at the paediatric cardiac surgical unit, says independent review

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HPC launches consultation to review the generic standards of proficiency

The Health Professions Council (HPC) has launched a three month consultation to invite stakeholders for their views on its review of the generic standards of proficiency.

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NHS failings in death of OAP, 86

The health service has been forced to apologise for the mistakes it made in treating an 86-year-old patient who died in the operating theatre.

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Health Improvement & Innovation Resource Centre

The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre is the web based resource that will provide the tools, knowledge and latest information that will support the health and disability sector as it works to improve service delivery, implement innovations and increase productivity. The HIIRC is sponsored by the Ministry of Health, with the guidance of the sector to promote sector engagement, identify and serve as a central repository of best practices innovations, new evidence and learning and to make New Zealand related research more accessible to clinicians, providers and researchers.

RCS/ BADS Conference: Day Surgery & Enhanced recovery: where next?

Extending the range of day surgery is a declared aim of the new coalition government, and reducing length of stay for surgical patients is the driver for the new Department of Health Enhanced Recovery Programme. Both of these factors in health policy are likely to start changing organisation and practice in surgical departments across the UK.

With this in mind the College has teamed up with the British Association of Day Surgery for a one-day conference focusing on the clinical and organisational implications, challenges and opportunities of this trend. Attendance is free of charge and recommended for surgeons and local NHS commissioners and managers.

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WHO calls for united action against HIV in Europe

Speaking at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, WHO experts today drew attention to the glaring disparities between countries in western and eastern Europe in providing access to HIV services for people living with HIV.

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Provisional monthly NHS workforce data for England published for the first time

Provisional monthly figures for headcount, full time equivalent, role count and turnover of NHS staff groups working in England (excluding primary care staff) are published today for the first time by The NHS Information Centre.

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Anaesthetic Nurses/Operating Department Practitioners, Scrub Nurses, Recovery Nurses

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Auckland District Health Board

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Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley today set out the Government's ambitious plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament and for the long-term.

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Lansley vows £1bn NHS red tape cut

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says he will cut £1 billion from NHS bureaucracy and use it to improve services.

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Pregnancy checks urged before surgery

Hospitals are being urged to double-check whether women are pregnant before surgery because of risks to the developing foetus.

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Anaesthetic Technician/Operating Department Practitioner

Middlemore Hospital New Zealand

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French surgical team performs full-face transplant, including eyelids and tear ducts

PARIS — A French surgeon says he has conducted a full-face transplant including eyelids and tear ducts.

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Rudeness at work

If someone is rude to you at work or if you witness rudeness you are more likely to make mistakes, says Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, in an editorial published in this week’s BMJ.

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Thousands of NHS jobs 'being cut' despite promises

Thousands of NHS jobs in England are being cut despite government promises to protect frontline services, a union says.

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Hope over pain relief implant which uses Wii technology

A new type of pain relief implant for chronic back and leg disorders which uses Wii-style technology has been used for the first time in Britain.

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The Operating Theatre Journal July 2010

This month's top stories:

Health Secretary Sets New Challenges for the NHS

Operating theatres benchmarking paves the way for efficiency savings

Assistant practitioners supported with further education

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High NHS hospital bed occupancy remains a big infection risk, says RCS

Hospital patients remain at significant risk of picking up dangerous infections because more information is required about bed occupancy rates on a ward-by-ward basis says the RCS.

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Thieves target Ashford Hospital

ASHFORD HOSPITAL has become a target for thieves who are stealing medical supplies in an attempt to give themselves a high.

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