Monday 5 December 2011
PM eyes NHS-industry partnership
PM eyes NHS-industry partnership: David Cameron is to detail plans to "open up" the NHS to private health firms, with could include sharing anonymous patient data. BBC News
Practice-level prescribing data to be online by September 2012
Practice-level prescribing data to be online by September 2012: Practice-level prescribing data will be published online by September 2012, the government has announced. GP Online
Preventing suicide through community and emergency healthcare
Preventing suicide through community and emergency healthcare: This briefing introduces the National Patient Safety Agency's new suicide prevention toolkits for community, emergency and general practice staff. NHS Confederation
Palliative Care Funding pilots 2012-14: expressions of interest - supporting notes
Palliative Care Funding pilots 2012-14: expressions of interest - supporting notes:
This document invites expressions of interest from organisations wishing to apply to be Palliative Care Funding pilot sites. Organisations wishing to apply to be Palliative Care Funding pilot sites are invited to complete and return applications by 31 January 2012.
Rise in 'bed blocking' is costing the NHS £500,000 every day
Rise in 'bed blocking' is costing the NHS £500,000 every day: Thousands of elderly people are being kept in hospital beds when they should be discharged because of a growing shortage of space in care homes.
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
NHS should work hand-in-glove with private firms, says Cameron
NHS should work hand-in-glove with private firms, says Cameron: 
A government plan to share patient records and other NHS data with private health companies ran into an immediate storm of opposition yesterday. The Independent
NHS whistleblowing safeguards not working
NHS whistleblowing safeguards not working:
Efforts to encourage whistle-blowers to expose abuse, neglect and poor care in the NHS are falling on deaf ears, a survey has found. The Independent
Nurses still afraid to raise concerns, says RCN
Nurses still afraid to raise concerns, says RCN: The Royal College of Nursing has expressed concern that many nursing staff are afraid to raise their concerns about staffing levels and patient safety in the workplace. RCN
Lessons learned from Monitor's review of significant Transforming Community Services transactions
Lessons learned from Monitor's review of significant Transforming Community Services transactions: This report highlights lessons learned from the 27 TCS transactions we have reviewed between December 2010 and November 2011. These learnings are relevant to any transaction a foundation trust may be undertaking.
Monitor
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