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Welsh NHS chief credits non-market based policies for rapid improvements

Sissling says rejection of split between commissioners and suppliers has led to a reduction in emergency admissions

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Clinicians need space to make their own decisions

Most NHS managers are control freaks, but decisions have to be made at the right level, says Jim Mackey
Housing and healthcare should work together to support the homeless

A project on the Wirral shows how co-ordinating services can improve outcomes for homeless people
Means testing older people – in whose interest?

As the Commons health committee launches its inquiry into funding social care, Peter Beresford says proposals for means testing put an end to the principles of the welfare state
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The benefits of early dementia diagnosis

With the potential for long term cost savings and improved quality of life, the benefits of early dementia diagnosis are great. A new iPad app from Cambridge Cognition hopes to provide GPs with a faster, accurate assessment tool
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Should medical postgrad courses teach management skills?

Postgraduate healthcare training is set to go through a major shakeup as new courses aim to improve patient care
It is inexcusable that mental health treatments are still underfunded

David Clark: Today's therapies are highly effective and save money. But attitudes to the sector remain stuck in the 1960s
US healthcare industry confronts unrestrained waste to cut costs

Wasteful tests and unnecessary equipment make the US top in healthcare spending. But some are trying to change the tide
Fixating on risky gum health is just a way to shred the NHS

Zoe Williams: Characterising disease as a lifestyle outcome is an ideological push against the idea of shared responsiblity for our health
US healthcare system a haven for many, but sick Americans are often jilted

The NHS is sending patients abroad for advanced treatments, but that same care is hard to come by for many living there

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Cerner gets tablets boost

Royal Free NHS trust says tablets increasing use of Cerner and enriching data quality
Board to oversee expansion of NHS Summary Care Record

Department of Health to create content and advisory board to oversee development of electronic emergency care summary
Department of Health extends NHS 111 roll out deadline

Government extends date for implementation of 111 non-emergency service by 'up to six months'
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NHS should follow John Lewis on employee engagement

Partner-owned retailer succeeds by making its staff happy through providing satisfying employment, according to former chairman
Public health reforms are a shot in the arm for localism

Councils will soon take responsibility for many aspects of public health. But how will this actually be implemented and what organisations will be working in partnership to deliver services? By Ingrid Torjesen
The health service needs a new breed of leader

From administration roles to clinicians, top-level NHS employees must be bold, inventive and up to speed with new ways of working, says Jo Stephenson
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Time for NHS to act after pause, says Andrew Lansley

Health secretary announces a fifth wave of pathfinder commissioning consortia, while defending his criticism of bureaucracy
England's NHS teaching hospitals: a capital affair

A quarter of England's medical schools are in the capital, finds SA Mathieson
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Young people's sexual health matters

Taking sex education to young people who are not in schools

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Simply talking about sex helps break a lot of barriers – it's often the best approach to inform vulnerable teenagers why contraception is necessary, says Rachel Williams
What sex education is available for young people with a learning disability?

Sponsored feature Social integration for learning disabled people has improved in recent years, but attitudes towards sex and relationships have not caught up, says Saba Salman
Students are still taking unnecessary risks with their sexual health

Sponsored feature A new survey suggests that fewer students are practising safe sex than at this time last year. Oliver Brann analyses the results
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