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Community health care overburdened, say nursesThe government's plan to shift health care from hospitals to communities is under-funded and under-staffed, the Royal College of Nursing said this week. 14 May 2012
PAC slams 'excessively high' PFI returnsThe Public Accounts Committee today called for an end to the routine use of the Private Finance Initiative to pay for public infrastructure, saying some of the private sector profits were 'difficult to justify'. 02 May 2012
Unison rejects pension reform in low-turnout, knife-edge voteUnison's health service members have narrowly rejected proposed changes to NHS pensions, but the low turnout in the ballot means no industrial action will result. 01 May 2012
Will local audit bring diversity or a 'Big Four' monopoly?The abolition of the Audit Commission will eventually lead to councils appointing their own auditors. Richard Johnstone looks at the lessons for audit from foundation trusts and academy schools 30 April 2012

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Condition still criticalFollowing a long and painful battle, the Health and Social Care Act finally made it on to the statute book. But after all that legislative surgery, the prognosis remains unfavourable for the NHS 01 May 2012
Heart of the actionWith major demographic and other pressures on the NHS, the focus for health services is shifting from acute hospital care to prevention in the community 01 May 2012
Joining the care dotsThe Health and Social Care Bill is meant to help clinicians provide patients with better integrated local care services. But a growing chorus of critics think it will have the opposite effect. Who's right? 01 March 2012

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