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NHS bill: Lords and MPs debating healthcare shake-up
Controversial plans to overhaul the way the NHS is run in England are again being debated in the Lords, as Labour says the bill can still be stopped.
Peers are examining the Health and Social Care Bill and there will be a Labour-led NHS debate in the Commons.
Labour says it will support a motion by rebel Lib Dem MPs calling for the bill to be dropped.
But health minister Simon Burns told the BBC he was “very confident” it would become law by the spring.
The legislation is now coming to the end of its report stage in the Lords and is expected to become law within weeks.
Doctors could face GMC action for ignoring poor care
Doctors could face disciplinary action if they “walk by” and ignore poor patient care by other doctors or health professionals, under new General Medical Council guidelines coming into force today.
The new rules mean they may be held to account for failing to raise concerns about sub-standard treatment even if they are not involved. Doctors will be seen as responsible for the “entire welfare” of patients.
Chief executive Niall Dickson said it followed examples such as the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, where up to 1,200 “excess deaths” occurred due to poor care.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will host the launch a national campaign Triangle of Care
Triangle of Care March event
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust to launch drive to involve health care staff, people with mental health needs and their carers Edited by Jane Hill editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will host the launch a national campaign Triangle of Care, that calls for better involvement between health care staff, service users and their carers.
The event, which takes place on Friday 23 March 2012 is part of a wider–program of events organised to mark the public launch of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
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