All Health Service Journal articles in 1 November 2012
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NewsOutsourcer enters healthcare market
Outsourcer MITIE Group has entered the healthcare market by acquiring home care services provider Enara Group for £110.8m, the company has announced.
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NewsFresh concerns over NHS data protection
The information watchdog has raised fresh concerns about the NHS’s ability to protect sensitive personal data, warning trusts of further fines and adverse publicity if they fell short of their duties.
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NewsAudiology patients hit by efficiency drive
The government’s £20bn efficiency drive has led to direct cuts to services offered to patients, according to a charity report.
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CommentAt last, a consumer-led NHS?
Britain’s ‘rich complaining culture’ should be at the heart of an open NHS
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NewsThird of acute care 'not needed'
A third of acute services in the NHS are not needed, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsCancer budget cut 'only admin' says minister
The government is not cutting NHS funding but “moving money around” to ensure it is better spent, according to health minister Anna Soubry.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 24.10.12
Farrar says third of acute services not required and the rest of the day’s news
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HSJ Local
Trust probes finance ‘concern’
FINANCE East and North Hertfordshire Trust has launched a probe after its September income was “significantly down” on forecast, a report by discussed by its board said.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 25.10.12
The first interview with Healthwatch’s new chair and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ LocalNW London bed numbers set to fall
The number of hospital beds available for patients in north-west London could be reduced by a quarter under plans to reconfigure services in the capital.
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NewsCharity highlights rare cancer mortality
A leading cancer support charity has called on government and NHS Commissioning Board to ensure that patients suffering from all types of the disease are given the “best” chance of survival.
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NewsDH tracker shows cluster confidence
Primary care trust leaders are overwhelmingly confident about the progress being made towards setting up the new NHS structure, internal reports obtained by HSJ reveal. However, many areas are experiencing difficulties establishing the local operations of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsNHS warned to begin planning now for pensions change
The Pensions Regulator has warned the NHS needs to take action now to be ready for the start of the government’s auto-enrolment pension scheme.
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DH backs a pay rise for staff despite NHS Employers fears
The Department of Health has backed a pay rise for NHS staff next year despite NHS Employers arguing it is unaffordable and could damage patient care.
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NewsHunt urges culture of co-operation
The health secretary has called for a “culture of co-operation” across the health and social care systems, saying that too many people are “falling between the cracks”.
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NewsBreast screening 'should be axed' - claim
The UK breast screening programme may be damaging more women’s lives than it saves and should be scrapped, according to a professor.
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NewsHinchingbrooke receives cash advance after posting deficit
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust has negotiated a £4m cash advance on its service contract with its local primary care trust cluster to ease “cash flow issues” after posting a £4.1m in-year deficit.
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Who are the most influential people in the NHS and health policy?
The HSJ100 is our annual list of the most influential people in the NHS and English health policy.
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NewsMonitor finds East Midlands FT in significant breach
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been found in significant breach of its authorisation by Monitor amid concerns about performance including a failure to hit the accident and emergency waiting times target over an 18-month period.