All Health Service Journal articles in 10 August 2016 – Page 7
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: It's time to publish the STPs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Trusts on track with financial plans, and Stafford faces new challenges
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsDaily Insight: Unnecessary STP secrecy and suspicion
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Friday
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CommentCapitated budgets are a good deal for long term conditions
With the Year of Care capitation tariff attracting global interest, capitation budgets are becoming a mainstream need for seamless care of patients with long term conditions
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NewsKatrina Percy resigns as Southern Health chief executive
Katrina Percy resigns as chief executive of Southern Health Foundation Trust Ms Percy said “ongoing personal media attention” following the publication of the Mazars report had made her role “untenable” Julie Dawes, director of nursing and quality, to take over as interim chief executive Katrina Percy is standing ...
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HSJ LocalYorkshire hospital trust chief steps down
LEADERSHIP: A south Yorkshire hospital trust chief executive has stepped down to spend more time with his family after nearly four years in the post.
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NewsNew data reveals scale of nursing jobs advertised
New data from NHS Digital shows 29,000 full-time equivalent job adverts for nurses in first three months of 2016 More than 9,000 registered nurse and midwife roles were advertised each month on the NHS Jobs website Year on year there were 3,300 more FTE nursing staff working in the ...
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NewsBMA reveals three more five-day full strikes
The NHS will need to prepare for 20 working days of full strike action by junior doctors between now and Christmas, after the British Medical Association announced three further weeks of action by trainees in England.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust reveals new chief executive
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of a major West Midlands acute trust is to take on the top job at the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust.
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NewsPHSO admits it failed to follow rules for £100k contract
PHSO accepts errors in handling of contract worth more than £100,000 The board should have approved contract for onsite cafe last year The regulator was criticised by the NAO for contract failings in 2015 The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman failed to follow its own procurement guidance when ...
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NewsHEE unveils measures to 'improve quality of life' for junior doctors
Health Education England revels plans to improve junior doctors’ quality of life Proposals include new targets for trusts to provide information, reviewing rotation periods and annual competency checks Doctors have expressed discontent with education and training system The number of times junior doctors rotate through NHS hospitals could ...
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CommentThe NHS ignores the law at its peril
The increasing trend of carrying out change in the NHS without legislation to back it up is creating a worrying shortfall of accountability
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NewsExclusive: GPs urged to report hospitals' contract breaches
GPs advised to notify trusts and CCGs when providers fail to comly with six new requirements in NHS standard contract The British Medical Association GP committee is advising GPs on how to raise formal concerns with trusts and commissioning groups when hospitals fail to comply with new requirements ...