All Health Service Journal articles in 28 November 2014
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NewsSecure hospitals staff to strike
Staff at three high security psychiatric hospitals will strike on October 24 following a dispute with the government over health workers’ pay.
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NewsHSJ Live 27.10.2014: Devon CCG warns 'services will suffer' due to unaffordable demand
The country’s biggest clinical commissioning group will have to take immediate action to prioritise patient access to services in the face of unaffordable increases in demand, it has warned, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalRespected London trust told to improve by CQC
PERFORMANCE: A respected London teaching hospital has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalAddenbrooke's A&E performance slumps to record low
Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust has recorded the worst weekly accident and emergency waiting time performance by any NHS provider for three and half years, a statistician has calculated.
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NewsTwo commissioning support units plan to merge
Two commissioning support units have announced they will formally merge.
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CommentMoving with the times: a preventative approach to musculoskeletal health
Tackling the musculoskeletal health issue
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NewsKate Granger recognised at HSJ Awards
Kate Granger, the consultant geriatrician and inspirational campaigner for patient compassion, has received a special recognition award at the 2014 HSJ Awards.
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CommentClose the loophole on therapists and counsellors
Seeking better regulation for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and counsellors
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HSJ Local
Yorkshire Ambulance Service chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has announced his resignation.
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NewsNew NHS England partnership with pharma to speed up drug access
Government plans for closer working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry will make the new generation of precision medicines more affordable for the NHS, the minister for life sciences has said.
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NewsCQC falls well short of targets after safeguarding errors
The Care Quality Commission has been strongly criticised by its own board after admitting to making thousands of errors in its handling of safeguarding worries.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire CCGs issue tender for £285m ‘prime provider’ contract
FINANCE: Two Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups have issued a tender for a “prime provider” community services contract worth nearly £285m.
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NewsExclusive: Eight Morecambe Bay midwives face NMC action
Eight midwives who worked for the foundation trust at the centre of an inquiry into infant and maternal deaths could face disciplinary action
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HSJ LocalColchester FT's finance problems laid bare
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has revised its forecast up to a £21m deficit for 2014-15.
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HSJ LocalManchester trust chair to step down
WORKFORCE: The chairman of University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust has announced she is stepping down.
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HSJ KnowledgeData sharing: step out of the technological dark ages
How to make sharing really happen
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NewsHSJ Live 24.11.2014: West London FT chief executive resigns
Chief executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust resigns weeks after trust criticised by the Care Quality Commission, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsCQC recruitment difficulties threaten inspection targets
The Care Quality Commission’s struggle to employ enough staff to inspect all acute trusts by the end of next year has been flagged up as a “key risk” by its chief executive.