Finance and efficiency – Page 116
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News700 jobs at risk as NHS England signs £330m Capita deal
NHS England has completed a £330m, seven year deal to outsource primary care support services to Capita, putting more than 700 jobs at risk.
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NewsCCG Barometer: explore the data
Findings from HSJ’s summer 2015 CCG barometer, carried out with Capsticks, which focus on commissioners’ approach to financial problems, and preferred solutions for unsustainable providers.
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HSJ LocalCCG will no longer tender for stroke care pathway
A North Staffordshire clinical commissioning group has said it does not intend to go out to tender for a prime provider to cover stroke care across its region.
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NewsBMA outlines 'three major issues’ over contract changes
The British Medical Association has set out its main concerns over the proposed changes to medical contracts being sought by the government and NHS Employers.
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NewsDalton: Carter review will only take the NHS so far
Sir David Dalton has said the Carter review’s efficiency recommendations for providers will only take the sector ‘so far’. Providers should form groups in some areas to reduce variation in quality.
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News'Incoherent' healthcare regulation needs 'radical overhaul'
Healthcare regulation in the UK is ‘incoherent’, ‘expensive’ and requires a ‘radical overhaul’ according to a review by the body which oversees the work of organisations such as the General Medical Council.
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CommentWhat the Labour leader candidates will say about the NHS
Leadership elections are fast approaching
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NewsNHS England clarifies financial directions to CCGs following regulator letter
NHS England has written to clinical commissioning groups to give ‘clarity’ over statements issued to providers by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority this week.
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NewsDH used 'off limits' funds to avoid busting spending budget
The Department of Health used funds that were supposed to be ringfenced to help balance its revenue budget last year, its annual accounts show.
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NewsDrug pricing scheme ‘must be more transparent’, says commissioning chief
The deal struck between the government and the pharmaceutical industry to limit the amount the NHS spends on branded drugs must become ‘more transparent’, the director of NHS Clinical Commissioners has said.
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CommentFour reasons why the TDA's alliance with Virginia Mason is a bad idea
What must be considered
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BMA and NHS Employers in 'exploratory' talks
Representatives from the British Medical Association and NHS Employers have held talks that could lead to the resumption of formal negotiations over changes to medical contracts, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England to create safe staffing 'oversight' group
An advisory group including senior figures from across the health service is being created by NHS England to oversee future work on safe staffing guidance.
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NewsDH prepares controls over trusts' capital spending
The Department of Health is preparing to announce controls over capital spending for NHS providers.
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News‘Cash is king again’: trust chiefs respond to Monitor letter
Trust leaders have told HSJ about their wide ranging concerns over the implications of a letter sent by regulators calling on them to take tough measures to improve their financial positions.
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CommentOnly together can we beat cancer
Public-private collaboration is vital to win the war on cancer
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NewsMonitor: 'We are not telling trusts to stop hiring clinical staff'
Monitor has insisted it is “not telling trusts to stop recruiting clinical staff” in its letter to them outlining emergency measures to try to reduce their deficits.
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News'Fundamental change to how the NHS is run': reaction to the letter
Measures announced by regulators today have signalled a ‘fundamental change’ to the way the NHS is run, an expert said.
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NewsProviders ordered to take tough new measures to cut deficits
NHS providers have been told to take a raft of emergency measures to try to reduce the huge deficit predicted by the sector this year.