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NHS Confederation calls for end to hospital-or-bust NHS
At least one in four NHS patients would be better off being treated at home under new community-based services, the head of the NHS Confederation has said.
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NHS private income cap 'to be lifted'
Health service reforms will pave the way for NHS hospitals to earn up to half of their income from private work, it has been reported.
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QIPP progress revealed after DH publishes cash savings
The NHS saved around £2.5bn in the first half of this financial year, or 42 per cent of its target for the year, the Department of Health reported today.
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DH signs up 'trusted' agencies for PR campaigns
The Department of Health has appointed two media agencies to manage its public health awareness campaigns in a bid to “streamline” its approach to communications.
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Pensions deal 'will save taxpayer tens of billions'
NHS pensions will remain a “proper reward” for a lifetime of public service, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has told parliament.
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EU proposals would 'change the way commissioners' tender for services
A new EU procurement directive could see the NHS have to advertise all contracts over 500,000 Euros in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Hospital closure plan rejected by health secretary
Scotland’s health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has rejected an NHS board’s recommendation to close a hospital.
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Civil service unions hold up pensions 'progress'
The government will today outline progress made on the public sector pensions dispute, which remains unresolved despite lengthy talks.
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Remediation of doctors costing the NHS millions
Concerns about doctors’ performance are usually only picked up following a crisis, putting patients at risk and increasing the cost of remediation, according to a new report.
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Unions reach pension agreement with ministers
Unions representing NHS employees have agreed to suspend plans for further industrial action pending consideration of the government’s “final” offer on pensions.
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EU energy plan poses financial risk to NHS - Confed
Energy efficiency improvement plans proposed for EU countries could cost the health service millions of pounds a year, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Trust ordered to pay £4.5m to sacked doctor
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has been ordered to pay £4.5m in damages to a doctor who was sacked after becoming pregnant.
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NHS and councils to share elderly care role in Scotland
The NHS and local authorities in Scotland will share responsibility for elderly care to end the practice of budgets being shunted between departments, it has been confirmed.
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Exclusive: foundation trusts plan deepest workforce cuts in a generation
Foundation trusts are planning to cut at least 30,500 staff over the coming two years in what would be the steepest fall in NHS workforce since modern records began, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Revealed: the foundations predicting steepest pay bill cuts
At least four acute foundation trusts have forecast wage bill cuts of 10 per cent or more over the coming two years, an HSJ analysis has found.
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NHS trust sector in England 'heading towards deficit'
The NHS trust sector could be “heading for deficit” in 2011-12. Health economists made the warning after HSJ research revealed deepening problems among the financially weakest providers.
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Acute trusts risk understaffing as short notice requests increase
Acute trusts without foundation status are increasingly putting staffing levels at risk by waiting too long to request temporary bank workers.
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Comment
Can the NHS Pay Review Body still be regarded as independent?
A “perfect storm” of issues surrounding staff terms and conditions could see all sides vying to influence the NHS Pay Review Body in the next 12 months. In such troubled times, can it realistically hope to retain its independence, asks Mike Jackson.
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Managers divided over local pay options
NHS leaders are divided over a possible move away from national pay bargaining, although most managers with responsibilities over pay bills support greater local flexibility.
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HSJ Knowledge
Where is the NHS equivalent of the strategic defence and security review?
The so-called “radical” health reforms are for the large part anything but, but they raise a central point about an imbalance in the NHS workforce and its sustainability in the current system. This needs to be addressed urgently, writes Robert Royce.