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Uniting HealthWatch with CQC a 'mistake', says advisory group
The decision to make HealthWatch England part of the Care Quality Commission is a “mistake”, according to a group advising on the proposals.
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'Top leaders' to help trusts get through FT pipeline
The NHS Top Leaders programme has launched a drive to send senior managers into NHS trusts needing help with savings plans or getting through the foundation trust pipeline.
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Cameron backs changes to GP sign off powers
The prime minister has backed calls for GPs to be stripped of their responsibility for signing people off work for long-term sickness.
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Ministers focus on older people's care ahead of Operating Framework launch
Ministers are stressing the importance of supporting care for older people as they prepare to release the NHS Operating Framework today.
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Trust spending on carers to be scrutinised
NHS trusts will be forced by the government to say how they spend cash intended for carers after research suggests it does not always reach the frontline.
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Nicholson: 'End criticism of managers'
The NHS chief executive has called for an end of criticism of health service managers, hours after the health secretary said too much money had been “wasted” on them.
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Most commissioners see readmissions rate rise despite harsh penalties
Most commissioners have seen an increase in emergency readmission rates despite the imposition of new penalties that are set to cost providers more than £400m this year, an HSJ investigation has found.
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CCG staff assignment to accelerate despite redundancy fears
Primary care trusts will be told to assign more staff to clinical commissioning groups to prevent a lack of support hindering CCG development.
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PCT public health spending revealed
Primary care trusts spent just 4.6 per cent of their total funding allocation on public health last year, analysis by HSJ suggests.
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Exclusive: DH and Monitor in 'power battle' over running of regulator
A “power battle” is underway between the Department of Health and Monitor over the extent to which the regulator needs to be split in two to avoid conflicts of interest, HSJ has been told.
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SHA and PCT blame reorganisation for failure to spot Mid Staffs
The reorganisation of the NHS in 2006 was a key reason why problems at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust were not spotted sooner, closing submissions to the public inquiry claimed.
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Less haste would have led to less waste
HSJ’s revelation that primary care trusts’ initial calculations of public health spending were about 10 per cent wide of the mark does little to inspire confidence in reform of the area.
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Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
A patient with Down’s Syndrome had his basic human rights ignored after he was detained in hospital and then kept locked up before he died, an investigation has found.
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Parking restrictions eased for community nurses in Lambeth
WORKFORCE: Lambeth Council has agreed new parking arrangements for nurses and other health professionals who visit patients at home.
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Chair of Norfolk mental health trust reappointed
WORKFORCE: Maggie Wheeler has been reappointed chair of Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust after accepting an extension to continue her role.
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Maternity services 'overwhelmed' by rising births
Maternity services in England and Wales have been “overwhelmed” by a rising number of births, including more complex cases, according to a new report.
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Commissioners and providers seek move to long-term contracts
Both commissioners and providers are calling for a “fundamental shift” towards long-term contracts of more than five years to allow for better strategic planning, the Future Forum has heard.
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Rise in PCTs reporting above-average costs
The past financial year saw a sharp rise in the proportion of primary care trusts reporting above-average costs for providing NHS services, new Department of Health figures show.
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Competition panel takes York FT complaint to next stage
COMMERCIAL: The Co-operation and Competition Panel has announced a second-stage investigation of a complaint by Assura East Riding about York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NHS North Yorkshire and York.
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Exclusive: NHS begins planning CCG authorisation 'pipeline'
The NHS has begun constructing a “pipeline” to authorise clinical commissioning groups, in an effort to avoid a log jam before the April 2013 target.