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C diff target increased to 50% in Scotland
NHS boards in Scotland are being asked to meet an increased target in the reduction of over-65s catching Clostridium difficile in their hospitals - placing the figure now at 50%.
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Trusts highlighted as 'ones to watch' for quality patient-centered care
The clinical director of the King’s Fund Point of Care Hospital Programme named three trusts that were doing “very interesting things” around patient-centred care during at talk at NHS Confederation’s annual conference.
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Former IT boss denies financial conspiracy charges
The former chairman of an IT firm involved in a major NHS project has denied conspiring to make misleading statements about the company’s financial position.
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Scrapping NHS targets is 'risky'
Scrapping health service targets sends out a “risky message”, a former chief executive of the NHS has warned.
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Lansley promises clear accountability rules
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will set out a clear framework of accountability for his reformed NHS, he told the NHS Confederation conference today.
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Rose Gibb wins £175k appeal
Rose Gibb is £175,000 better off today after the Court of Appeal ruled the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust should be paid her severance deal.
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DH raises cost-cuts target by a third
The Department of Health has increased the size of the reduction in NHS management costs by March 2012 by more than a third.
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Lansley tells Confed: NHS needs strong management
The health secretary has told the NHS Confederation conference the NHS needs “strong management” and his reforms will be “exciting” for good managers and leaders.
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Managers need to be 'open' with staff about redundancy risk
NHS managers must be honest with staff about the possibility of redundancies when they talk to them about the need to improve productivity, workforce experts have told delegates.
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NHS medical director says GPs will need more scrutiny
The NHS medical director has acknowledged new methods need to be found to scrutinise GP performance and hold them accountable.
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Middle managers biggest losers in training squeeze
Operational managers will be the biggest NHS losers as the spending squeeze shrinks career development funds, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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PCTs will be able to 'park' provider arms
Primary care trusts will be allowed to “park” their provider arms with other NHS organisations in order to meet the deadlines for transforming community services, under the revised operating framework.
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Conservatives warming to vertical integration, says Nuffield director
The Conservatives are warming towards the vertical integration of community services, the director of the Nuffield Trust has told a meeting at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool.
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Managers must not underestimate effect of EU law
NHS managers should not underestimate the effect EU law could have on the supply and organisation of their services, a NHS Confederation session was told.
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Pressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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Take a bow as HSJ scoops awards glory
Last week, HSJ was named Media Brand of the Year in the Periodical Publishing Association awards.
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Lansley must keep information flowing while NHS targets ebb away
Andrew Lansley’s keynote speech at this week’s NHS Confederation conference could be the largest audience of health service managers he will ever address as health secretary.
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Tougher version of CQC annual health check scrapped
A tougher version of the annual health check that would have branded struggling trusts “poor” has been scrapped in light of the change of government and revised operating framework.
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NHS staff seek justice over parking
A solicitor representing doctors and nurses at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust is challenging a ban on staff using an on-site car park between 7.30am and 8pm.
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Lord Hutton to lead NHS pension probe
NHS pensions are to be scrutinised by an independent commission formed to address the “growing disparity” between provision in the public and private sectors.