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Annual health check to be replaced with 'periodic reviews'
The annual health check will be scrapped next year and replaced with 'periodic reviews' of commissioners and providers, the Care Quality Commission has announced.The CQC, which takes over from the three health and social care regulators next April, has set out its proposals for assessing organisations in a consultation paper ...
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DH admits defeat over end of life tariff
The Department of Health has admitted defeat over plans to create a tariff for end of life services provided by the voluntary sector.
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World class commissioning failing on equality duties
The Department of Health could face action for failing to ensure the world class commissioning framework complies with equality duties, HSJ has learnt.
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PCTs facing probe over dentistry gaps
Primary care trusts' success in commissioning NHS dental services will come under scrutiny as part of the forthcoming independent inquiry into health service dentistry, the chief dental officer for England has revealed.
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NHS surplus will bolster restricted spending
The NHS finished last financial year with a surplus equivalent to £2.2bn, spending watchdogs have said.
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Monitor pushes training for foundation trust board chiefs
Chief executives and chairs joining foundation trusts from non-authorised trusts will be expected to attend a Monitor 'induction programme', the regulator is proposing.
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Mental health contract gets cool reception from service
The standard mental health contract has had a dismal reception from NHS managers. They have complained it lacks substance and makes only 'minor adaptations' to the acute contract.
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Independent sector treatment centres could keep subsidies
The Department of Health has indicated it may revisit its pledge that independent sector treatment centres will not receive subsidies over the NHS tariff when their current contracts run out.
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Monitor tightens private patient income cap but calls for law change
Regulator Monitor is to tighten the rules on the private patient income cap after the Department of Health and auditors criticised a 'loophole' in the regime.
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NHS trusts waste effort chasing EU working time directive
Trusts are wasting millions of pounds and losing thousands of service hours over-preparing for the European working time directive, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.Others risk prosecution and fines because the way they are assessing junior doctors' compliance with the directive does not match the EU measurement.
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NHS Confederation debates its future
The NHS Confederation has renewed its hunt for a chief executive in light of findings from a strategic review of the organisation.
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A Christmas message from Alan Johnson
I am really pleased to be celebrating another Christmas as health secretary. I could fill HSJ with a catalogue of NHS achievements over the past year.
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Nicola Sturgeon vows to ensure a place for public on NHS boards
Scotland's health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to press ahead with direct elections to NHS boards, despite strong opposition from the health service.
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Welsh NHS seeks expert advice for redesign
An expert group has been convened to advise the Welsh Assembly government on health policy.
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Council fights Chase Farm closure plan
A borough council has been granted a judicial review of a plan to close a hospital accident and emergency department.
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How will you lead the NHS spending revolution?
Last week's operating framework presented managers with a 'huge leadership challenge' - juggling savings with productivity. But what problems might spending cuts put in their way, asks Sally Gainsbury
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Unison 'disappointed' over NHS pay deal
Unison has said it is disappointed by the NHS pay review body's decision not to ask the government to re-open the three-year pay deal.
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Foundation trust transition reaches halfway mark
The transition of acute and mental health trusts to foundation status passed the halfway mark this week.
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Patricia Hewitt warns of 'difficult decisions' for PCTs
The NHS faces 'difficult decisions' in coming years as it adjusts to smaller - and possibly negative - funding growth, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has warned.
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NHS integrated care pilots to be test bed for 'risky' ideas
Integrated care pilots will be given the chance to shape Department of Health policy up to and including tariff reform, the primary care czar has revealed.Speaking as the DH revealed the 36 organisations shortlisted for the scheme, national clinical director for primary care David Colin-Thomé said the organisations making the ...