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NewsFour CCGs appoint single leader
Four clinical commissioning groups in Cheshire have appointed a single accountable officer, ahead of a planned merger by 2020.
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NewsGMC checking 3,000 doctors’ records after fraud case
The General Medical Council is reviewing up to 3,000 doctors’ records to verify their authenticity following reports about the use of a fraudulent qualification to join the register.
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NewsLong-term plan must end 'scandalous neglect' of over 65s
A “scandalous” neglect of older people’s mental health care needs to be addressed in the NHS long-term plan, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has argued.
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NewsHealth minister appointed Brexit secretary
Minister of state for health Steve Barclay has been appointed Brexit secretary today, in the wake of a string of resignations to hit the government as Theresa May unveiled her Brexit withdrawl deal with the European Union.
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NewsFifty senior posts cut under regulators’ new joint structure
NHS England and NHS Improvement will axe nearly 50 senior manager posts as they combine their structures, according to proposals issued today.
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NewsGP at Hand safety restrictions lifted after NHS England review
All safety restrictions on the type of patients GP at Hand can deliver care to have been lifted following a review by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPublic Health England to integrate with NHS England regions
Public Health England will integrate with the new NHS England structure by adding a director of public health to each of the seven new regions, PHE’s chief executive has said.
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NewsFull details: New NHS England and Improvement structure
These charts show NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposed senior national and regional management structure.
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NHS Supply Chain considered surcharge for trusts
Supply managers considered charging NHS trusts extra for equipment purchased through a new efficiency model, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRCS: Outsourcing surgery damages training
The transfer of a “substantial volume” of NHS work to the independent sector has “negatively impacted” surgical trainees, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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NewsEx-Capita boss set to lead CCG as council link dropped
A clinical commissioning group in Greater Manchester is set to appoint a new accountable officer after revoking its shared leadership arrangement with a local authority.
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Matt Hancock tells chief execs: Get a CIO on your board
The health secretary has said NHS chief executives should “be asking serious questions” of themselves if their board does not include a chief information officer.
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NewsBehan appointed Health Education England chair
Sir David Behan has been appointed chair of Health Education England, it has been announced.
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NewsNHS England overhauling national cancer screening programmes
NHS England will overhaul cancer screening as part of the long-term plan and has called on England’s first national cancer director to lead the work.
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NewsRCN appoints new president and deputy president
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed a new president and deputy president, who will both take up office in the new year.
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NewsTwo trusts to unite after triple merger fails
Two mental health providers previously involved in failed plans for a triple merger have now decided to become one trust.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs appoint accountable officer
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single accountable officer, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalNew chief appointed to mental health trust
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust has appointed a mental health chief from Staffordshire as its new leader.
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NewsShifting NHS spend away from hospitals ‘can’t wait’, says health secretary
Increasing the share of the NHS budget spent on primary and community “can’t wait” and should begin next year, health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ.
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NewsHealth secretary identifies ‘big three’ workforce shortage areas
Nurses, GPs and mental health staff are “the big three” areas where the health and social care secretary is most concerned about staff shortages, he told HSJ.