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    City investor bids to buy Circle in £74m deal

    2017-03-29T12:09:00Z

    Investment firm offers to buy all Circle shares in deal the firm says values it at £74m Circle says new investor could provide capital investment it needs to “scale up” Circle posts accounts for 2016 that show business was loss making, but the loss had been reduced since 2015 ...

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    Jobs cut as NHS quango will 'cease to exist'

    2017-03-29T07:00:00Z

    NHS Protect will “cease to exist” from July and be replaced by NHS Counter Fraud Authority Memo confirms support and training for local organisations will no longer be available New organisation will employ 140 staff, which is around 20 fewer than the number employed by NHS Protect in March ...

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    Final Keogh review trust removed from special measures

    2017-03-29T00:01:00Z

    North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust to come out of the special measures The trust was one of 11 placed in the regime following Sir Bruce Keogh’s 2013 review into organisations with high mortality rates CQC rates the trust requires improvement The final trust from the first wave of ...

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    Article 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce

    2017-03-29T13:48:00Z

    Coalition of health and social care organisations call for new post-Brexit immigration policy NHS Employers chief executive says government “must take all possible measures” to safeguard workforce supply Cavendish Coalition says policy should be based on workers’ “public service value” rather than salary A coalition of health and ...

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    40 years of wit and wisdom: Michael White retires from HSJ

    2017-03-29T07:00:00Z

    Four health secretaries and two NHS England chief executives have all paid tribute to HSJ’s political columnist Michael White, who has retired 40 years after filing his first article.

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    Our continuing STP story asks what good joint working really looks like

    2017-03-29T13:00:00Z

    The latest chapter in HSJ and NHS England’s series on the progress made by sustainability and transformation plans examines how Surrey Heartlands has drawn on strong existing working relationships

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    Brexit: What does article 50 mean for the NHS?

    2017-03-29T07:00:00Z

    Theresa May is expected to write to EU leaders today to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty – and begin the process of removing the UK from the European Union.

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    Report: Force NHS boards to publish gender balance data

    2017-03-29T14:01:00Z

    NHS organisations should be forced to publish data on the gender balance of their boards and senior management teams, a new report backed by NHS Improvement has said.

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    Government told to end current pay restraint policy

    2017-03-28T16:03:00Z

    NHS Pay Review Body warns government action is needed on pay policy Ministers told the lack of a people strategy means workforce issues being neglected One per cent pay rise recommended for all NHS staff Ministers have been warned by the NHS Pay Review Body that action will ...

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    Teaching trust puts major restrictions on operations for second time in six weeks

    2017-03-28T12:02:00Z

    Teaching trust forced to restrict operations for second time in six weeks University Hospitals Leicester puts seven day restriction on elective work The move follows a 12 day restriction covering February half-term One of the NHS’s largest trusts has been forced to restrict elective activity for the second ...

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    Mapped: CCGs and STPs with the best and worst GPs

    2017-03-28T07:00:00Z

    First time that CCGs and STPs have been ranked by CQC ratings for best and worst performing GP surgeries in their region Huge variation uncovered: five CCGs with 10 per cent of more surgeries rated inadequate, and four CCGs with 20 per cent of more rated outstanding Nuffield Trust ...

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    Exclusive: Stevens backs major £400m medicines savings drive

    2017-03-28T00:01:00Z

    NHS England backs plan to eliminate prescribing of “low priority” medicines worth up to £400m Commissioners to tackle spending on “low priority” medicines including gluten-free products and paracetamol that can be bought over the counter First phase of plan looks to eliminate £128m spending on 10 items Commissioning leader ...

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    Trust merger confirmed to go live next month

    2017-03-28T16:18:00Z

    South Essex Partnership University and North Essex Partnership University foundation trusts have had their long awaited merger approved.

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    CCGs spending millions on drug that 'kills people'

    2017-03-28T00:01:00Z

    The NHS is spending millions in prescriptions of a drug which is regarded as unsafe and was withdrawn from the UK market over 10 years ago, HSJ has been told.

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    Trust bosses criticise NHS England over hospital closure

    2017-03-28T17:47:00Z

    A mental health trust has criticised NHS England’s decision to press ahead with the full closure of a learning disabilities hospital in Lancashire.

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    GP quality - London: CQC ratings confirm challenge in East London

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Four out of the five worst performing CCGs for primary care are in East London, according to aggregated CQC ratings Tower Hamlets bucks the trend though with 10 per cent of all GP surgeries rated outstanding North West London has four out of the five top CCGs with the ...

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    GP quality: Best and worst CCGs in the Midlands and East

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Poor quality GP surgeries scattered across the Midlands and East region, with the worst three performing CCGs in Essex, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire Three neighbouring CCGs in south Essex appear in the 10 CCGs with the highest percentage of inadequate or requires improvement CQC ratings Nottingham West outstrips all other ...

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    GP quality – North: Greater Manchester and surrounds lags rest of region

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Manchester region has eight out of the top 11 CCGs with the highest number of GP surgeries rated requires improvement or inadequate by CQC Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby in north Yorkshire tops the list with 27 per cent of surgeries receiving the lowest two CQC ratings North Tynside CCG ...

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    GP quality: The best and worst areas in the South

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Borders of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey have the majority of worst CQC rated GP surgeries Almost a third of surgeries in South Reading require improvement or rated inadequate South East England an enclave for GP surgeries rated outstanding East Berkshire and bordering areas in Hampshire and Surrey have ...

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    Trust and CCGs locked in costly contract dispute

    2017-03-27T17:10:00Z

    Mid Cheshire Foundation Trust and CCGs unable to resolve contract dispute All parties have had meetings with NHS England and NHS Improvement chief executives South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs has employed a well known QC to fight its case, which could cost trust £9m A foundation trust ...