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HSJ LocalTrust seeks Royal Mail advice on cutting sickness rate
WORKFORCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has sought advice from Royal Mail and the fire service as it bids to slash its sickness rates.
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NewsHSJ Live 23.06.2015: RCGP calls for 'immediate pause' on GP practice inspections
The Royal College of GPs has called for an ‘immediate pause’ on GP practice inspections, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: CCGs choose not to use power to ditch QOF
There is a little appetite among clinical commissioning groups to move their member practices off the national GP pay for performance framework, despite recently being given powers to do so, HSJ has found.
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HSJ LocalConsultants diverted from patient care to attend inquests
A breakdown in post-mortem services has led to senior doctors being diverted from patient care, a royal college and coroner have warned.
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NewsRevealed: Winner of 10 year primary care support contract
Capita has been announced this morning as the preferred bidder for a national contract to provide back office support services for primary care.
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HSJ LocalFT encourages staff to join credit union
WORKFORCE: Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust is urging all its staff to join a credit union, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHSJ Live 22.06.15: Winner of 10 year primary care support contract revealed
Capita announced as winner of £400m primary care support contract, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsUpdated: Hunt tells GPs 'deliver your side of the bargain'
The government plans to introduce financial incentives to attract GPs into under-doctored areas in a major shake-up of general practice.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire shake-up gets green light amid A&E concerns
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration of acute services in Worcestershire will go ahead after receiving the green light from the West Midlands Clinical Senate.
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HSJ LocalStaffing and overcrowding flagged in Gloucestershire inspection
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalInspectors worried by overcrowded A&E department
PERFORMANCE: Hospital inspectors have expressed ‘urgent concern’ at the risk to patients arriving by ambulance at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust’s main emergency department where they saw severe overcrowding.
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LeaderHunt’s deal for doctors forces primary care to be top priority
GP plan cements Hunt’s plan for the NHS
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HSJ LocalMerseyside trusts paid £135k to cover Capita redundancy costs
STRUCTURE: Merseyside trusts made payments totalling at least £135,000 to help cover redundancy costs when they terminated their HR contracts with Capita, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalUnited Lincolnshire appoints non-exec director
WORKFORCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has appointed Gillian Ponder as a non-executive director on its board.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.06.2015: Inspectors worried by overcrowded A&E department
Inspectors express ‘urgent concern’ at the risk to patients arriving by ambulance at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust’s main emergency department, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsHSJ Live 18.06.2015: Sarah Wollaston elected Health Committee chair
Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston elected to chair Commons health committee once again, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Bailouts top £870m as trusts struggle to pay bills
The Department of Health issued £874m in bailouts to trusts in 2014-15, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUpdated: CSU procurement halted in devolution drive
Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester are set to establish a shared support service function. It means they will not immediately have to go to market to procure external services.
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester to reduce 'specialist' surgery sites
STRUCTURE: Emergency and high risk surgery in Greater Manchester will be concentrated on four sites, rather than five, commissioners have announced.
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NewsRevealed: Third of councils cut Healthwatch budgets
Healthwatch England has demanded explanations from councils that have imposed deep funding cuts on its local groups this year.