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HSJ LocalUpdated: Seven day GP access brings '3pc reduction in A&E activity'
Seven day access to primary care in areas of Greater Manchester has brought a three per cent reduction in accident and emergency activity, according to an evaluation of the project.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.06.2015: Keogh: 'Quality should define finance' for chief execs
NHS England medical director says the quality agenda ‘should define the financial strategy’ for NHS chief executives, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: King's Fund calls for merger of NHS and social care budgets
There should be a single pooled budget for all health and social care services in every area by 2020 at the latest, according to a new report by the King’s Fund.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief speaks out over commissioning 'disaster'
COMMISSIONING: The chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has urged the NHS to learn from the commissioning mistakes which led to the collapse of the trust’s dermatology service.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Police investigate patient death at learning disability unit
PATIENT SAFETY: Detectives have launched an investigation into the circumstances of a patient’s death at a learning disability unit in Lincolnshire.
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HSJ LocalHearing aid rationing plan gets council green light
FINANCE: A West Midlands clinical commissioning group’s controversial proposal to restrict access to NHS funded hearing aids has been narrowly approved by a council scrutiny committee.
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HSJ LocalCCG to start specialist perinatal service for 'desperate' mothers
COMMISSIONING: A London clinical commissioning group will start to fund a specialist community perinatal mental health service after mothers described how they only received help ‘at the point of desperation’.
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NewsEnter the HSJ Awards: Nominations close soon
Entries for the HSJ Awards 2015 are closing on 19 June so submit your nomination now.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.06.2015: Top tips for a winning HSJ Awards entry
Tips from HSJ editor Alastair McLellan on how to win an HSJ Award, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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News'Safe staffing' move took national nurses by surprise
Senior national and regional nursing leaders were taken by surprise by Simon Stevens’ announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s work on safe staffing guidance was to be stopped, it has emerged.
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NewsBids to test 'at scale' innovation sought by NHS England
NHS England is seeking bids from providers to take part in a new ‘test bed’ programme for innovations which can be applied on a large scale and promise to improve value to the service.
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NewsIn case you missed it: Ten must-knows from a pivotal week
A round up of our must-read coverage in a pivotal week for healthcare leaders
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HSJ Local
Commissioning support unit wins European award
COMMERCIAL: The North of England Commissioning Support has been recognised at the European Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Excellence Awards.
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NewsHSJ Live 08.06.2015: Carter to unveil new 'index' for rating each hospital's efficiency
Landmark review of NHS productivity will produce a new measure for rating every hospital in England on the efficiency with which it uses staff and resources, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsCarter to unveil hospital efficiency 'index'
A landmark review of NHS productivity is to produce a new measure for rating every hospital in England on the efficiency with which it uses staff and resources.
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NewsDH audit: CQC made 'errors' during McKinsey tenders
A Department of Health audit has found the Care Quality Commission made ‘procedural errors’ in relation to a decision to award two contracts to the consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, with a total value of nearly £1.5m.
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NewsHunt interview: Agency cap needed to correct 'market failure'
Jeremy Hunt has defended his controversial move to cap spending on agency staff. The health secretary said current rates paid by the health service are “not market forces at work, but market failure”.
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NewsFrancis criticises NHS England safe staffing intervention
Sir Robert Francis has expressed serious concerns over NHS England’s decision to suspend the work he recommended to determine safe staffing guidelines.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon CCG did not break procurement rules, Monitor finds
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it appointed a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has provisionally found.
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NewsBehan: CQC must ensure trusts balance quality and finance
Boards need to move from “putting all their investment into quality and safety” to achieving a better “balance” with financial success, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has said.