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NewsCQC agrees half a million pound out of court libel deal
The Care Quality Commission has reached an out of court settlement with its former deputy chief executive who had sued for libel
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News'Success regime' will direct struggling areas to new models, Stevens reveals
National officials will create a ‘success regime’ in which struggling areas are directed to move quickly into the new care models proposed in the NHS Five Year Forward View, Simon Stevens has revealed, while warning local leaders against attempts to ‘re-spray’ their existing plans.
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HSJ LocalWirral CCG chair and accountable officer step down after long absence
WORKFORCE: Two leaders of a troubled North West clinical commissioning group have formally stepped down following a long period of absence.
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NewsSchism emerges over Stevens' integrated care organisation models
Plans to introduce a range of new care models into the NHS over the next parliament has split the opinion of provider chiefs and clinical commissioning group leaders
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NewsSurvey finds strong support for NHS Leadership Academy
Health leaders have given a strong vote of approval to the NHS Leadership Academy in HSJ’s joint survey with FTI Consulting
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NewsStevens: Increased NHS budget will boost underfunded CCGs
Simon Stevens has indicated CCGs that are behind their target funding allocations will receive greater shares of the additional NHS funding announced by the government
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NewsNHS England chief defines 'multispecialty community providers'
The NHS England chief executive has set out nine requirements that define a ‘multispecialty community provider’, one of the key care models in his vision for the future of the NHS.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.12.2014: CQC agrees half a million pound out of court libel deal
Care Quality Commission reaches out of court settlement with former deputy chief executive, Jill Finney, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsAvoid financial ‘arms race’, warns watchdog boss
Providers and commissioners should end the escalating “arms race” that threatens the sustainability of their health systems, the NHS Trust Development Authority finance director has warned
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NewsExclusive: Monitor urged to block 'anti-competitive' CCG
Lawyers have urged Monitor to block a commissioner’s plan to allow a private company to run an NHS urgent care centre.
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NewsCommissioners brace for key ruling on patient data access
Southend Clinical Commissioning Group has made a crucial submission to the Confidentiality Advisory Group which NHS England hopes will help overcome a major barrier to integrating health and social care.
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NewsExclusive interview: Dalton sets out plan to restart FT pipeline
Sir David Dalton has predicted that ‘every single’ NHS provider in England will be touched by the options for organisational change described in his government commissioned review
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NewsHSJ Live 08.12.2014: Simon Stevens sets out 'strategic direction' for NHS at first HSJ annual lecture
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens will reveal his latest thinking on the future of the service at the inaugural HSJ annual lecture tonight, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalInvestigation of London A&Es follows department closures
PERFORMANCE: A probe into poor accident and emergency services in north west London has been commissioned by four London local authorities following the controversial closure of two departments.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon imposes widespread restrictions on smokers and obese patients
Morbidly obese patients in most of Devon will have to lose up to 5 per cent of their weight before undergoing any elective surgery, under plans confirmed by the country’s largest clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ LocalNew interim chief at troubled North West CCG
WORKFORCE: A troubleshooting commissioning boss is taking over as interim chief officer of Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group.
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NewsDalton's plans to revitalise provider sector unveiled
A long awaited review of NHS provider policy has recommended a suite of measures to re-energise the ‘pipeline’ of would be foundation trusts and accelerate the acquisition or franchising of trusts that cannot demonstrate long term viability in their current form.
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NewsHSJ Live 05.12.2014: Investigation of London A&Es follows department closures
Probe into poor accident and emergency services in north west London has been commissioned by four London local authorities, plus the rest of today’s health news and comment
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NewsHSJ Live 04.12.14: Healthcare leaders attack 'scapegoating' of managers in open letter
Leaders and clinicians call for a change in attitude towards NHS managers, during the run-up to the general election, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsStudy exposes 'scandalous' state of NHS neurology services
Patients with acute neurological conditions are waiting too long to see specialist consultants amid ‘scandalous’ widespread variations in hospital services across the country, HSJ has learned.