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LeaderThe future begins in Stevenstown
The five year forward view is not a traditional ‘blueprint’ for the NHS
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NewsNHS England to review 'improvement architecture'
NHS England is to review the work of NHS quality and leadership improvement organisations in a bid to refocus their work on helping organisations introduce new models of care
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NewsHSJ Live 23.10.2014: The NHS five year forward view - reaction and analysis
Full coverage and reaction to the NHS five year forward view, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsWaiting lists for some specialties up a third
Workforce shortages have resulted in waiting lists for some NHS specialties swelling by almost a third over the past four years.
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LeaderBirmingham row may decide primacy of trusts or CCGs
Out of area referrals dispute has wider consequences
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NewsPrivate providers used sparingly in summer waiting list work
Private providers treated fewer than one in 10 of the patients left on NHS waiting lists for more than 18 weeks during the government’s summer drive to cut queues, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsHigh profile trust chief calls for funding overhaul
The head of a respected foundation trust has called for a major overhaul of financial rules to help popular hospitals cope with the extra demand their reputations attract.
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NewsChains test proved 'impossible', Birmingham chief admits
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has admitted its first attempt to “test the concept of the chains model” with a trust from a distance has not worked.
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NewsHSJ Live 22.10.2014: Waiting lists for some specialties up a third
Workforce shortages have resulted in waiting lists for some NHS specialties swelling by almost a third over the past four years, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsStevens plans 'much faster progress' to CCG target funding
The NHS England chief executive has said he wants to make “much faster progress” to clinical commissioning groups receiving their target funding allocations.
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NewsDH sets new bailout conditions for foundation trusts
Foundation trusts could be ordered to sell surplus land or reduce the pay of senior managers as a condition of securing additional funding from the Department of Health
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NewsNHS five year forward view - full coverage on hsj.co.uk
The NHS five year forward view – instigated by the NHS England chief executive to set out the prospects for the service in the run-up to the general election - will be published on Thursday.
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NewsCare UK surgery growth 'slower' than expected
A prominent private provider of elective surgery to the NHS has seen a ‘slower’ than expected growth in demand for its services, despite the government’s £250m drive to clear waiting lists.
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NewsHealth Education England launches student assessment tool
Universities offering healthcare courses will be required to assess the values of every potential student in face to face interviews after a Health Education England study found almost one in three were not doing so.
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NewsMerged CSU manager remains in post
The NHS England official who ran Cheshire and Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit is still employed as a managing director, despite his organisation having merged with a neighbouring support unit.
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NewsExclusive: Deputy prime minister puts faith in winter funding
Nick Clegg is pushing for next year’s NHS budget to be topped up with enough winter pressures funding to leave the service in a ‘healthy state’ for the next government
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NewsHSJ Live 21.10.2014: HSJ to announce top 100 clinical leaders
Tonight HSJ will announce the top 100 clinical leaders in healthcare, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsCollege president warns against clustering in mental health
Parts of the mental health service could be destabilised by the ‘cluster’ payment system proposed for the sector, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.