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HSJ LocalCCG given NHS England legal direction over waiting list backlog
PERFORMANCE: A legal direction has been placed on a clinical commissioning group by NHS England following the discovery of a large backlog of elective patients at its main provider.
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NewsNHS to plan for 'transition' year in 2015-16
The coming financial year will be a ‘transition’ period with few new national requirements so the NHS ‘can focus on core aspects’ such as financial sustainability and waiting time targets, NHS England has indicated.
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NewsConsultation launched on heart surgery standards
NHS England has begun consultation on a new set of standards for congenital heart disease services, in the latest chapter of the long-running debate on the future of children’s cardiac surgery.
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NewsFirst wave integration plans aim low on emergency activity
Four of the first five better care fund plans to receive official approval are all aiming for less than the ‘expected minimum target’ of a 3.5 per cent reduction in emergency admissions.
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NewsHSJ reveals first ever LGBT Role Models list
HSJ has published a celebration of LGBT healthcare leaders and staff who are working to promote inclusion and lead by example with their work
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NewsDeprived mothers 'get worse care' than wealthiest
More needs to be done to help poor women through pregnancy, experts have said, after new research found that they have a worse experience than better-off mothers-to-be.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.09.2014: NHS to plan for 'transition' year in 2015-16
The coming financial year will be a ‘transition’ period with few new national requirements so the NHS ‘can focus on core aspects’, NHS England suggests, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsConsultant level data undermined by 'conflicts of interest', expert says
A health information expert has claimed official consultant level quality data is flawed because of the ‘conflicts of interest’ of those who oversee national clinical audits.
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NewsNHS England delays consultation on restructure and job cuts
NHS England has delayed a consultation with staff on a planned large reduction in posts and structural reorganisation, following feedback from staff, it has said.
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HSJ LocalNorfolk trust applies for mutual programme
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust is bidding to be one of 10 trusts to receive grant funding to investigate the potential scope for becoming a mutual, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHerts Valleys CCG seeking partner to undertake ‘strategic review’
STRUCTURE: Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group is looking for an “independent partner” to help it conduct a “strategic review” to ensure the sustainability of the West Hertfordshire healtheconomy.
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NewsDH arm's length bodies to consider overseas business
A host of Department of Health arm’s length bodies - including Health Education England, Public Health England and Monitor - will meet this month to discuss the scope for marketing their services overseas.
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NewsHospitals to put CQC 'scores on doors'
Hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries could be legally required to display their Care Quality Commission ratings to help patients make more informed choices about where they go for care.
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NewsMental health wait times 'too long'
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face ‘unacceptably long’ waits for help, experts have warned.
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HSJ LocalOxford trust sees 11 per cent jump in patient complaints
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust saw an 11 per cent jump in in the number of complaints it received from patients last year, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs mull tender for continuing healthcare support
Five clinical commissioning groups in Nottinghamshire are considering tendering for part of the area’s continuing healthcare service due to problems with the current support provider.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.09.2014: First round of better care fund plans approved
Five fast-tracked areas have had their better care fund plans approved, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsCut to councils' public health budgets
Local authorities’ core public health funding will be cut in real terms in 2015-16, it has been announced
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HSJ LocalCCG leader steps down
WORKFORCE: The managing director of South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group has stepped down from his role, it has emerged.