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Medical graduates should be denied full medical licence, says BMA
Proposals aimed at improving the training of junior doctors will put patients at risk and waste taxpayers’ money, the BMA has said
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News27 June issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.
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NewsHSJ Live 27.06.2014: University Hospitals Birmingham 'partners' with trust 150 miles away
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust is to partner with a struggling FT more than 150 miles away in a bid to help the organisation make quality improvements, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsHunt calls for safeguarding review in wake of Savile abuse
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regulators and trust leaders to review safeguarding procedures after an investigation revealed that “weak systems” in hospitals had allowed celebrity Jimmy Savile to abuse scores of patients over many years.
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NewsExclusive: Clinical egos driving specialised commissioning costs
Doctors’ desire for “kudos” is leading to new treatments being introduced without good evidence of their effectiveness or adequate challenge from NHS England.
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NewsCCGs 'should have more control over winter pressures funding'
A clinical commissioning group leader has called for commissioners to have more control over “winter pressures” funding, rather than having to pass it directly to providers.
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News'Significant' interest in commissioning through evaluation delays programme
A decision on which hospitals will provide three cutting edge interventional cardiology treatments will not be made until September, 18 months after the NHS stopped funding them.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay placed in special measures
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been put into special measures after it was rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
CCGs vote to centralise maternity and paediatric services in East Sussex
STRUCTURE: Consultant led maternity and paediatric services in East Sussex will be permanently run at Conquest Hospital in Hastings after clinical commissioning groups in the area voted to approve the proposal.
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HSJ Local
Delay to merger increases costs by £3m
FINANCE: A proposed merger between Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust has been delayed by three months at a cost of £3m.
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HSJ Local
Princess Alexandra appoints new chief executive
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has appointed a new chief executive, the trust has announced.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust bids for council funded integrated care contract
COMMERCIAL: South Tyneside Foundation Trust is bidding for a 10 year contract to run an “integrated care services hub”, put out to tender by the local authority.
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NewsNHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing
Almost half of NHS hospitals and inpatient areas recorded nursing shift ‘fill rates’ of more than 100 per cent in May, according to figures released as part of the government’s patient safety drive.
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NewsExclusive: Monitor launches probe of community service contracts
Monitor has launched an investigation into clinical commissioning groups’ intentions for the £10bn community services sector, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSimon Stevens: ‘open’ areas for new GPs could cut inequalities
Bringing down barriers faced by new GP providers wanting to enter the market in underdoctored areas could help cut health inequalities, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 26.06.2014: Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist announced
New awards from HSJ seek to recognise and reward outstanding efficiency and improvement by the NHS, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsAround 180 CCGs bid for primary care co-commissioning
Bids to co-commission primary care have been submitted by around 180 of England’s 211 clinical commissioning groups, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew patient safety website draws on 'old' data
Trusts pinpointed as having a poor patient safety incident reporting culture on a new website have criticised the measure and its use of old data.