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Exclusive: Whitehall big hitter joins DH to lead on pharma and IT
Will Cavendish, who currently oversees policy implementation across government for the Prime Minister, is to join the Department of Health in a new director general post with responsibility for pharma, IT and life sciences.
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Thurrock one of only three CCGs still with legal directions
PERFORMANCE: Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group is one of only three CCGs to still have legal directions following NHS England’s fifth review of authorisations in May.
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Hunt: Safety and technology are key to surviving squeeze
The NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces during the next parliamentary term by adopting new technologies and making care safer, the health secretary has claimed.
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Bridge the gap between GPs and acute care, says health secretary
Jeremy Hunt has called for new models of provision for primary care to help close the gap between general practice and acute care.
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Hunt dodges the tricky issues of NHS finance
Health secretary avoided talking about funding in HSJ interview
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Drugs giant GSK in criminal probe
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline’s commercial practices are under criminal investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, the company said.
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East of England Ambulance appoints locality director
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has appointed Matt Broad as a locality director for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
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HSJ Live 28.05.2014: CCG leaders step aside amid NHS England probe
A CCG’s chair and accountable officer have temporarily “stepped away” from their posts while NHS England conducts a probe, plus the rest of today’s news
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Exclusive: Dalton unveils plans for hospital reform
Hospital review leader says rewards will encourage higher standards and calls for ‘redeployment’ of management consultant cash
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Dalton downplays talk of 'superheads'
Sir David Dalton has rejected the idea that his review is about extending the concept of “superheads” from education to the health service.
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Colchester appoints new interim CEO
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has appointed its third interim chief executive since December as the trust continues to struggle in the wake of its cancer data scandal.
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Foundation trust recruitment tops 24k
Foundation trusts saw their surpluses plunge £358m last year as they boosted staff numbers in the overheated recruitment market, a report by Monitor indicates.
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High bed occupancy a barrier to trust’s deficit reduction
PERFORMANCE: A Trust has expressed “serious concern” at its own financial position after it reported a £2.6m deficit at the end of April, £1.5m worse than planned.
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Mid Staffs downgrade could face judicial review
The Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Stafford is seeking a judicial review of the decision to downgrade the town’s hospital.
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CQC NHS enforcement action triples
The number of enforcement actions issued by the Care Quality Commission to NHS trusts surged last year, in a further sign of the increased willingness of regulators to take action over quality concerns in the wake of the Francis report.
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Putting his ideas into action is Dalton's biggest challenge
Review will need to reconcile common approaches with localism
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Online discussion: how to provide 'John Lewis' service
Post a question for our experts as they discuss how to improve the patient experience
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HSJ Live 27.05.14: CSU boss to lead NHS 111
The former head of a commissioning support unit is to lead the implementation phase of NHS 111, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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HSJ Live 23.05.14: TDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
Concerns raised over 17 departures at 99 trusts TDA oversees, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.