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NewsWinter pressures monies fund extra admissions
Performance against the four hour accident and emergency target did not improve in 2013-14, despite a huge political focus on the issue, as emergency admissions reached record levels, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsSerco estimates £18m losses on health contracts
Embattled outsourcer Serco has estimated it will rack up losses of nearly £18m on three flagship NHS contracts in the coming years, the company has told investors.
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Monitor launches investigation into Barnsley FT
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust, following concerns about the trust’s finances and its accident and emergency waiting times.
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NewsInpatient poll: Information provision still a problem
A large-scale survey of NHS patients has pinpointed several key areas for improvement in hospitals across England.
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NewsLawyers push for disclosure of Maidstone cancer surgery report
Solicitors representing the families of cancer patients who died after potentially avoidable surgical complications have criticised the hospital for refusing to publish a report into the cases.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.04.2014: Serco estimates £18m losses on health contracts
Outsourcing giant makes provisions for future losses on three contracts, plus the rest of today’s comment and news
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NewsExclusive: Liverpool Women's mulls Middle East expansion
A women’s hospital trust is considering expanding into the Middle East after being approached by a state seeking to cut its waiting list for fertility treatment, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPreferred bidders named in Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: A mental health trust which faced losing business worth £30m due to quality concerns has been named as the preferred bidder for the main lot in a highly contested tender for the services.
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Peterborough submits tender action plan to Monitor
COMMERCIAL: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has submitted plans to Monitor for how it will run a tender process which could see the debt stricken trust enter a franchise agreement with a private provider.
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NewsOutgoing NHS Wales chief defends record
The outgoing chief executive of NHS Wales has defended the service’s performance in the country under his watch as he prepares to return to a leadership position within the English health service.
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Monitor launches investigation into large London trust
Monitor has launched an investigation into governance at Central North West London Foundation Trust after the Care Quality Commission issued three warning notices to the trust following an inspection in November.
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NewsStroke reconfiguration to be rolled out nationwide
NHS England is aiming to roll-out the London model of stroke reconfiguration on a nationwide basis, its updated business plan reveals.
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NewsMHRA introduces early access scheme
Severely-ill patients will soon have access to new medicines years before they are given the green light for widespread use.
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NewsLaptops on ward rounds 'could save doctors an hour a day'
Using laptops or tablets instead of paper during hospital ward rounds could save each doctor almost an hour a day, research suggests.
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NewsHSJ Live 08.04.2014: HSJ launches Griffiths Inquiry for the 21st century
HSJ launches its leadership inquiry for the modern day NHS, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: NMC to get new legal powers to re-open cases after Mid Staffs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to be granted new powers by the government to allow it to re-open closed fitness to practise cases, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnother NHS England director leaves
Another senior figure has announced he is leaving NHS England.
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire CCG appoints chief executive
Oxfordshire CCG has appointed a chief executive and accountable officer to replace Dr Steve Richards, who lost his place on the group’s board following a vote by local GPs.
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LeaderIntroducing HSJ's Griffiths report for the next generation
Why HSJ’s Future of Leadership inquiry matters