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NewsGP choice pilots appealed to 'minority'
Commuters are most likely to take advantage of a new scheme that will allow patients to register at any doctor’s surgery, a study has suggested.
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HSJ Local
Large mental health trust appoints chief exec from NHS England
STRUCTURE: One of England’s largest mental health trusts has appointed a chief executive from NHS England.
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News£10m boost for maternity services
Maternity services are being given £10m worth of funding in a bid to improve care for women and their babies, the Department of Health has announced.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.03.2014: Healthwatch criticises 'incredibly complex' complaints system
More than 75 different types of organisation are involved in a confusing health and care complaints system, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsUpdated: DH forecasts tightest financial year end since 2006
The Treasury has revealed that the Department of Health is forecasting a zero underspend on its revenue budget for 2013-14, in what one expert said was a sign of how “finances are deteriorating very quickly across the NHS”.
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NewsBudget 2014: Pensions change to cost NHS £125m
Plans announced in today’s Budget to increase employer contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are expected to increase costs by around £125m a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNicholson exit interview: Rules and structures are blocking change
NHS providers are wasting energy pursuing foundation trust status when the model is “not going to work in the future”, Sir David Nicholson has said.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs and councils set to pool more than £5bn in 2015-16
Councils and NHS commissioners are set to share pooled budgets of more than £5bn in 2015-16 under the better care fund, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOutgoing NHS chief regrets slow progress on BME leaders
The outgoing NHS England chief executive has said he regrets not making more progress in increasing the number of black and minority ethnic senior NHS leaders.
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NewsDavid Nicholson: Some newspapers 'hate the NHS'
Some of the UK’s national newspapers “hate the NHS”, according to the outgoing leader of the service, who plans to apply for a role at the new press regulator.
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HSJ LocalBasildon and Southend sign up private provider for pathology overhaul
COMMERCIAL: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust have appointed private firm Integrated Pathology Partnerships to help reconfigure and run pathology services across south Essex.
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LeaderAutocrats, move over. It’s time for persuaders to step up
Nicholson’s departure is end of an era
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NewsNHS staff in budget day pay protest
Health workers will stage Budget day protests today against the government’s “insulting” pay offer.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.03.2014: Reaction to today's Budget
Stay tuned as HSJ Live takes you through today’s budget announcements, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsMid Staffs special administration 'could cost £15m'
The health sector regulator has admitted the special administration process at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could ultimately cost £15m.
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New chief exec for one of England's most troubled trusts
One of England’s most troubled trusts has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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DH eases private sector access to NHS pension scheme
A government U-turn will mean independent providers of NHS funded healthcare will not be required to provide a financial guarantee to become part of the NHS Pension Scheme.
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NewsField: Unannounced GP inspections will continue
The Care Quality Commission will continue to make unannounced inspections of GP practices after its new inspection regime comes into force, the chief inspector of general practice has told HSJ.
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NewsExpert group: Leave Francis constitution amendments 'till later'
An expert group set up to review the future of the NHS Constitution has rejected the Francis report’s recommendation the document should be rewritten and has instead said the government should focus on making sure it was “publicised, embedded and applied”.
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HSJ Local
Whittington Health chief executive steps down
The chief executive of Whittington Health has announced she will be leaving the trust at the end of March.