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NewsExperts urge action on cancer rises
More must be done to address the “alarming” rise in cancer cases, experts have said.
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NewsSnap survey: what changes have you seen since the Francis report?
Tell us what impact the report has had at your organisation
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NewsNHS 'demoralised and degraded'
The NHS is “demoralised, degraded and confused”, two years into its reorganisation, shadow health minister Andy Burnham has claimed.
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NewsHSJ Live 04.02.2014 NHS 'demoralised and degraded'
Shadow health minister Andy Burnham claims the health service is “demoralised, degraded and confused” two years into its reorganisation, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsAnalysis: Oxfordshire case shows that incumbency counts
Despite the controversy over Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s outcomes based contracting plans, it was ultimately not the local providers that forced Dr Richards out – it was a vote by local GPs who may have been voting on any number of local or personal issues.
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NewsPrior: reform the NHS 'or see it go bust'
A radical shift in the culture of the NHS is needed to rid it of outdated working practices, cure it of widespread bullying and heal the damaging rift between managers and clinicians, the chairman of the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsAmbulance response times worsen
Ambulance response times to 999 calls for patients with life threatening conditions have got worse over the last two years, official figures show.
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NewsTwitter chat: What is the best way to commission end of life care?
Join an HSJ Twitter chat in association with Marie Curie Cancer Care on 14 February
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NewsHow important is clinical research in the NHS?
Help HSJ to find out the status of clinical research in the NHS by completing our survey
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NewsHSJ Live 03.02.2014: Leading cancer centre to support Colchester
Royal Marsden drafted in to improve Colchester Trust’s cancer services, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsNational equality lead resigns following tribunal ruling
NHS England has announced that its national lead for equality and diversity Paula Vasco-Knight has left her post.
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NewsMonitor competition probe closed after NHS England changes process
Monitor has closed its investigation into the commissioning of specialist cancer surgery services in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, after NHS England said it would change its process.
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NewsMidwife shortage 'truly worrying'
The safety of pregnant women and their babies may be put at risk by a lack of NHS funding and a national shortage of 2,300 midwives, MPs have said.
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NewsAlert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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NewsPrince Charles backs hospital income link to food quality
Prince Charles has encouraged NHS organisations to introduce pay for performance for the quality of hospital food.
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News31 January 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.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties recently with the app we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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HSJ LocalMedway's leaders to step down
Both the chief executive and chairman of an under-fire NHS foundation trust are to leave, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalCCG considers seven-year community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group plans to re-commission its community health and social care services on an unprecedentedly long contract of up to seven years.
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Monitor takes action against North West trust
Monitor has taken regulatory action against Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust
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NewsBT plans to make Cornwall its ‘telehealth hub’
The company in charge of managing 12,000 users of telecare and telehealth services in Cornwall has revealed it intends to use the county as a base for all its future telemonitoring work in England.