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HSJ Local
Leicester faces £40m deficit
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has said it will need ongoing financial support from the Department of Health after its forecast deficit doubled to almost £40m.
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HSJ Local
Cancer trust chief suspended
The Christie Foundation Trust yesterday suspended its chief executive Caroline Shaw.
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NewsNHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
The deputy medical director of NHS England said it would only close a GP practice if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”.
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NewsCQC unveils community services inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission has outlined its new approach for inspecting community health services.
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News20 December 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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NewsMedicine addiction data 'needed'
GPs should start collecting anonymous data on patients they suspect or know to be hooked on prescription drugs, a group of MPs has found.
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HSJ Local
Woman reveals impact of Good Hope error
A grandmother found out she had been wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer - 17 years after undergoing an operation by surgeon Ian Paterson.
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NewsHSJ Live: 20.12.2013 NHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
Deputy medical director of NHS England says it would close a GP practice only if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsThis winter will be worse than last, warn hospital chiefs
Hospital leaders predict this winter will be worse than the last and warn their health economies are not coping well already.
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HSJ LocalManagerial failings allowed rogue surgeon to operate
A review into Heart of England Foundation Trust has found “weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers” and “secrecy and concealment” allowed a rogue surgeon to continue carrying out unrecognised and unsafe surgical procedures.
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HSJ Local
Colchester cancer services 'unsafe' finds NHS England
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Trust’s cancer services, which are also being investigated by the police, have been found “unsafe” in five areas, NHS England has announced.
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NewsUPDATED: Final recommendations issued on Mid Staffs break-up
The administrators appointed to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have made some concessions to local campaigners on the services that would be left at the two hospitals it runs.
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NewsCQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has thrown his weight behind a wider definition of the government’s planned statutory duty of candour.
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NewsWarning over A&E ambulance queues
The NHS has a “significant problem” with ambulances queuing at accident and emergency departments waiting to drop off patients, a senior official has said.
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NewsMcKesson to re-apply for staff record contract
Healthcare technology company McKesson UK has said it intends to re-apply for the contract to administer the NHS’s human resources and staff payroll system after its current contract expires in 2015.
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NewsCompetition rules still impeding service change, say hospital bosses
Hospital chief executives still feel the competition and merger control rules introduced under the government’s NHS reforms are making it difficult to carry out important reconfigurations.
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NewsConfederation and FTN set out distinct roles
The NHS Confederation and Foundation Trust Network have reached an agreement on how to make the roles of the two organisations clear to avoid duplicating work.
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News'There is no battle of Oxford', say local NHS leaders
Local NHS leaders have insisted there is “no battle of Oxford”, following HSJ’s revelation that the clinical commissioning group’s ambitious plans had been delayed amid provider concerns.
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NewsDrug firm ends conference payments
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying for doctors to attend medical conferences and scrap some sales targets as it seeks to mend its reputation in the wake of a damaging scandal over multimillion-pound bribery claims in China.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.12.13 "Weak" leaders allowed rogue surgeon to carry out unsafe procedures
Review into Heart of England Trust uncovers “secrecy and concealment”