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Chief executive of London specialist trust to retire
The chief executive of a leading London specialist trust is stepping down ahead of a major capital project.
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Analysed: drug pricing scheme promises better access to new medicines
Commissioners have been told they will gain easier access to the latest drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence after the Department of Health reached a deal on pricing with the pharmaceutical industry.
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Nursing directors warned to ensure safe staffing levels
Directors of nursing who fail to ensure their hospitals have adequate numbers of nurses could find themselves facing fitness to practise panels, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has warned.
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New database hailed in cancer fight
Weather forecasting science is being used to predict the most effective ways to fight cancer in a ground-breaking new development.
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Basildon and Brentwood CCG forecasts £2m end of year deficit
FINANCE: Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group had a year to date deficit of £1.86m, as of September, and a forecast year end deficit of £2.024m, according to board papers.
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Norwich CCG reviews voluntary contracts
FINANCE: Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group is reviewing all its voluntary contracts.
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Mansfield and Ashfield uses contingency funds to plug Sherwood overspend
Board papers reveal Mansfield and Ashfield CCG has had to take money from its contingency fund in order to account for a £2.4m overspend at Sherwood Forest Hospitals in the middle of the financial year.
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Cambridge and Peterborough CCG's financial position £1m worse than planned
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group’s year to date financial position is £1m worse than planned, according to board papers.
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HSJ Live: 11.11.13: HSJ launches bigger Comment section
Expanded area for debate and opinion from industry leaders and all HSJ readers
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NHS England's mandate delayed amid 'struggle' over contents
Publication of the government’s mandate to NHS England has been delayed after the organisation’s chair revealed a “struggle” had been taking place to ensure the document did not become a government “shopping list”.
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UPDATED: Pathology services merger clearance sets 'precedent'
The Office of Fair Trading has given merger control clearance for a pathology services joint venture between two London foundation trusts and a private sector provider.
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London trust considered moving to Cambridge
A central London foundation trust has announced plans to sell off land worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
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Three CSUs consider merger
Three commissioning support units have announced they have are considering a merger or a formal partnership arrangement.
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London trust and Priory bid for Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: The Priory Group and South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust are among the bidders shortlisted to lead the delivery of mental health services in Bristol, it has been announced.
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A&E units 'facing worst winter yet'
Accident and emergency departments in the NHS are facing what may be “our worst winter yet” due to a combination of soaring demand, a shortage of doctors and “toxic” overcrowding on hospital wards, a senior consultant has warned.
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Former Mid Staffs chief nurse given caution
A former chief nurse at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has received a five year caution after being found guilty of exposing patients to danger.
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Vale of York predicts small surplus despite 'significant risks'
Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to record a small surplus for 2013-14, but has warned of “significant risks and challenges”.
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A fifth of maternity funding spent on insurance
A fifth of maternity services funding is spent on insurance against malpractice, a report suggests.
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BMA backs GP networks but rejects seven-day working 'mantra'
The chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee has called for practices to “form network arrangements” and share staff to provide extended opening services and a “stronger community-based provision of care”.