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NewsGovernment's candidate to be Monitor chair withdraws application
Dominic Dodd, the preferred candidate of the government to be chair of Monitor, has withdrawn his application after the Commons health committee refused to back him.
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NewsDH gives £100m working capital loan to property company
The Department of Health gave the NHS’s new property company a £100m working capital loan last summer amid concerns of a potential cash flow risk, it has emerged.
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Finance director leaves by 'mutual agreement'
The finance director of a district general hospital trust has “left by mutual agreement” just four months after being appointed, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsNHS Choices tender to miss minister's deadline
The procurement process to outsource a revamped NHS Choices website is to miss a deadline set out by health minister Lord Howe for retendering to begin in 2013, HSJ has learned.
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NewsUPDATE: Hunt loses Lewisham Hospital appeal case
A judge has rejected the Department of Health’s appeal against a judicial review decision that halted the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital.
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Dorset Healthcare chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has resigned with immediate effect, just weeks after the organisation’s chair also stood down.
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NewsSmall trusts 'hit by raised efficiency assumption'
Raised efficiency assumptions could have an impact on small and medium sized trusts’ ability to provide good quality patient care, Monitor has warned.
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NewsHSJ Live 29.10.13: Judge rules against government's appeal in Lewisham Hospital case
New today: Judge finds that decision to reduce Lewisham A&E services is unlawful
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News'Link' between mortality rates and doctor sanctions to be probed
The General Medical Council has told HSJ it will investigate an apparent statistical link between high mortality rates and the numbers of doctors receiving a warning or sanction.
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NewsHunt criticises 'unacceptable and unjustified' NHS salaries
The health secretary has raised concern about senior manager pay and may impose a limit on the number of arm’s-length body staff earning more than £100,000.
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NewsComplaints handling revolution required, says review
A government-commissioned report into the way the NHS handles complaints has called for an overhaul of the current system, referring to a “decade of failure”.
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NewsNHS England urged to act on 'chaotic' pathology mergers
NHS England has been urged to intervene to resolve the “chaotic vacuum” in pathology services resulting from a series of botched restructures.
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NewsBMA backs seven-day NHS service
The British Medical Association has said it now supports extending seven-day access to some NHS services.
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Pennine Acute records £2.1m deficit in July
FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust recorded a deficit of £2.1m for July, against a planned deficit of £0.4m, its latest performance report states.
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LeaderWhat should we expect from Simon Stevens?
The hire has unleashed torrent of speculation and expectation
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Cambridge incident not declared as never event
SAFETY: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to declare a never event incident, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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Derby fails to meet Monitor's targets
Monitor has warned Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust that it must improve emergency department waiting times and its financial performance.
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Fire leads to cancelled appointments
SAFETY: A fire at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Pilgrim Hospital site in Boston caused the cancellation of 160 appointments and a diversion of ambulance patients needing x-rays.
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Newcastle FT £2m ahead of plan
The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £2m ahead of its financial plan at the end of June.
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Plymouth Hospitals issues strict rules on spending
Plymouth Hospitals Trust staff have been warned they face disciplinary action if they deviate from rules restricting all non-essential spending.