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NewsA&E departments 'could reach breaking point'
The prime minister has been accused of leaving accident and emergency departments on the “brink of a serious crisis” as a series of surveys reveal the concerns of patients, nurses and health service leaders.
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NewsOmbudsman report set to reveal sepsis failures
The NHS is failing to adequately diagnose and treat patients suffering from the life threatening condition sepsis, the parliamentary health service ombudsman will say in a report later this week, HSJ has been told.
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NewsTwitter chat: is A&E on the brink of a crisis?
Join experts from the NHS Confederation to discuss survey findings
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Foreign doctors could be tested under new rules
New rules could see doctors arriving from the continent made to prove their English language skills are up to scratch.
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Barts scores well on Friends and Family Test
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has scored well on the Friends and Family Test.
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Central London CCG aims for £11m savings
FINANCE: Central London Clinical Commissioning Group is aiming for £11m savings in 2013-14, board papers reveal.
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NewsHSJ Live: 09.09.2013 Surveys reveal winter A&E pressure fears
Surveys by the Confed and the RCN discuss causes and solutions to A&E pressures, NHS failings on sepsis, tips for better public sector leadership and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsThornton urges 'old guard' to take responsibility for Mid Staffs
The current leadership of the NHS should take “complete” responsibility for the culture of fear that led to the care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the outgoing chief executive of the Health Foundation has told HSJ.
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News6 September 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.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidHSJ 6 September 2013In the magazine this week we reveal how CCGs may have inherited liabilities for hundreds of millions of pounds worth of continuing healthcare ...
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Southport and Ormskirk records deficit for May
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust recorded a deficit of £89,000 in May, against a planned surplus of £4,000, its latest finance report states.
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NewsDelays to PM's £100m nursing programme 'politically difficult'
A member of the group overseeing Downing Street’s drive to supply nurses with IT has expressed concern that tight timescales were leading to the exclusion of nurses from the project’s design, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsGender abortions 'unacceptable', says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the government’s senior law officer for “urgent clarification” why two doctors accused of arranging abortions based on the sex of an unborn baby will not face prosecution.
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NewsNMC to vote on proposals for nurse revalidation
Nurses and midwives may have to collect positive feedback from patients and colleagues every three years in order to remain on the register, under proposals for the revalidation of the profession.
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NewsWarning over short term contracts
The government has issued a warning to hospital trusts that use short-term contracts to avoid paying tax.
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East Lancashire Hospitals plans £14.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £14.7m in 2013-14.
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CCG reviews intermediate services amid referrals rise
PERFORMANCE: Clinicians at Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group have begun a “comprehensive review” of intermediate services.
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North Middlesex University Hospital appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: North Middlesex University Hospital has appointed a new chair.
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Aylesbury Vale hits surplus target
FINANCE: Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group finished 2012-13 with a £1.3m surplus, despite overspends on acute care.
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CCGs agree 'floor and ceiling' core contract with Leeds hospitals
FINANCE: The Leeds CCGs have agreed a joint £362m “floor and ceiling contract” for core payment by results services with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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Leeds CCGs seek 'safe haven' data status
STRUCTURE: CCGs in Leeds are seeking to become an “accredited safe haven” so they are more able to use patient identifiable data under NHS information governance rules.