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NewsHSJ Live: 23.7.2013 Monitor considers cuts after budget blow by DH
Retendering and renewing community services and the rest of today’s news and comment
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News£3.8bn integration fund may not be held by councils
A £3.8bn fund for health and social care integration may not be handed straight to local authorities as previously assumed, the finance director of NHS England has said.
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NewsSome trusts face bill 'of tens of millions' to meet data demands
The vast majority of acute trusts face substantial bills to comply with new data requirements which are expected to be introduced, experts have warned.
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Calderdale CCG 'positive' following CSU concerns
STRUCTURE: Calderdale CCG has said it has a “growing sense that the relationship” with its NHS commissioning support unit “can be made to work”, following some concerns.
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NewsFormer Mid Staffs nursing director distances herself from staff shortages
A former chief nurse at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has blamed frontline staff for chronic shortages of nurses.
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NewsNHS checks 'could save 650 lives'
More than 650 lives a year could be saved if there was full take-up of NHS health checks, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of the NHS consultant contract
What does the NHS consultant contract say and how does it need to change for the future?
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NewsCrisp calls for patients to receive 'more power'
Patients should be given greater power over their care, including the ability to own their medical records and representation at every level of NHS management, Sir David Nicholson’s predecessor has said.
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New non exec directors appointed at East of England Ambulance Service Trust
WORKFORCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has rubberstamped the appointment of two interim non-executive directors at East of England Ambulance Service Trust.
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Sheffield begins study on Hep B awareness among Chinese
RESEARCH: Researchers in Sheffield have begun a study considering why only a quarter of Chinese people affected by Hepatitis B are aware they suffer from it.
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High levels of cancelled operations in Bristol
PERFORMANCE: Continuing pressure on acute hospital beds in Bristol has led to high levels of cancelled operations, CCG board papers report.
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South Devon agrees backlog reduction plan with commissioners
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Trust is ahead of its plan to reduce its waiting list backlog.
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Richmond CCG performs well on NHS England appraisal
PERFORMANCE: Richmond CCG has done well on its NHS England performance review, board papers reveal.
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Norfolk and Suffolk FT psychiatrist elected European Psychiatric Association secretary general
WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust consultant in emergency psychiatry Julian Beezhold has been elected unanimously as secretary general of the European Psychiatric Association.
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NewsMid Staffs cases set to resume at NMC today
A fitness to practise case against a former chief nurse at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has resumed today.
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NewsHSJ Live: 22.7.2013: Some junior docs still working up to 100 hours a week
NHS England consultation on data requirements launched, a new push on NHS health checks and the service’s former chief exec Nigel Crisp speaks out on patient power; plus the rest of today’s news
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CQC report could cause Frimley Park to 'walk away' from takeover
STRUCTURE: A damning report about the standard of care at the troubled Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust could scupper a potential takeover from a neighbouring provider.
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NewsNHS Direct wins Australian contract
NHS Direct has won its first contract outside the UK after securing a deal which will see its online health and symptom checkers used in Australia.
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NewsCQC appoints social care chief inspector
The Care Quality Commission has announced the appointment of its first chief inspector for social care.
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Plymouth plans for £13m deficit and opens more beds
FINANCE: The board of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has agreed to fund an additional 56 beds at a cost of £3.4m, despite predicting a deficit of £13m by the end of 2013-14.