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NewsExclusive: Sir David Nicholson announces major review of NHS strategy
NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ it is time to question whether “the straightforward commissioner-provider split” is the best way to organise care for some communities.
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NewsBennett questions Nicholson strategy
Monitor chief executive David Bennett has said the scrapping of the purchaser-provider split envisaged by Sir David Nicholson may not be in NHS England’s power.
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NewsAnalysed: District general hospitals look to private patient income
District general hospitals are increasing their private patient offerings
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News£560m foundation trust dumps payment by results
One of England’s biggest foundation trusts has agreed a contract outside of the national tariff system for the past two years, its chief executive has revealed.
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NewsDistrict general hospitals look to private income
District general hospitals aim to tap into private market
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NewsHWB architect expresses concern at Burnham plan
A key architect of the health and wellbeing board model has expressed concern at possible Labour proposals to make the boards the NHS’s main commissioning bodies.
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NewsExclusive: Chief inspector of hospitals revealed
Former cancer tsar Sir Mike Richards has been appointed as the first chief inspector of hospitals.
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Monitor investigates walk-in centre closures
Health sector regulator Monitor has announced it will review the closures of NHS walk-in centres.
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LeaderLeader: Nicholson urges NHS to begin creative phase
David Nicholson is ‘not reaching for the pipe and slippers’
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Nicholson: Transferring NHS funds to social care would mean 'radical changes' to hospitals
The government must accept “radical changes” to hospital services if it diverts more NHS funding to shore up the social care budget, the head of the NHS England has said.
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NewsFrancis report may have contributed to A&E problems, says Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson has said the NHS’s interpretation of February’s Francis report, combined with unseasonably bad weather, may have caused the collapse in accident and emergency performance earlier this year.
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NewsNicholson says 'becoming the story' after Francis part of retirement decision
Sir David Nicholson has admitted that his “becoming the story” after the Francis report publication contributed to his decision to announce his retirement.
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Queen Victoria records two SUIs
PERFOMANCE: Two serious untoward incidents were reported at Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust in April. In one, being treated as a never event, an incision was made to the wrong side of the mouth but this was spotted before surgery commenced.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals working towards £17.3m deficit this year
FINANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust is working towards a target deficit of £17.3m deficit in 2013-14, a board paper reveals.
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NewsFarrar calls for 10-year plan for NHS
The NHS needs to embark on a new 10-year strategy in order to remain sustainable in the long-term, the NHS Confederation has been told by its chief executive Mike Farrar.
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NewsGlobal search for Nicholson successor, says Grant
NHS England’s chairman has said the organisation is embarking upon a global search for a new chief executive.
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Patient safety needs local measures says key adviser
Patient safety cannot be assured through a “one size fits all” approach but must be monitored through measures customised to local circumstances, a report by a leading member of the government’s post-Francis safety review group has concluded.
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NewsCouncils to be ranked on public health outcomes
Public Health England is planning to publish national rankings of public health outcomes in different local authority areas, in a bid to encourage journalists and members of the public to “challenge those in positions of responsibility”.
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Monitor defers trust's foundation trust application
STRUCTURE: Monitor has deferred and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust’s application for foundation status.
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NewsExclusive: Many expect local hospital services to remain unchanged or increase
More than four in ten people believe their local hospital will retain or increase the services it provides over the next decade, while very few believe GPs should make decisions about closures, according to a survey.