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NewsHSJ Live 31.05.2013: Burnham calls for £1bn of underspend to be 'returned' to social care
How to develop a people-powered NHS and the rest of today’s news
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NewsHR Directors Barometer: Workforce chiefs seek further cuts to pay, terms and conditions
An overwhelming majority of provider trust human resources directors believe further reductions are needed in NHS staff pay, terms and conditions, an exclusive survey suggests.
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NHS England director leaving to become North Bristol Trust chief executive
WORKFORCE: North Bristol Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
West Hampshire CCG cancels contract for CSU communications service
COMMERCIAL: West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has cancelled its contract for communications and engagement services from its NHS support services provider, and brought the function in-house.
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NewsTrusts plan cuts to clinical posts, survey finds
Many healthcare providers are planning staff reductions to help cut costs, while some are concerned they already have too few to meet demand, the HSJ/NHS Employers survey shows.
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Mersey Care plans £10.7m cost savings
FINANCE: The 2013-14 operating plan submitted to Mersey Care Trust’s board this week shows the trust plans to make efficiency savings of £10.7m this year.
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Land sale and staff vacancies boost Southport and Ormskirk’s reported savings
FINANCE: Staff vacancies, a land sale and a “favourable contract settlement” accounted for most of the progress Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals made towards its savings target in the first month of 2013-14, according to its latest finance report.
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NewsLabour warn over increase in ambulance 'diverts'
The pressures on A&E departments show “no sign of abating” Labour has warned, after figures revealed a “major increase” in the number of ambulances turned away from busy emergency departments.
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NewsNHS staff morale holds up despite pressures, say HR directors
Morale among NHS staff is holding up despite challenges including funding constraints, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, government reforms and reductions to pay and conditions, according to human resources directors.
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LeaderLeader: NHS pay bill needs reform alongside services
HSJ’s survey reveals HR directors’ frustration
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HR Directors Barometer: Respondents' comments
Below are some most interesting comments from HR directors in response to the joint survey by HSJ and NHS Employers:
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HSJ Local
New non-exec at North Kirklees CCG
STRUCTURE- Kiran Bali has been appointed as a new non-executive member for NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group with responsibility for quality and public and patient engagement.
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NewsHealth inequality efforts 'failed'
Efforts to tackle health inequalities among England’s richest and poorest children during the last decade have failed, research claims.
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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust looking for new chair
WORKFORCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is advertising for a new chair.
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NewsHSJ Live 30.05.2013: Ambulance diverts on the up
HR directors seek further curbs to pay bill, Labour says emergency care pressure is growing, and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ Local
'Urgent action' needed on Southampton trust CIPs
FINANCE: “Urgent action” is needed at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust to improve the delivery of cost improvement plans.
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Funding confusion 'directly caused' vulnerable woman's death
A woman with complex mental health problems committed suicide after funding decision errors by a primary care trust and local authority saw her prematurely removed from a care home.
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Independent case report criticises Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust
A mental health worker savagely stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic who was living in the community should not have been visiting him alone, a report has concluded.
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NewsConcern over NHS giving commercial access to new mothers
NHS officials have been criticised for letting sales people have access to new mothers just hours after they have given birth.
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HSJ Local
Airedale CCG seeks to 'mitigate' fines on provider
PERFORMANCE: Recent performance board papers for Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG warn of a “number of issues” regarding its contract with its main service provider Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.