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Bring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
The NHS could “emulate” the superhead model used to turn around failing schools to tackle poor performance in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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Hunt: I'm open to NHS or private sector solutions
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ it is “not my job to hold a candle” for either NHS or private sector providers when deciding what is best for patients.
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Schizophrenia report demands better care
Significant improvements in care are needed if the lives of schizophrenia sufferers are to get better, according to the first national audit for people with the severe mental illness.
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Gloucestershire CCG authorised with two conditions
STRUCTURE: Gloucestershire clinical commissioning group has been authorised in the first wave of CCGs with just two cconditions.
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Why policing and school reform are inspiring Jeremy Hunt
Hunt approaches his brief very differently from Lansley
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'Technology QIPP' needed to transform NHS efficiency
The NHS would be “crazy” not to try and realise the cost savings available through greater use of technology, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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Somerset CCG authorised with no conditions
STRUCTURE: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group was one of only eight CCGs to be authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board this week without any conditions.
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Mid Essex use of resources fail test
Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust’s saving plans for 2011-12 were not sufficiently robust, according to its accountants.
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Bristol mental health tender put back
COMMERCIAL: The reprocurement of mental health services in Bristol has been put back by four months.
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Oxford trust falls behind on cancer target
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust fell well behind its cancer waiting times target in the early part of 2012-13 due to “internal capacity versus demand issues”.
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Risk sharing plan amid Oxfordshire acute overperformance
FINANCE: Commissioners and providers in Oxfordshire are to negotiate risk sharing amid significant over performance on the local acute provider contract.
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UHMB records £15m deficit to end of October
FINANCE: The trust recorded a deficit of £15.2m for the first seven months of 2012-13, against a planned deficit of £14.6m, its latest finance report shows.
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Oxfordshire delayed transfer rate falls sharply
The rate of delayed transfers of care in Oxfordshire fell significantly last month.
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New chief executive for South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced its new chief executive will be interim boss Professor Tricia Hart.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 12.12.12
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s first major policy interview and the rest of today’s news
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Analysed: The case for changing primary care in Greater Manchester
Clinicians and commissioners are considering a controversial model for reform of Greater Manchester’s primary care
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Three quarters of first wave CCGs given authorisation 'conditions'
More than three-quarters of the clinical commissioning groups which passed the national test to take on budgets have had “conditions” imposed on their authorisation.
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Hunt: Francis could lead to more reorganisation
The health secretary has told HSJ he expects the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry to propose “pretty serious policy changes and potentially some structural changes”, potentially leading to more reorganisation.
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Bennett moots PFI buyout for Peterborough
The chief executive of health sector regulator Monitor has said he wants to examine the possibility of a public sector buyout of the huge private finance initiative contract encumbering Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust.